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A determined resistance movement mounts an intimidating attack in space in Geoffrey Robinson’s entertaining work of sci-fi, Irrelevants. Celta Jetson, a detective for the Earth Agency, is traveling onboard the ship the Hennit when the vessel is sabotaged and damaged by explosives. With the help of another officer, Celta is soon leading a critical investigation to weed out insurgents, while the threat of interplanetary guerilla war approaches. Featuring rapid-fire dialogue and intense scenes of negotiation, Robinson’s intricately plotted and fast-paced futuristic novel will appeal to fans of both police procedurals and political science fiction.

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An endearing, passionate collection of real-life love letters between a WWII naval officer and his sweetheart, My Dearest Darling captures the romance and longing of one affectionate couple separated by the war. Author Franco, who discovered the writings at a Cape Cod antique shop, provides informative annotations that place the missives in a wider historical context for readers. Covering everything from mundane daily activities like watching films to world-changing events like dropping the atomic bomb, the correspondence is simultaneously sweet and sad, conveying an achingly human blend of the personal and the political that sheds new light on life during […]

A city boy named Cort uncovers his intimate connection to nature in G.S. Kenney’s Saving Aran: Redemption for a Ravaged Planet (Sons of Aran Book 1), an eloquent science fiction adventure novel with an essential environmental message. Starmen from Earth have colonized the planet Aran for its profitable forest resources – physically and spiritually harming the land in the process. Spurred by the kidnapping of his best friend, Cort undergoes a mystical journey of self-discovery and vows to take back his planet with the help of a crew of animal companions. Filled with lyrical writing and intriguing, magnetic characters, […]

A lively illustrated story about the first two days of a family vacation to Istanbul, The Chaos Family (The Road Begins Book 1) by Saleh M. Hafeezullah is a delightful comic romp about the positives and negatives of visiting a foreign country. The family deals with airport losses, dead car batteries, and hectic taxi rides, but also takes enjoyable visits to a restaurant, a mall, and the Hagia Sophia mosque. Written by an impressively ambitious 10-year-old writer, the prose is both engaging and informative, and the amusing commentary on the family’s triumphs and mishaps is often laugh-out-loud funny. Some allowance […]