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Matters of Death by Norman Weeks

With the grace, curiosity, and relentless eye for detail displayed in the first half of this series, author Norman Weeks explores the shadow side of life in his latest book, Matters of Death.

Sifting through the sands of history and culture to explore the taboos and traditions surrounding death and the hereafter, these interconnected essays form a narrative arc of his own discovery. From the moralism of Judaic death rituals and the Christian theology of predestination to the ethics of Dr. Death, these essays are a kaleidoscopic review of death as a philosophy, practice, and aspiration of humanity.

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John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-03-21T09:19:46+02:00March 18th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Essay Book Reviews, Social Science Book Reviews|

Inherit by Cole Poindexter

Inherit by Cole Poindexter A young woman learns that she’s inherited her great aunt’s grand estate after a personal tragedy in Cole Poindexter’s Inherit, a gripping debut thriller about vindictive family members fighting over money and property.

After her mother’s death, the last thing Parker Derrick expects to receive is a letter from her Aunt Amelia Abbott, naming Parker as sole heir of a home in Arkansas. When Parker visits the estate, the remaining staff are exceptionally kind, but then events take a turn for the worse. Another relative, smarmy lawyer Luther Abbott, arrives with his family and attempts to take the house. Cruelties […]

Michelle Hogmire2022-05-05T06:07:36+02:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Thriller Book Reviews|

Showmances and Stage Kisses by Bowden Walker

Showmances and Stage Kisses by Bowden Walker The first title in the Heights High series, Bowden Walker’s Showmances and Stage Kisses is a highly entertaining and nostalgia-rich work of young adult fiction exploring the sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll-fueled world of 1980s New York City.

Seventeen-year-old Sebastian Weiss is a certified genius who started attending Columbia as a child, but he’s feeling restless and unhappy with his life. He’s destined to matriculate at an elite university, but he’d rather spend time with his best friend Nicholas Howell – the young star of “Heights High,” a soap opera about a Brooklyn Heights school. Sebastian’s life is the […]

Michelle Hogmire2022-03-16T08:11:38+02:00March 15th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Young Adult Book Reviews|

Bohunk’s Redemption by Bohunk

Bohunk’s Redemption by Bohunk Part memoir, part medical documentary, Bohunk’s Redemption: From Blacking Out to Showing Up by Bohunk is a wholly unique and compelling memoir about a medical professional who struggled with a variety of addictions and rose above each to become a crusader for change in both the medical and legal world.

The anonymously-named Bohunk was at the lowest stage of his life, viewing suicide as the only option. Using his knowledge of medicine he gathered while being a resident physician, he took a concoction of pills one night to end his own life. A fortunate intervention by his wife saved him […]

SPR2022-03-10T04:05:48+02:00March 8th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Addiction Book Reviews, Memoir Book Reviews|

Dark Blue Waves by Kimberly Sullivan

Dark Blue Waves by Kimberly Sullivan A young Jane Austen scholar travels back in time to Regency England in Kimberly Sullivan’s romantic Dark Blue Waves, a captivating story about finding love and discovering where you belong.

Janet Roberts is destined to be an architect because it’s the family business, but she would much rather study nineteenth-century literature. When she lands a spot in a prestigious seminar on Austen, she jumps at the chance to learn in Bath, England, far away from her father and his assistant’s prying eyes. However, her plans suddenly change: after a chance encounter with a famous painting and a nasty head wound, […]

Michelle Hogmire2022-03-03T09:42:02+02:00March 2nd, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Romance Book Reviews, Time Travel Book Reviews|

Wisdom by Jason A. Merchey

Wisdom by Jason Merchey A canny blend of expert quotations, insightful observations, and personal anecdotes, Jason A. Merchey’s Wisdom: A Very Valuable Virtue That Cannot Be Bought is an intensive, yet highly readable, study of the concept of wisdom across history.

Merchey’s work springs from the idea that wisdom is currently underappreciated, particularly in the United States. The text highlights the necessity of balancing the American tendency to focus on individual exceptionalism with concern for the collective common good. Drawing on the importance of “the wisdom of crowds,” Merchey ends each chapter with an extensive list of quotes aimed at provoking questions from readers.[…]

Michelle Hogmire2022-02-24T09:18:47+02:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Social Science Book Reviews|

Eternal Seconds by Andrew Chiniche

Eternal Seconds by Andrew Chiniche Poet Andrew Chiniche celebrates the concepts of magick and sensuality in the embrace of the goddess in his tranquil collection of poems, Eternal Seconds.

Themes of longing for love and the touch of his adored are visceral as each short piece brings forth emotions awash with reverie. Although each piece is meant to be read independently as a work in its own right, the book holds a narrative journey as each page turns, pushing the reader to explore cosmic ideas of time and space. A mystical love affair expands as the seconds tick down, and the poet pays tribute […]

Cate Baum2022-02-22T08:29:51+02:00February 22nd, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Poetry Book Reviews|

Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets by William G. Hyland Jr.

Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets by William Hyland A rarely told chapter in the life of an American legend, Thomas Jefferson: Family Secrets by William G. Hyland Jr. is a revelatory look into post-presidential life – a detailed and enthralling peek at the man and his experiences, but also the ongoing state of the young nation.

Most Americans have some image, opinion, or high-school recollection of Thomas Jefferson, but this biographical tome offers a different glimpse into his life, focusing on a less-discussed era of the 3rd US president. Charming scenes of high-ranking visitors arriving at Monticello to find barefoot children underfoot give the aging president a humanness […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-02-17T07:56:13+02:00February 17th, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Biography Book Reviews, History Book Reviews|