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Banished Threads by Kaylin McFarren
Before the Court of Heaven by Jack Mayer
Bonds of Love & Blood by Marylee MacDonald
Dark, The by E. M. Johnson
Inundation by David Compton
Labyrinth of Extremes by R.M. Gibson
Light in the Sound, The by Vanessa Gonzales
Lion Trees, The: Part I by Owen Thomas
Lucifer's Son by Sergey Mavrodi
Montpelier Tomorrow by Marylee MacDonald
Never Isn't Long Enough by E. Diane Pickett
Rambler Rose by Teri Metcalf
Reimburse the Universe by Lisa McDonald
Rogue Event by J.M.Erickson
Saluting the Sun by Mary Hutchings Reed
Second Thoughts: Second Chances by D.C. Moses
Sense of Touch, The by Ron Parsons
Shadow of Guilt by Samuel Jay
Spinner by Michael J. Bowler
Survive! by Charles P. Graham
Tryant's Whisper, A by J. Robert Byrd
 
 
 
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Kiss My Country's Asset by iPam
 
The Authority of Book Awards
Most authors, either through their own efforts or those of a PR firm, seek validation and publicity for their books. Recognition by a reputable book award can do both. Unfortunately, many national book awards are closed to small, academic, and independent press authors, and their practices can be just as exclusive and suspect as your local government. 
 
Reviews for January 2016
Banished Threads by Kaylin McFarren
Chicago's Authentic Founder by Marc O. Rosier
Colonel (Ret.) Harry G. Canham by Ruby Gwin
Conciliators, The by James J. Kaufman
Dark, The by E.M. Johnson
Doña Isidora by Dorila A. Marting
Galaxia by Alex Andor Skanavis
Gentle Soul, A by Jean Ellis Hudson
Hands Across The Sky by Andrew John Schmitz
Heart Breaker by Thomas Duffy
Jigsaw Man, The by Leigh Goodison
Labyrinth of Extremes by R. M. Gibson
Lucifer's Son by Sergey Mavrodi
Manual on Exposure in Photography, A by Ceriel van Arneman
Murder in a Child's Mind, The by Rita Marcoli
My Search by Susaik Chu
Of Dishonor by Mel Month
Orgasmic Catalog by Wendy McNally
Rainbows in My Pocket by Zed Merrill
Rogue Event by J.M.Erickson
Sammi The Seahorse by Judith Shernock
Second-Greatest Baseball Game Ever Played, The by Drew Bridges
subverse by Bob Brooks
Stories That Make Us, The by Shawn Gale
Teens by Christine Burton
Turning Wine Into Water by H. Arthur MacMahan
Unified Field Theory by Phil Bouchard
Visit to the Kingdom of Camelot, A by R. L. Greenwood
Void in You, A by Gerardo Suarez
Watering My Little Apple Trees by James Bynum
When I Go Home by Bill Galea
 
 
 
 
 
Focus Review
M Train by Patti Smith
Patti Smith doesn’t tend to what we think. She has been underappreciated as a poet and artist and unfairly parodied as an unkempt, drugged-up punk rocker. However, these are mere shadows of a misperception that dies hard, yet never worn by the artist. Gratefully in M Train, Smith’s memory train, the self-proclaimed “map of her life,” a genuine image takes center stage.  
 
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Inundation by David Compton
Light in the Sound, The by Vanessa Gonzales
M Train by Patti Smith
Mountains, Minerals, and Me by Albert L. Lamarre
One Bucket at a Time by Terrell Dinkins
Ouch, Now I Remember by Tom Corbett
Pindlebryth of Lenland by Christopher D. Ochs
Reimburse the Universe by Lisa McDonald
Tangled Web, The by Phyllis Falls Rogers
When Nobody's Home by Michael S. Oden
 
 
 
 
 
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