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“Bereft” by Craig Laurence Gidney— Taking Control
Gidney, Craig Laurence. “Bereft”, Tiny Satchel Press, 2013. Taking Control Amos Lassen At fourteen years old, Rafael Fannen wins a minority scholarship to an all male college preparatory Catholic school but what was supposed to be a great honor soon becomes his having to deal with racism from his fellow students. When he becomes the …
“And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini— Finding What Was Lost
Hosseini, Khaled. “And the Mountains Echoed”, 2013. Finding What Was Lost Amos Lassen How we love and take care of each other is the theme of Khaled Hosseini’s new book. Our choices follow us even after we are no longer on earth. This is a story of family and nurture, betrayal, sacrifice and love for …
“Latin Boyz” by P.A. Brown— Gabe and Alejandro
Brown, P.A. “Latin Boyz”, Amber Quill Press, 2013. Gabe and Alejandro Amos Lassen In “Latin Boyz”, P.A. Brown tells the story of Gabe, a young Latino whose whole world is filled with gangs. His mother was killed by a drive-by gang hit that was meant for someone else. His sister, Nattie is brain-dead from the …
“SCUM”— Life in a Borstal
“Scum” Life in a Borstal Amos Lassen “Scum” is the shocking story of life in a British borstal (juvenile detention home) where no attempt is made to reform or improve the offenders that are sent there. Here we actually see the encouragement of a struggle between a new inmate and one who has been there. …
“Letting It Go” by Miriam Katin— Returning to Germany
Katin, Miriam. “Letting It Go”, Drawn and Quarterly, 2013. Returning to Germany Amos Lassen Miriam Katin is a Holocaust survivor and an artist. When her adult son tells her that he is moving to Berlin, the city that she has spoken out against for some forty years, she is shocked and dismayed. She is forced …
“The Left Hand of Calvus” by L.A. Witt— The Luck of Saevius
Witt, L.A. “The Left Hand of Calvus” Riptide Publishing, 2012. The Luck of Saevius Amos Lassen Saevius was a former gladiator and was bought by a Pompeiian politician, Laurea Calvus, to be his personal bodyguard. He thought his life would be easier now but Calvus orders him to find out which gladiator that his wife …
“Skybound” by Aleksandr Voinov— Facing the Truth
Voinov, Aleksandr, “Skybound”, Riptide Publishing, 2012. Facing the Truth Amos Lassen Set during World War II, the story opens as Berlin and the Third Reich are being bombed. Felix, who is part of the squadron of fighter pilots, is in love with Baldur Vogt but at this time in history, the world seems to be …
SUMMER OF PEACHES
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“The Albino Album” by Chavisa Woods— A Queer Epic
Woods, Chavisa. “The Albino Album”, Seven Stories Press, 2012. A Queer Epic Amos Lassen Chavisa Woods brings us “The Albino Album”, a queer epic about a little girl who accidentally feeds her mother to an albino tiger and then grows up to become a domestic terrorist. This is quite a look at domestic life in …
Nicola Griffith and Trebor Healey named Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize Winners Sassafras Lowrey and Carter Sickels named Berzon Emerging Writer Award Winners
Nicola Griffith and Trebor Healey named Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize Winners Sassafras Lowrey and Carter Sickels named Berzon Emerging Writer Award Winners Los Angeles, CA – The Lambda Literary Foundation, the nation’s leading national nonprofit organization promoting LGBT literature and writers, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2013 James Duggins …
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