Music is an expression
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- Paul Winter

• • • CELTIC/fiddle

Cynthia MacLeod
• Crackerjack
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- Maya Angelou

• • • SCIENCE/astronomy

Eliza Berkowitz
• A Kid's Guide to
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• • • FICTION/mystery

Michelle L. Cullen
• A Field Guide to Murder
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • FICTION/historical

Ian Serraillier
• Escape from Warsaw,
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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Mega Piranha
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• • • BLUES

Russ Green
• Stone Cold
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• • • CELTIC/folk

Erin Ruth
• Traditions &
Original Work
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• • • FICTION/historical

Ian McGuire
• White River Crossing
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FICTION/bookish

Moira Macdonald
• Storybook Ending
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Gill Hoffs
• The Lost Story of
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Fire, Family & Fidelity
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• • • CINEMA

Crash of Flight 111
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• • • COUNTRY

Marley's Ghost
• Honky Tonk
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• • • CELTIC/fiddle

Natalie MacMaster
• Fit as a Fiddle
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • HISTORY/nautical

A.A. Hoehling
• Ships That
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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Devil Wears Prada 2
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Ravaged House:
Zoroku's Disease
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• • • BLUES/folk

Corey Harris,
Alvin Youngblood
Hart & Guy Davis
• Fight On! True
Blues Vol. 2
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC

Hawp
• Storm+Calm
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • MUSIC/festival

Dave Mahalik
• 10 Nights without Sleep:
Cape Breton's Celtic Colours
International Festival
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • ART/holocaust

Esther Nisenthal Krinitz
& Bernice Steinhardt
• Memories of Survival
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION

Holly Smale
• I Know How This Ends
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Necessary Evil
directed by Peter J. Eaton
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• • • BLUEGRASS/country

Trey Hensley
• Can't Outrun the Blues
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• • • RELIGION/satire

Kate Sidley
• How to Be a Saint
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/fantasy

Mildred Downey Broxon
• Too Long a Sacrifice
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Michael
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Shattered
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • CAPE BRETON/adjacent

Tri
• A-measg Chairdean
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• • • HUMOR/groan

Bart King
• Father Humor:
Mastering the Art
of the Dad Joke
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Cinderella:
Fables are Forever
by Chris Roberson
& Shawn McManus
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Harvest of Fear
directed by
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

Beyond the Time Barrier
directed by Edgar G. Ulmer
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • CELTIC/cape breton

Coig
• Five
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• • • FOLKLORE/fey

Sara Cleto &
Brittany Warman
• Fairylore: A
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of the Fae Folk
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Jim Coogan
• Sail Away Ladies
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

School Ties
directed by Robert Mandel
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Disturbed
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FICTION/shakespearean

Christopher Moore
• Shakespeare for Squirrels
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• • • HISTORY/ww2

Ian Baxter
• Images of War:
The Fall of Berlin
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables: The Dark Ages
by Bill Willingham
& various artists
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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Librarian: The
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directed by Jonathan Frakes
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Trancers
directed by Charles Band
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • BLUEGRASS

Jim Hurst
• Travels & Time
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• • • FICTION/mythic

Charles de Lint
• Juniper Wiles Does Not
Want to Be Queen
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • SILLY/kids

Jon Scieszka
• Cowboy & Octopus,
illustrated by Lane Smith
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/dc

Harley Quinn #2:
Joker Loves Harley
by Amanda Connor, Jimmy
Palmiotti & John Timms
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Rudy
directed by David Anspaugh
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Gorath
directed by Ishiro Honda
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FICTION/saintly

Joseph Incardona
• Holy F*ck
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• • • FICTION/saintly

Charles Sailor
• The Second Son
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

David G. Ferguson
• Bear Runners
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables #11:
War & Pieces
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• • • CINEMA

The Librarian: Return
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directed by Jonathan Frakes
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Tornado Intercept
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Robert Schaeffler
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• • • BLUES

The CD Woodbury Trio
• Bulldog
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• • • FICTION/nautical

James L. Haley
• Bliven Putnam #2:
A Darker Sea
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• • • FICTION/shakespearean

Christopher Moore
• The Serpent of Venice
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• • • CINEMA

The Dead Don't Die
directed by Jim Jarmusch
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Authors Anonymous
directed by Ellie Kanner
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

The Last Resort
directed by Brandon Nutt
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • BLUES/folk

Lucinda Williams
• World's Gone Wrong
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• • • SCOTTISH/folk

Mary Ann Kennedy,
Kirsty N. MacKinnon
& Alasdair C. Whyte
• Oran Ur do Mhuile
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • FICTION/fantasy

Charles de Lint
• ICE Out
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/warfare

Conor Whately
• A Sensory History
of Ancient Warfare
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FEY/herbs

Jamie Wood
& Lisa Steinke
• The Faeries' Guide
to Green Magic
from the Garden
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Librarian:
Quest for the Spear
directed by Peter Winther
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Reincarnation
directed by
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• • • FOLK

Matthew Payne
• Better Times
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• • • HISTORY/beverage

Seren Charrington-Hollins
• A Dark History of Tea
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/historical

Bernard Cornwell
• The Last Kingdom
... reviewed by Inna Tysoe.

• • • COMICS/dc

Harley Quinn #1:
Die Laughing
by Amanda Connor
& Jimmy Palmiotti
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • SILLY/kids

Amy Fellner Dominy
& Nate Evans
• Cookiesaurus Rex,
illustrated by AG Ford
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

A Quiet Place
directed by John Krasinski
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Automaton Transfusion
directed by Steven C. Miller
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • IRISH/traditional

Dervish
• At the End of the Day
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• • • NAUTICAL/history

Eric Jay Dolin
• The Wreck of the Mentor:
A True Story of Death, Despair
& Deliverance in the Age of Sail
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Peggy Townsend
• The Botanist's Assistant
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FICTION/shakespearean

Christopher Moore
• Fool
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Wild Robot
directed by Chris Sanders
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Lost Subs: Disaster at Sea
written & produced
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FOLK

Eric Brace
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• Circle & Square
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • FOLK/scots-
americana

Malcolm MacWatt
• Dark Harvest
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • COMICS/history

The Battle of Gettysburg
by Michael Burgan
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • PIRATES/4 kids

Laura Leuck
• I Love My Pirate Papa,
illustrated by Kyle M. Stone
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Melinda Long
• How I Became a Pirate &
Pirates Don't Change Diapers,
illustrated by David Shannon
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

Glass Onion
directed by Rian Johnson
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Reborn, aka
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • CELTIC

Chivalrous Crickets
• No Pence to Spend
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• • • BLUES

Brother John
• Black Crow
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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• • • FICTION/ghostly

Seanan McGuire
• Sparrow Hill Road
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Ian Friel
• Breaking Seas, Broken
Ships: People, Shipwrecks
& Britain 1854-2007
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • SUPERHEROES/dc

Injustice: Gods Among
Us Year Five, Vol. 3
by Brian Buccellato
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

Fangs of the Living Dead
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directed by Amando de Ossorio
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• • • FIDDLE/celtic

Nerea the Fiddler
• Off the Beaten Path
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• • • FICTION/nautical

James L. Haley
• The Shores of Tripoli
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Elana Michelson
• Part of the Solution
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • ETIQUETTE/modern

Stephanie Pierson
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• What to Do [When No
One Has a Clue]: Advice
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... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • GRAPHIC/parenting

Kids are Still Weird:
And More Observations
from Parenthood
by Jeffrey Brown
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

Hangar 18
directed by
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Charlie Musselwhite
• Look Out Highway
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• • • FICTION/horror

Christopher Golden
• The Night Birds
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Paul Doiron
• Storm Tide
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FOLKLORE/welsh

Aaron Shepard
• The Mountain of Marvels:
A Celtic Tale of Magic
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/dc

Harley Quinn #2:
Power Outage
by Amanda Connor
& Jimmy Palmiotti
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

The Crypt
directed by
Craig McMahon
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • COUNTRY

Colter Wall
• Memories & Empties
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• • • FICTION/historical

Wayne Turmel
• The Deserter
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FICTION/siblings

Jennifer E. Smith
• Fun for the Whole Family
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • MUSIC/history

Olapeju Simoyan
• I Played My Best for Him!
The Inspiring Stories Behind
the Little Drummer Boy &
Other Christmas Favorites
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • GRAPHIC NOVEL

Harlem
by Mikael
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

Wallace & Gromit:
Vengeance Most Fowl
directed by Nick Park
& Merlin Crossingham
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Dead Teenagers
directed by
Chris LaMartina
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FOLK

Jesse Appelman
• Where We Go
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• • • FICTION/fantasy

Molly O'Neill
• Greenteeth
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • HISTORY/nautical

Colin Woodard
• The Republic of Pirates
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • SUPERHEROES/dc

Injustice: Gods Among
Us Year Five, Vol. 2
by Brian Buccellato
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Song Sung Blue
directed by Craig Brewer
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

Metal Tornado
directed by Gordon Yang
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • NEW AGE/jazz

Paul Winter
• Horn of Plenty
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• • • HISTORY/nautical

David Grann
• The Wager: A Tale of
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• • • MEMOIR

Daniel Stern
• Home & Alone
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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• • • CINEMA

47 Meters Down
directed by
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Alone in the Dark
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• • • FICTION/nautical

Chris Durbin
• Carlisle & Holbrooke
#17: Red Gold
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/arthurian

Sarah Zettel
• In Camelot's Shadow
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • MEMOIR/audio

Diane Keaton
• Then Again
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • COMICS/superhero

Captain America:
Operation Rebirth
by Mark Waid
& Ron Garney
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

8 Million Dollars
directed by
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • YULE/folk

Sofia Talvik
• Wrapped in Paper
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• • • YULE/jazz

Brian Sumner
• Christmas
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• • • PERFORMANCE

Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon:
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• • • FICTION/nordic

James L. Nelson
• The Norsemen Saga
#12: Land of the Wolf
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FOLKLORE/cryptids

Jessica Freeburg
& Natalie Fowler
• Monsters of the Northeast:
True Tales of Bigfoot, Vampires,
and Other Legendary Creatures
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Jack of Fables
#2: Jack of Hearts
by Bill Willingham,
Matthew Sturges
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

John Carter
directed by
Andrew Stanton
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Wild Country
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• As review CDs go,
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• • • FICTION/nautical

David Donachie
• John Pearce #18:
Droits of the Crown
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/horror

Jacy Morris
• One-Shot
... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.

• • • SUPERHEROES/dc

Injustice: Gods Among
Us Year Five, Vol. 1
by Brian Buccellato
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

The Sandman (Season 2)
directed by Jamie Childs
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Death of a Ghost Hunter
directed by Sean Tretta
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • BLUEGRASS/folk

The Burnett Sisters Band
• Easy Come, Easy Go
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• • • FICTION/historical

Millie Bobby Brown
• Nineteen Steps
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Ann Cleeves
• The Killing Stones
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • COMICS/marvel

Ms. Marvel:
Monster Smash
by Brian Reed
& Aaron Lopresti
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Kaos
created by Charlie Covell
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Night of the Creeps
directed by Fred Dekker
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • BLUES

Dave Keyes
• Two Trains
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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• • • FICTION/nordic

James L. Nelson
• The Norsemen Saga
#11: The Narrow Seas
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • SUPERHEROES/dc

Injustice: Gods Among
Us Year Four, Vol. 2
by Brian Buccellato, Tom
Taylor & various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Fantastic Four:
First Steps
directed by Matt Shakman
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Where Have All
the People Gone
directed by John
Llewellyn Moxey
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FOLK/bluegrass

Alison Krauss
& Union Station
• Arcadia
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • SCOTTISH/fiddle

John Turner
• A Giant in His Field
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • FICTION/historical

Dan Jones
• Essex Dogs #3:
Lion Hearts
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • NONFICTION/survival

Joshua Piven &
David Borgenicht
• The Worst-Case Scenario
Survival Handbook: Apocalypse
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables: The Good Prince
by Bill Willingham
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Springsteen: Deliver
Me from Nowhere
directed by Scott Cooper
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

The Innkeepers
directed by Ti West
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FOLK/trad

Steve Howell
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• Know You from Old
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- Maya Angelou

• • • FICTION/YA-mystery

Paul Cicchini
• The Central
Park Irregulars
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • BIOGRAPHY/political

Robert B. Reich
• Coming Up Short: A
Memoir of My America
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • COMICS/smash

Hulk: Red Hulk
by Jeph Loeb &
Ed McGuinness
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

The Thursday Murder Club
directed by Chris Columbus
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

Blood Surf
aka Krocodylus
directed by
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... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • COUNTRY

Brennen Leigh
• Don't You Ever
Give Up on Love
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• • • CELTIC/rock

Smoky Finish
• Tune the Speed
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • BIOGRAPHY/art

Sue Roe
• Hidden Portraits: Six Women
Who Shaped Picasso's Life
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • FOLKLORE/ghosts

Scott D. Butcher
& Dinah Roseberry
• Spooky York,
Pennsylvania
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables: Sons
of the Empire
by Bill Willingham
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Prime Evil
directed by
Roberta Findlay
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• • • CELTIC/instrumental

Nathan Gourley, Joey
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• Copley Street 2
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• • • FICTION/gothic

Roger Zelazny
• A Night in the
Lonesome October
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • SUPERHEROES/dc

Injustice: Gods Among
Us Year Four, Vol. 1
by Brian Buccellato
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• • • CINEMA

Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
directed by
Tim Burton
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Rap nawng sayawng
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directed by
Pakphum Wongjinda
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• • • CELTIC/strings

Jocelyn Pettit
& Ellen Gira
• Here to Stay
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COUNTRY

Wesley Hanna
• Magnolia
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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• • • FICTION/nordic

James L. Nelson
• The Norsemen Saga #10:
The Midgard Serpent
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables: Wolves
by Bill Willingham,
Mark Buckingham
& Shawn McManus
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

Lake Dead
directed by
George Bessudo
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• • • FOLK/traditional

Hog-Eyed Man
• Across the Sea
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

• • • CELTIC/instrumental

Laura Risk, with Nicholas
Williams & Rachel Aucoin
• Traverse
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • PERFORMANCE

Take Me Home: The
Music of John Denver,
starring Jim Curry
in Keene, New Hampshire,
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

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• • • IRISH/legends

John Matthews
• Fionn Mac Cumhail:
Champion of Ireland
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • COMICS/dc

Harley Quinn: Preludes
& Knock-Knock Jokes
by Karl Kesel
& Terry Dodson
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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• • • CINEMA

Cabin Fever 2:
Spring Fever
directed by Ti West
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• • • CELTIC

Fig for a Kiss
• Wherever You Go
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• • • FICTION/nautical

David Donachie
• John Pearce #17:
A Troubled Course
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/mystery

Margaret Mizushima
• Timber Creek K-9
Mystery #10: Dying Cry
... reviewed by John Lindermuth.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables: Arabian
Nights (& Days)
by Bill Willingham, Mark
Buckingham & Jim Fern
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Fatal Pulse
directed by Anthony
J. Christopher
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • BLUES/bluegrass

Mud Morganfield
• Deep Mud
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

Ralph Stanley II &
the Clinch Mountain Boys
• Rollin' on Rubber Wheels
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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• • • FICTION/nordic

James L. Nelson
• The Norsemen Saga
#9: Kings & Pawns
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/life

Howard Reiss
• After Woodstock
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • COMICS/marvel

Wolverine: The
Jungle Adventure
by Walter Simonson
& Michael Mignola
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Vampire Effect,
aka The Twins Effect,
aka Chin Gei Bin
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• • • NATURE/ambient

Martina Testen
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• Nokturno
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• • • FICTION/fantasy

Rachel Hartman
• Among Ghosts
... reviewed by C. Nathan Coyle.

• • • FICTION/fantasy

Rachel Gillig
• The Stonewater Kingdom
#1: The Knight & the Moth
... reviewed by Lisa Elliott Blaschke.

• • • COMICS/mythic

Fables #6:
Homelands
by Bill Willingham
& various artists
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Fatal Flood
directed by Chana
Gazit & David Steward
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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• • • FOLK/country

Danny Burns
• Southern Sky
... reviewed by Jerome Clark.

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• • • NATURE/birding

Dan Rouse
• How to Attract
Birds to Your Yard
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

• • • FICTION/with a dog

Anne Youngson
• The Narrowboat Summer
... reviewed by Corinne H. Smith.

• • • COMICS/toxic

Twitchland
by Tim Mulligan
& Pyrink
... reviewed by Tom Knapp.

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- Steven Spielberg

• • • CINEMA

Horror of the
Blood Monsters
directed by Al Adamson
... reviewed by Daniel Jolley.

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