Literary

Why you must read Erin Bedford’s Fathom Lines

  Lise makes maps of places that used to exist and lives with a man she doesn’t love. Her mother, Vee, pines for the husband she lost so many years ago, and can’t stop thinking of the place she grew

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Why you must read Erin Bedford’s Fathom Lines

  Lise makes maps of places that used to exist and lives with a man she doesn’t love. Her mother, Vee, pines for the husband she lost so many years ago, and can’t stop thinking of the place she grew

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Why you must read Jason Derr’s The Life and Remembrances of Martha Toole

  The Hammer family of Hammer Fields, Virginia, do not know what to expect when elderly matriarch Martha Toole comes for a visit. Only the eldest son, John David Hammer, a painter and lover of family history, seems to enjoy

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Why you must read Jason Derr’s The Life and Remembrances of Martha Toole

  The Hammer family of Hammer Fields, Virginia, do not know what to expect when elderly matriarch Martha Toole comes for a visit. Only the eldest son, John David Hammer, a painter and lover of family history, seems to enjoy

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Why you must read Floyd Rios’ Jamais Vu

  Teenager Arsenal takes medication for her epilepsy, but the drugs cause her to have hallucinations and delusions. Her best friend is institutionalized for anorexia, and her mom suffers from depression. Will Arsenal be able to survive the cure for

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Why you must read Floyd Rios’ Jamais Vu

  Teenager Arsenal takes medication for her epilepsy, but the drugs cause her to have hallucinations and delusions. Her best friend is institutionalized for anorexia, and her mom suffers from depression. Will Arsenal be able to survive the cure for

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Why you must read Kim Cano’s On The Inside

  It’s about a middle-aged woman named Kristen who is sentenced to seventeen years in prison for committing white collar crime. Her immediate family abandons her and she is left alone. Her only contact is with her sister-in-law Olivia, who

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Why you must read Kim Cano’s On The Inside

  It’s about a middle-aged woman named Kristen who is sentenced to seventeen years in prison for committing white collar crime. Her immediate family abandons her and she is left alone. Her only contact is with her sister-in-law Olivia, who

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Why you must read Kerri Farrell Foley’s In The Margins

  A modern love-hate story, “In the Margins” dissects the he-said-she-said decay of a relationship. Tell us about it. Allie and Liam tromp bare-footed and free through their final year as undergraduate students, immersed in a shared love of literature

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Why you must read Kerri Farrell Foley’s In The Margins

  A modern love-hate story, “In the Margins” dissects the he-said-she-said decay of a relationship. Tell us about it. Allie and Liam tromp bare-footed and free through their final year as undergraduate students, immersed in a shared love of literature

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Why you must read Catriona Troth’s Ghost Town

  In 1981, the city of Coventry was synonymous with Two Tone music.  It was also riven with battles between skinheads and young Asians. Against the background of the real events of that violent summer, GHOST TOWN tells the story

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Why you must read Catriona Troth’s Ghost Town

  In 1981, the city of Coventry was synonymous with Two Tone music.  It was also riven with battles between skinheads and young Asians. Against the background of the real events of that violent summer, GHOST TOWN tells the story

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Why you must read Martha Reynolds’ Bits of Broken Glass

  This is a novel about a high school reunion in a small (fictional) town. The class of 1988 has never had a reunion, and their 25th will be their first.

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Why you must read Martha Reynolds’ Bits of Broken Glass

  This is a novel about a high school reunion in a small (fictional) town. The class of 1988 has never had a reunion, and their 25th will be their first.

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Why you must read Michael Jay’s Dog Water Free

  Mikee is eleven when his world turns upside down as his mom shares news from her doctor. She has a year to prepare her family for her death. Her passing will leave the man she loves and the four

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Why you must read Michael Jay’s Dog Water Free

  Mikee is eleven when his world turns upside down as his mom shares news from her doctor. She has a year to prepare her family for her death. Her passing will leave the man she loves and the four

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Why you must read Ethan Holmes’ Shorts and Other Laundry

  [This is a] collection of eight intriguing, slightly askew short stories. The Box; I was just looking for a green pendant, nothing else. Instead, I end up with a very strange box. Spooked To Death; Two women decide to

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Why you must read Ethan Holmes’ Shorts and Other Laundry

  [This is a] collection of eight intriguing, slightly askew short stories. The Box; I was just looking for a green pendant, nothing else. Instead, I end up with a very strange box. Spooked To Death; Two women decide to

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Why you must read Hayden Smith’s In Last Night’s Clothes

  In Last Night’s Clothes chronicles the trials and triumphs of a young man named Colin Prescott. The story takes several dark and exciting turns as he depicts reaching the very brink of self-annihilation, while trying to discover who he

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Why you must read Hayden Smith’s In Last Night’s Clothes

  In Last Night’s Clothes chronicles the trials and triumphs of a young man named Colin Prescott. The story takes several dark and exciting turns as he depicts reaching the very brink of self-annihilation, while trying to discover who he

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