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The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

An interesting mix of family dynamics and mystical Jewish legends. If you like a blend of relationships and magical realism through the lens of Jewish mysticism...

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The Panda Theory by Pascal Garnier

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

An interesting literary novella that bills itself as noir but veers close to black comedy. Well done characters and setting but something of an awkward shift to...

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Some Kind Of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

"In this charming if occasionally overwrought drama, Joyce vividly depicts both the enchanted and the mortal terrain, making one as tangible as the other."

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Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler (Audiobook)

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

This book really walks the fine line between overly-sentimental and refreshing honesty. And sometimes I couldn't tell from moment to moment which was which. Nev...

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The Battle For WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A great series full of imagination and creativity, with a great main character in Eva, and a gorgeous package to wrap it all up; a series I can see myself going...

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The Value of Young-Adult Fiction

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Why do more adults read YA fiction than teenagers do? What is it that so attracts the adult reader, if the genre contains the same ratio of good to bad writing ...

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