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Non-stop book reviewer. Writer, editor, auntie, godmother, curmudgeon. You might have seen me elsewhere! booktweeting.com is my website.

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A VIRTUOSO RIFF ON AN AMERICAN classic: the inimitable Percival Everett retells the story of Huckleberry Finn from Jim’s perspective, transforming it from a familiar picaresque to a more complex adventure and a meditation on code-switching. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/james-percival-everett/1143678734?ean=9780385550369

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STUMBLING TOWARD ENLIGHTENMENT in Seoul: university friends now in their thirties find heartbreak and lesser forms of anomie in this eloquent, multivocal experimental novel rich with details of life in today’s South Korea. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spring-on-the-peninsula-ery-shin/1143216868?ean=9781662602221

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A BLACK PHYSICIAN’S UNSPARING examination of the profound impact racism has on healthcare and health outcomes intertwines with stories of her own, her sister’s, and her mother’s lives as doctors. Thoughtful, deep, engaging. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/legacy-uch-blackstock-md/1142804246?ean=9780593491287

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SISTERS, CLINGING TOGETHER after a family tragedy leaves one with profound brain injuries and the other with responsibilities she can barely handle, find separate ways through crises. Lovely mix of Trinidadian legends and European fairy tales.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-princess-of-thornwood-drive-khalia-moreau/1142902677?ean=9781538725269

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AS INTERSTELLAR PLAGUE RAGES, a small spaceship and its tightly knit crew find an infected stowaway—and that’s the least of their problems. Fast paced, elegantly crafted far-future science fiction adventure with great characters, world building. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/insiders-shannon-knight/1143638253?ean=2940167340480

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BREATHTAKING, MULTIFACETED SCIENCE FICTION set on a 22nd century Earth transformed by climate change and political upheaval, where a small group of talented people are rehearsing for First Contact with other planets…or are they? A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-blue-beautiful-world-karen-lord/1139395153?ean=9780593598436

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THE OPPRESSION OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE explored in heartbreaking detail through an exiled poet and filmmaker’s memoir. Beautiful writing about a horrifying topic brings stories of the imprisoned and murdered into the light. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/waiting-to-be-arrested-at-night-tahir-hamut-izgil/1142610549?ean=9780593491799

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NEAR-FUTURE NOIR THRILLER, set in a Pacific Northwest sodden with “broken weather,” combines lots of action and a colorful cast of characters for a highly entertaining read. B PLUS

https://splinterpress.com/product/the-dissection-and-reassembly-of-cohen-hoard/

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INTERTWINED NARRATIVES OF MOTHERHOOD and madness weave a subtly unsettling spell in this little gem of a novel of psychological horror and suspense. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/myrrh-polly-hall/1143629429?ean=9781789095357

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A BUTCHER’S OBSESSIVE DEVOTION to his craft leads him to the edge of madness in this marvelously evocative, enigmatic French novel. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tenderloin-joy-sorman/1143788632?ean=9781632063618

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A YOUNG WOMAN ON THE THRESHOLD between student and adult, between her early childhood in China and her life in Canada, and even between English and Mandarin, is haunted by memory and her younger self as her mother drifts into illness. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silver-repetition-lily-wang/1143936809?ean=9781620978566

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A FORMER CHILD INFLUENCER comes to terms with how the exploitation of her image changed her life. More than just a “problem novel,” this thoughtful book deftly takes on issues of family trauma, love, friendship, racial and national identity. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/allow-me-to-introduce-myself-onyi-nwabineli/1144020537?ean=9781525896033

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A RELUCTANT HITWOMAN’S COMPLICATED life gets a bit more difficult when her imperious aunt orders her to run a charity race and her mobster boss commissions her to assassinate a dictator. Cozy thriller combines action and fun. SOLID B

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-hitwoman-vs-the-training-schedule-jb-lynn/1144576180

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STYLISH CALIFORNIA THRILLER keeps the energy high with action and hot romance. Vivid details and strong characterizations make this a glossy rollercoaster of a read. B PLUS

https://store.bookbaby.com/book/the-manchineel

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HORRORS BOTH HUMAN AND SUPERNATURAL roll out with a relentless, breathtaking pace in this final installment of the Indian Lake Trilogy. As ever, Stephen Graham Jones’s deft characterization and vivid sense of place drive the chill deep. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-angel-of-indian-lake-stephen-graham-jones/1143653097?ean=9781668060889

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A SCANDALOUS 1865 DIVORCE case offers a window into New York high society—the defendant was a cousin of Edith Wharton, no less—and the time’s changing attitudes about marriage, women’s rights, and sexuality. Great balance of gossip and context. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strong-passions-barbara-weisberg/1143468315?ean=9780393531527

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THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO Jasper Fforde’s enigmatic 2011 novel Shades of Grey is a fascinating, mysterious science fiction picaresque where decoding the secrets behind the worldbuilding is part of the fun. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/red-side-story-jasper-fforde/1144181618?ean=9781641296281

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THE CONQUISTADORES’ ARRIVAL, REIMAGINED in a playfully serious tale that darts as kaleidoscopically as a hummingbird between culture and culture and between the empires of past and present. Powerfully visual, sardonically witty. SOLID A

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-dreamed-of-empires-lvaro-enrigue/1143331343?ean=9780593544792

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AN EXPERT ON CARCERAL VIOLENCE and the system’s cruel injustices to poor and minority youth tells the story of a tragedy that happened in his own extended family—the loss of a bright, caring teen to imprisonment and then a gang-related murder. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sito-laurence-ralph/1143598833?ean=9781538740323

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TWO SISTERS, VETERANS of World War II and still eager for “excitements” in their late nineties, find more thrills than they had bargained for on a trip to Paris. Charming adventure for fans of the Thursday Murder Club and Mrs. Pargeter. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-excitements-cj-wray/1143421981?ean=9780063337480

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A TALE OF LOVE AND MONSTERS is a heart-stopping, action-packed fantasy adventure, a unique romance, and a deep, wise parable about self-sacrifice and family stories. Beautifully crafted kaleidoscope of distinctively new and classic legends. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell/1143735232?ean=9780756418854

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A DELICATELY HAUNTING THAI novel unfolds like a late-night story from its protagonist, a monk in his 90s telling tales of his youth in the remote jungles of the late 19th century, where tigers and crocodiles lurked in the darkness. Stunning. A MINUS

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-understory-saneh-sangsuk/18627101?ean=9781646052752

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“MEKONG DELTA BLUESMAN” Son Vo tells the story of his life both offstage and on. From an early childhood in Saigon to a hardscrabble life in Maine to discovering his gift for music, Vo relates some wild adventures in a voice full of warmth and hope. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tales-of-the-mekong-delta-bluesman-son-hoang-vo/1144215403?ean=9798868916854

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AN ASPIRING THIEF OF MAGICAL jewels falls into a series of predicaments that leave her responsible for stopping a murder before it happens. Charming fantasy mystery with plenty of wit and action. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-uncertain-murder-devan-barlow/1144948474

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ADRIFT IN A NEARLY DESERTED VENICE in the early months of the 2020 pandemic, a writer contemplates his native Nigeria, his life in Detroit, his love of travel, but most of all his complicated family. Beautifully crafted prose, distinctive story. B PLUS

https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/collections/new-coming-soon/products/9781953368669

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