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THE XY CONSPIRACY by Lori Selke

June 30, 2014

WITTY, THOUGHT-PROVOKING science fiction! A UFO researcher/stripper on the run from Men In Black; smart fun. B PLUS

THE XY CONSPIRACY
Aqueduct Press
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE XY CONSPIRACY by Lori Selke

June 29, 2014

WITTY, THOUGHT-PROVOKING science fiction! A UFO researcher/stripper on the run from Men In Black; smart fun. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE XY CONSPIRACY (CONVERSATION PIECES)
Aqueduct Press
2013

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THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVERS by Daniel Price

June 27, 2014

TAUT TIME-TRAVEL THRILLER follows six survivors on the run through a parallel Earth. Fascinating, fast-paced. B PLUS

THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVERS
Blue Rider Press
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVERS by Daniel Price

June 26, 2014

TAUT TIME-TRAVEL THRILLER follows six survivors on the run through a parallel Earth. Fascinating, fast-paced. B PLUS

Grade: B PLUS

THE FLIGHT OF THE SILVERS
Penguin/Blue Rider Press
2014

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THE BEAR by Claire Cameron

June 25, 2014

A SIMPLE, HARROWING TRAGEDY told from the perspective of a very young child. Heartbreaking, brilliantly done. A MINUS

THE BEAR
Little Brown and Company
2014

Grade: A MINUS

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THE GODS OF SECOND CHANCES by Dan Berne

June 23, 2014

THE STERN BEAUTY OF ALASKA’S coast, richly evoked in a tale of a fisherman trying to hold his family together. B PLUS

THE GODS OF SECOND CHANCES
Forest Avenue Press
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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NOTES TO BOYS by Pamela Ribon

June 20, 2014

A HILARIOUSLY CRINGEWORTHY WALK down memory lane: comic writer Pamela Ribon reviews her teenage scribblings. B PLUS

NOTES TO BOYS
Rare Bird Books
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE WHITEHALL MANDARIN by Edward Wilson

June 18, 2014

COMPLEX COLD WAR thriller captures the tangled webs of loyalty and treachery within England’s spy service. SOLID B

THE WHITEHALL MANDARIN
Arcadia Books
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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SIDEWALKS by Valeria Luiselli

June 15, 2014

GLORIOUSLY LITERARY, ENTRANCING travel essays about the inner life of cities from Venice to Mexico City. B PLUS

SIDEWALKS
Coffee House Press
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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REDEFINING REALNESS by Janet Mock

June 13, 2014

BOLD, CANDID, ENGAGING memoir by Janet Mock, a multiracial trans feminist, tells of challenges and triumphs. A MINUS

REDEFINING REALNESS
Atria Books
2014

Grade: A MINUS

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