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Review: The Movement You Need by Thomas Drago

The Movement You Need by Thomas Drago

A theatrical but grounded story of midlife love, loss, and our long journey of purpose, The Movement You Need by Thomas Drago is raw and comforting at once.

An aging director has poured his post-divorce and post-pandemic life into a resilient regional theatre program, while reopening his heart to Talia, the captivating and irreplaceable stage manager. New opportunities threaten to pull her away from his struggling stage, forcing him to emotionally reckon with old wounds, new fears, and the looming unknown future.

David continues to deal with problems pressing in from every side – poor ticket sales, fire code violations, […]

Review: Legacy of the Bluffs by Loretta Marion

Legacy of the Bluffs by Loretta Marion

A meddling nanny, beachside murder, and another Mitchell family mystery make Legacy of the Bluffs by Loretta Marion a rollercoaster installment in the Haunted Bluffs series.

A year into juggling new motherhood, marriage to an FBI agent, and management of The Bluffs, a historic mansion in Cape Cod, Cassie Mitchell is settling into her roles with grace, bolstered by the ethereal support of her ancestors, whose spirits inhabit the halls of her spacious home. Unexpectedly, her husband hires an au pair named Abby Grant to relieve some of the pressure, but Cassie is immediately unsettled by the young woman, and […]

Review: Bold Dark Worlds by JM Erickson

Bold Dark Worlds by J.M. Erickson

A sprawling sci-fi saga challenging our present reality with a stark vision of the future, Bold Dark Worlds by JM Erickson is an incisive and timely epic.

Composed of four previously released books – Endless Fall of Night, Heavy Weight of Darkness, Deadly Going Dark, and Hunting Armed Men – this omnibus is set a century in the future, in the caste-divided Third Republic, a not-so-distant reimagining of America. The first installment focuses on Cassandra Kurtz, a member of the elite patrician class who is persecuted and imprisoned for resisting the “natural” order of things. When her […]

Review: The Tale Of The Boy Who Could Stop Time by Lance Lee

The Tale Of The Boy Who Could Stop Time by Lance Lee

A contemporary fable about the silent burdens we bear, our desire to be known, and the powers we each possess, The Tale Of The Boy Who Could Stop Time by Lance Lee is a touching tale from a gifted storyteller.

10-year-old Peter has a gentle heart and a magical way with words, but those skills do more harm than good when dealing with bullies at school. When a strangely knowledgeable neighbor named Merlin of Crouch End presents him with an odd trinket – a stone with a lightning bolt down the middle – Peter is shocked to discover that it […]

Review: Menticulous by James Te Ronde

Menticulous by James Te Ronde

Unsettling, imaginative, and laced with dystopian warnings, Menticulous by James Te Ronde is a surreal dive into the dark side of technology and a grim warning for our collective future.

Cooper Timm’s dreams have seemingly hit a dead end when he’s offered a job with ProGnosys Corporation, a massively powerful tech company shrouded in secrecy, but lauded with clout. In a remarkable redirection of fate, Coop is put in charge of the Menticulous – an impossibly advanced AI machine that is practically the stuff of legend – “the Silicon Valley version of the Loch Ness Monster.”

Before he even scratches […]

Review: Chasing the Hummingbird’s Universe by G.E. Russell

Chasing the Hummingbird's Universe by G.E. Russell

A spontaneous getaway turns into a life-changing revelation in Chasing the Hummingbird’s Universe by G.E. Russell, an unassuming but inspiring read that makes a compelling argument for personal reinvention.

When therapist Miranda Stevens receives an unexpected getaway invite to Mexico, she doesn’t know what to expect from her friend, Katy Girard, a high-powered financier in Manhattan. Miranda imagines a week of relaxing on the beach, soaking up some luxury treatment in their top-floor suite, and catching one another up on their busy, bustling lives, but it doesn’t take long for the darker truth to emerge. Katy is navigating a deadly […]

Review: Winter Comes in June by David Crane

Winter Comes in June by David Crane

A visceral and intimate account of two future parents who know the world is about to end, Winter Comes in June by David Crane is an intriguing mixture of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction.

When a scientist on the moon discovers a planet-killing asteroid on a collision course with the Earth, humanity has 30 days to prepare for annihilation. Told through the converging stories of Oksana, an astronaut close to the disastrous discovery, and Michael, a geologist on Earth who survives the Amira impact, this is a before-and-after account of worldwide devastation.

From the impenetrable depths of Hydra Cave and the […]

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