April 18, 2023
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Nonfiction
April 14, 2023
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Fiction
The Shining Mountains by Alix Christie
A chronicle of the shameful treatment of the native peoples of the northwest, this eminently readable and engaging novel is informative, touching and passionate, taken from the author’s own family history.
March 25, 2023
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Nonfiction
The Wager by David Grann
A sea disaster story of the first order, this is a tale of courage, cowardice, loyalty and treachery, of unwavering dedication to duty and desperate preservation of life in spite of commitments to an imperial military power. It is a “cracking good tale”.
March 22, 2023
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Nonfiction
The Half-White Album by Cynthia J. Sylvester
A powerful collection of short works of fiction and nonfiction skillfully crafted to chronicle the lives and trials of native people living in a hostile world.
February 24, 2023
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Fiction
Lone Women by Victor LaValle
A multifaceted horror/western/feminist/gender identification story this is a disturbingly potent narrative of a woman fleeing a curse and seeking peace. Along the way she finds purpose and fulfillment.
January 31, 2023
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Fiction
This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Based in fact, this novel tells the tragic story of a group of mixed-race islanders evicted from their rightful homes in the name of preservation of racial purity. Compelling and appalling in equal measure, the tale is nonetheless captivating and richly told.
January 18, 2023
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Fiction
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
Seances, spiritualism, murder and Victorian London: how could it get better? Add a young woman who is skeptical of all of this and yet becomes embroiled in sinister paranormal plots with a touch of romance and it all comes together nicely.
January 10, 2023
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Fiction
Murder Your Employer by Rupert Holmes
An academic institution dedicated to the education of sufferers of oppression and cruelty in the arts of “deletion”. Overbearing and vicious employers who make life miserable for their charges are the targets of these erudite schemes to succeed in murder and avoid retribution for the same. Dark fun.
January 3, 2023
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Fiction
Winter Swallows by Maurizio de Giovanni
For lovers of murder mysteries and literary fiction alike, this atmospheric tale, elegantly written and set in 1930s Naples will satisfy the most discerning reader.
December 22, 2022
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Fiction