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Kirkus Indie Books of the Month - March 2016

ROMANCE

A Stone for Bread

by Miriam Herin

A man long accused of fabricating a book of Holocaust poems reveals deeper and more complicated secrets in this absorbing... Full review >

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FICTION

The Stormwater Drains in Canberra

by Paul Johan Karlsen

A frank, funny, immensely winning novel about a “sex pioneer” exploring the hinterlands of desire. Full review >

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FICTION

Mr. Mayhem

by Jeff Widmer

Eccentricity at its finest in a detective story and proof that a flawed protagonist can still earn sympathy. Full review >

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Girl of Myth and Legend

by Giselle Simlett

An enjoyable, violent novel that delivers a strong-willed heroine and a brooding hero. Full review >

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FICTION

Jake & Clara

by David R. Stokes

A potent, nearly perfect brew of politics, murder, mayhem, and mystery. Full review >

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