Shahad Al Rawi’s The Baghdad Clock, published by One World Publications, allows us to see the world through the wondering eyes of a child. We watch as her world, at first so big and filled with magic, gradually shrinks as she grows. However, no matter her age and size, our …
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Kingston Ontario, Canada poet Bruce Kauffman is releasing his fourth collection of poems published by Hidden Brook Press, an evening absence still waiting for moon. Like Kauffman’s previous publications the works contained in this volume not only draw you into the secret world of the mundane things we take for …
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'Matter of Malice by Thomas King is funny, wise and sad all at the same time. A lovely book and a joy to read.
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