STARRED Book Review: Deadpan by Harold Eppley
Deadpan by Harold Eppley lands with the ease of a well-told joke: light on its feet, but carrying more truth than you expect when the laughter fades.
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STARRED Book Review: Bloodless We Go Buried
BLOODLESS WE GO BURIED by D. Firth Griffith is a lyrically sharp and abstractly horrifying exploration of identity and grief under the thumb of an oppressive authority.
STARRED Book Review: The Breaking of Time
Secrets have long shadows in this thrilling supernatural fantasy. THE BREAKING OF TIME by JJ Hebert reviewed by Erin Britton.
STARRED Book Review: Blood On the Trailhead
BLOOD ON THE TRAILHEAD by Charlotte Zang & Alex J. Knudsen is an atmospheric fever-dream of a reading experience. Reviewed by Joelene Pynnonen.
STARRED Book Review: Tokyo Juku by Michael Pronko
Michael Pronko’s Tokyo Juku is a richly detailed and atmospheric crime novel that dives deep into Tokyo’s academic pressure cooker and examines the darker aspects of ambition. Reviewed by Erin Britton.
STARRED Book Review: The Fire Inside
With authority, thrills, and suspense, B.A. Colella burns down the house with The Fire Inside. Reviewed by Eric Mayrhofer.
STARRED Book Review: Before the Next Crisis
BEFORE THE NEXT CRISIS by Tista S. Ghosh is an insightful study of the Covid-19 pandemic with the goal of mitigating a future crisis. Reviewed by Joelene Pynnonen.
STARRED Book Review: Bloodletting a Butterfly
BLOODLETTING A BUTTERFLY by Alec B. Hood is visceral, devastating, and brilliantly gory. Reviewed by Mandy Bach.
STARRED Book Review: Bad Dreams by Jenny Noa
BAD DREAMS by Jenny Noa is a funny, sad, and uplifting memoir of chasing dreams, getting lost, and finding yourself in LA. Reviewed by Amy Brozio-Andrews.
STARRED Book Review: Sometimes Orange Is Almost Gold
SOMETIMES ORANGE IS ALMOST GOLD by Jim Antonini and Suzanne Reynolds is full of hilarious, warmhearted, bite-sized stories of a cult softball team from West Virginia.