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The Heebie-Jeebie Girl by Susan Petrone

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

This may be the real gift of this book and its real magic, Susan Petrone’s moving us from indifference to understanding and caring for others and our world, and...

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A Long Way Off by Pascal Garnier

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

What an odd little book. Bills itself as noir but veers close to black comedy. It is French so perhaps I should have expected weird … :-)

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The Last Tourist by Olen Steinhauer

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Classic Steinhauer! Intelligent espionage fiction with twist and turns and a global conspiracy. Old characters and new. Makes me want to go back and re-read the...

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Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Sword of Kings by Bernard Cornwell continues the chronicles of Uhtred of Bebbanburg in the Saxon Tales. Here is a brief summary of the book from the publisher: ...

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The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (3/100)

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

Me: An enchanting, mythical, romantic and adventure-filled story about stories that is ich with characters, world building, and storytelling of the highest orde...

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1/100 – The White Hare by Michael Fishwick

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Kevin Holtsberry / 3 Comments

“Finely tuned prose, a rich sense of place, magical folklore elements, multidimensional characters, and a well-paced plot create a suspenseful contemporary tale...

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