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Paradise

1 May 202027 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Author Kevin Scott Olson packs a lot into this short story: a holocaust survivor, a Navy SEAL, terrorism, and an unexpected but not unwelcome flirtation at…

Evidence of the Affair

10 Apr 202027 Jun 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In this modern age of emails and texting, it is rare for individuals to write letters to one another, but it is through this long-lost medium…

Zenith Man

3 Apr 20204 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Based on a true story, Zenith Man, by New York Times' best-selling author Jennifer Haigh, captures the real essence of small town life, and how people…

Untender Lives

20 Mar 20204 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In "Untender Lives" author Teagan Kearney introduces readers to five complex and conflicted heroines, melding their day to day existence with life changing experiences, sometimes with…

Dusk To Dawn

13 Mar 20204 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Dusk To Dawn, Sierra Smith's first collection of short stories, is one of the most unique and enjoyable collections I have come across. It is apparent…

Anathema

28 Feb 202011 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky We meet Reychel on the morning of her fifteenth birthday, a day she is dreading, and which turns out to be even worse when, upon awakening,…

Bonds of Love & Blood

21 Feb 202012 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Using travel as a common theme, author Marylee MacDonald introduces readers to characters that are strong, vulnerable, weak, compromised, and compromising in this collection of twelve…

Everything My Mother Taught Me

14 Feb 202012 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This short story by renowned author Alice Hoffman tells the story of Adeline, a 12-year-old girl left to grow up fast after the untimely death of…

Cigar Barons

31 Jan 202018 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This book by author Isabella has a little bit of everything: an untimely and unexpected death, sibling rivalry, adultery, treachery, love, history, an inheritance, and at…

Uncommon Type

24 Jan 202018 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by actor Tom Hanks is not what I expected, but in a good way. Honestly, when I first picked up the…

All The Names They Used For God

17 Jan 202018 Jul 2020

Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This debut collection of nine short stories by Anjali Sachdeva is mesmerizing, enchanting, and sometimes jarring, but definitely worth reading. The book is the winner of…

The Didsbury Witch

15 Jan 202019 Jul 2020

Review by Heather Haunert The Didsbury Witch by Tess Humphrey is the third book in the Hunky Dory series, a collection of short stories that unravels the tales of a…