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Home of the American Circus

August 21, 2025

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Home of the American Circus begins with Freya’s rent being overdue and her appendix bursting. These two events give her no choice but to leave Maine where she lives and head back to her hometown in ... Read More...

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Culpability by Bruce Holsinger

July 15, 2025

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When Culpability begins the Cassidy-Shaws are heading to one of their children’s sports tournaments when their minivan is hit by another car veering into their lane, resulting in two fatalities. The ... Read More...

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The Bright Years

April 29, 2025

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Four generations of one Texas family unfold on the pages of Sarah Damoff’s intimate debut, The Bright Years. What begins with the simple act of falling in love turns into something deeper and more ... Read More...

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Penitence: A Novel

February 3, 2025

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When Penitence begins 13-year-old Nora is alone in a jail cell after turning herself in for killing her 14-year-old brother. An opening like this has the heft to carry a traditional thriller/mystery ... Read More...

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This Motherless Land

January 27, 2025

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A loving, happy, Nigerian family is torn apart when a daughter survives a horrific car crash that leaves her mother and brother dead and her father’s grief makes him hate her for surviving. This is ... Read More...

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