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A woman hones her ability to hop to other centuries in Rachel Dacus’ hugely entertaining Undoing Time, the third installment in the Timegathering series, which can be read as a standalone. An adventurous romp about preserving democracy and protecting history from treacherous futuristic scientists, Dacus’ story is both timely and full of surprising twists. After a horrific breakup, Liv Pomeroy heads to picturesque Florence, Italy, where she uncovers her genetic disposition for time traveling, meets the potential new love of her life, and joins a dangerous mission involving the Revolutionary War. Featuring real-life forgotten sculptor Patience Lovell Wright, Dacus’ […]

An honest, heartfelt insider look at living life on the road, Me & Mrs. Jones chronicles the author’s complicated experience working in the door-to-door sales industry. Justine Gladden’s memoir covers both the good and the bad – from the terror of being confronted with a gun to the joy of belonging to elite clubs within the business – with straightforward, sincere prose. While the book’s turn to youthful reflection at the end is a bit unexpected, the revelations in those final sections are resolute and unflinching and could easily warrant their own volume. All told, this is a fascinating memoir […]

A genre-busting cybernetic thriller set in a futuristic world where magic has returned and advanced technology reigns, Lost Girl by L.J. Kendall is an action-packed and visionary work of science fiction. Corporate spy Mason Dane hauls a mysterious woman out of the New Francisco Bay late one night – she has amnesia, and the rest of the novel is a race to uncover her identity, featuring strange shamans, augmented brains, dangerous bounty hunters, and an Aztec death god. While the frenetic pace of exposition can be overwhelming and confusing at times, readers are rewarded throughout by Kendall’s self-assured prose, wild […]

Nana Piercy’s picture book, Isla Dilah’s Nursery Rhymes: Reimagined for Our Times, is both a stylish and entertaining work geared toward young grandkids with a clever retelling of common classic children’s stories. Featuring the cute cheese-loving toddler Isla and a whole host of enchanting animal companions, the book covers everything from Sunday afternoon trips to the beach to a mischievous and curious kitty taking a tumble into a fish tank. Andie Shaw’s whimsical illustrations always add a colorful pop to these amusing tales about the daily adventures and escapades of childhood. The rhymes don’t always have the same rhythm […]