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Information Desk: An Epic (Penguin Poets)
October 25, 2024
Book ReviewsPoetry

Information Desk: An Epic (Penguin Poets)

This slim volume is most definitely an epic. Ambitious in scale and profound in depth, Schiff guides the reader on a dream-like tour through both the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the hidden enclaves...

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Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees
October 24, 2024
Book ReviewsPoetry

Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees

Aimee Nezhukumatathil's latest book Bite by Bite: Nourishments and Jamborees is a personal and poetic exploration of food and joy and the intersections we all have with our own history and the meals w...

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How America Works... and Why it Doesn't by William Cooper
July 18, 2024
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How America Works... and Why it Doesn't by William Cooper

Book Summary: Americans in the twenty-first century are becoming increasingly untethered from both reality and the essential principles and traditions that have shaped the nation’s historic success. A...

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Part 8: Interview with Ellenmorris Tiegerman, Author of Past Lives Denied
June 19, 2024
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Part 8: Interview with Ellenmorris Tiegerman, Author of Past Lives Denied

Professor Caitlyn Morrys, a passionate and vocal educator at a small college, finds herself at the heart of a fierce debate over academic freedom and teacher tenure. The situation takes a deadly turn ...

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Part 15: Interview With Rick Moskovitz, Author of The Pinocchio Chip
June 14, 2024
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Part 15: Interview With Rick Moskovitz, Author of The Pinocchio Chip

The Pinocchio Chip is a first-person account of an AI’s quest for the Holy Grail of consciousness: human emotions. It delves deep into the essence of what it means to be alive, challenging the boundar...

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Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift
May 30, 2024
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Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift

About the Book: Seven infants, conceived artificially aboard a rotating space habitat as an experiment to populate the solar system. A fugitive mother anointed as an alien Priestess, determined to reu...

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Tree Pose by Susan Rogers & John Roosen
May 28, 2024
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Tree Pose by Susan Rogers & John Roosen

About the Book: Escape to Tasmania they said … But what was supposed to be a dream for Ric Peters and Elaina Williams has turned into a nightmare. The Devil’s Island is living up to its name, serving ...

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Little Ships: A Novel by Sandra J Scofield
May 23, 2024
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Little Ships: A Novel by Sandra J Scofield

About the Book: After adolescent sisters Juni and Tilde Becker wake up one morning to find their mother dead, their grandmothers appear the very next day to scoop up the girls and their inconsolable f...

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Introducing “The Haircut Who Would Be King” by Robert Trebor Interview Part 1
May 22, 2024
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Introducing “The Haircut Who Would Be King” by Robert Trebor Interview Part 1

This is a satirical portrayal of Donald Trump's ascent to power and his unconventional alliance with Vladimir Putin. Trump, depicted as egotistical and emotionally stunted since childhood, transitions...

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Part 3: Interview with Authors of “Fenix and the Firework Fliers: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story”
May 17, 2024
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Part 3: Interview with Authors of “Fenix and the Firework Fliers: A Dance-It-Out Creative Movement Story”

Introducing “Fenix and the Firework Fliers” by Once Upon a Dance, Christine Herbert and Scott Partridge Embark on a thrilling adventure with Fenix, a brave firefly, determined to aid Bolt, a grounded ...

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