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Book Review: ‘Mistress Suffragette,’ by Diana Forbes

Diana Forbes’s debut novel for Penmore Press (March 2017),  Mistress Suffragette, is set in the Gilded Age of late nineteenth-century New England, when women were bound by strict rules of conduct and...

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Book Review: ‘Alexandria’ by Gregory Ness – Book Two of ‘The Sword of Agrippa’

Alexandria is the second book in The Sword of Agrippa series by Gregory Ness. In this gripping dystopian sci-fi adventure, readers will come away from the experience reflective upon the possibility of...

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Book Review: ‘Becoming Ridiculously Awesome: Who Doesn’t Want That?’ by...

In Becoming Ridiculously Awesome: Who Doesn’t Want That?, Meredith Herrenbruck takes readers on a wild rocketship journey, helping them overcome past obstacles, reshape their current lives, and plan...

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Book Review: ‘The Empath’s Survival Guide: Life Strategies for Sensitive...

While waiting in line at a store the other day, I was forced to listen as two people behind me engaged in a loud conversation. I felt annoyed by the disturbance, but not assaulted by it. Still, it made...

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Book Review: ‘Beyond Bedlam’s Door’ by Mark Rubinstein, M.D.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading and reviewing Dr. Mark Rubinstein’s previous book Bedlam’s Door: True Tales of Madness and Hope, so when the opportunity came up to review his follow-up, Beyond Bedlam’s...

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Book Review: ‘Library of Souls’ by Ransom Riggs – Book 3 of Miss Peregrine’s...

The Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs, the third and final book in his “Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children” series, has just been released in paper back by Penguin Random House. Like the previous two...

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Book Review: ‘One Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the...

You needn’t be a historian to recognize the 1960s as America’s game-changing decade in the second half of the 20th century. The civil rights movement, rock music, assassinations, Vietnam, the...

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Book Review: ‘The EQ Leader: Instilling Passion, Creating Shared Goals, and...

Much too often, when a talented staff member is promoted to management, that person morphs into a tyrant who ends up alienating everyone on the team. Author Steven Stein, a leading expert on...

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Interview: Jessica Strawser, Author of ‘Almost Missed You’

Jessica Strawser’s debut novel, Almost Missed You places a glaring spotlight on an unimaginable nightmare. Picture if you will, this scenario. You’re in a beautiful Florida beach, living within the...

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Book Review: ‘One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work With a Mentor — and...

In everyones life there are moments where we look around and wish there was someone else there to help us. Maybe we need help along our life path, maybe we need to know what the path is, or maybe we...

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Book Review: ‘The Light We Lost’ by Jill Santopolo

Jill Santopolo’s novel The Light We Lost is more than a novel of choices, although it touches broadly on “the road not taken” and the constant wonder of “what could have been.” Santopolo’s narrative...

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Book Review: ‘Into the Water’ by Paula Hawkins

Into the Water, the most recent novel by Paula Hawkins, is even more abundantly ridden with multiple narrators and confusing plot points than her previous release, the best selling Girl On a Train....

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Book Review: ‘Nature Poem’ by Tommy Pico – An Epic Poem

Nature Poem, the new long form poem from Tommy Pico published by Penguin Random House is as brilliant a piece of social/cultural commentary as I’ve read in a long time. On top of that, its also as...

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Book Review: ‘Ahe’ey’ by Jamie Le Fay

Ahe’ey by Jamie Le Fay is the complete collection of ten episodes or stories that take place in and beyond the fantasy world of Ahe’ey, spanning from the 1800s to present day. Morgan is a strong,...

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Book Review: ‘The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our...

Suggesting a Trumpist or perhaps even a conservative read Brooke Gladstone’s new book, The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time, may be akin to the proverbial red flags and...

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Book Review: ‘The Path of the Wind’ by James Misko

In his latest novel, The Path of the Wind, James Misko takes readers on a journey to a small town in Oregon in 1957. A young, benevolent teacher is just beginning his career in the quiet, rural town of...

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Book Review: ‘Fitter Faster: The Smart Way to Get in Shape in Just Minutes a...

Today I took part in a free biometric health screening offered by my workplace. Results? I’m in good health, but could be better with some exercise. I recently had a sleep study done to find out why I...

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Book Review: ‘The Good Widow’, A Mystery by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke

In The Good Widow by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, we are introduced to Elementary school teacher, Jacks Morales. Married for eight years, it is with dismay and horror she learns that while on a...

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Book Review: ‘Alex & Eliza’, A Love Story by Melissa De La Cruz

In Alex & Eliza, Melissa De La Cruz takes us back into history with a love story sure to ignite your imagination. Set during the time of the American revolution when Alexander Hamilton was still...

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Book Review: ‘Sorrows & Songs, One Lifetime – Many Lives’ by Janice Wood Wetzel

As a fan of memoirs, I was impressed with Sorrows & Songs, One Lifetime – Many Lives by Janice Wood Wetzel, not just because of her life, but also because of how she chose to share it with readers...

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