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Lavender House

by Lev A.C. Rosen Police Detective Andy Mills believes his life is over after being caught in the raid of a gay bar.  In 1950s San Francisco, this was reason enough for him to be fired, publicly shamed, and targeted for attacks in the street.  When he is approached by a woman who wants to […]

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The Revivalists

by Christopher Hood I love a good post-apocalyptic road trip story, and The Revivalists provides a reflective modern take on the sub-genre. After the Shark Flu has eliminated at least sixty percent of the humans on earth, Bill and Penelope know they are lucky.  Not only did they both survive, they are also able to communicate

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Legends & Lattes

by Travis Baldree It’s okay to love the fantasy action thriller, and need a break from the violence at the same time. There’s only so much Grimdark that a healthy mind can take before you start needing an escape from the escapism. The Author of this book, Travis Baldree, obviously loves the genre. Magic wielding

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Pachinko

by Min Jin Lee I recently read the book Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. It’s a multigenerational story focusing on the life of a Korean woman, Sunja. Sunja grows up in the period of Japanese occupation in Korea and paints life in the time in great detail. It also talks about the lives of her

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Why Fish Don’t Exist

Lulu Miller’s ‘Why Fish Don’t Exist’ is part memoir, part biography, and also social history. More importantly it’s a philosophical meditation on courage and perseverance in the face of the howling chaos of the universe and the human condition. Miller picks up the story of David Starr Jordan, a 19th century taxonomist obsessed with labeling

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The First Sister

Like Red Rising meets The Handmaid’s Tale . . . that’s perhaps unfairly reductive, but in a good way! I’ve been chasing that mix of political intrigue and genetically enhanced super soldiers engaging in hand-to-hand combat for the dominion of a whole planet since Pierce Brown’s first book came out seven years ago, and this

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