{"id":1274,"date":"2012-02-27T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T15:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2022-03-15T10:18:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:18:06","slug":"recent-books-by-hollins-authors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollins.edu\/magazine\/recent-books-by-hollins-authors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Books by Hollins Authors: Winter 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Calli<\/em><\/div>\n
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Jessica Anderson M.A. \u201904<\/strong>
\nMilkweed Editions, 2011
\n\u201cFunny, moving, and emotionally rich, Calli <\/em>is a portrait of an endearing young woman caught between adolescence and adulthood, striving to do the right thing even when all of her options seem wrong.\u201c
\n\u2014From the publisher<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Six Directions<\/em><\/div>\n
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Jenn Blair M.A. \u201903<\/strong>
\nAnaphora Literary Press, 2011<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Mule<\/em><\/div>\n
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Tony D\u2019Souza M.A. \u201998<\/strong>
\nMariner Books, 2011
\n\u201cFrom an award-winning \u2019savvy storyteller\u2019 comes a page-turning, zeitgeist-capturing novel of a young couple who turn to drug trafficking to make it through the recession. Absorbing and timely, Mule perfectly captures the anxieties of plunging into the criminal world and of being a young person in a moment when the American dream you never had to believe in suddenly vanishes from the menu.\u201c
\n\u2014Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Beach Rental<\/em><\/div>\n
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Grace Greene \u201976<\/strong>
\nTurquoise Morning Press, 2011
\n\u201cMs. Greene\u2019s debut novel is stunning in both depth of content and characterization\u2026 This is a sweet romance, but packed with emotion. Faith plays a major role in bringing the protagonists to their own thrilling fulfillment, yet it\u2019s done in a delightful, non-preachy way. Greene has developed multiple layers in her wonderful story: tender romance, emotion, great pacing and superb characterization. Kudos to Greene in her stunning debut. She is definitely an author to watch.\u201d
\n\u2014S. Barrett, Amazon Vine Reviewer<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Fortune Teller Miracle Fish<\/em><\/div>\n
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Cathryn Hankla \u201980, M.A. \u201982<\/strong>
\nMichigan State University Press, 2011
\n\u201cMiracle Fish is a revelation. You will recognize the characters and the stories. They are exotic only in their familiarity. It\u2019s almost titillating to read tales so intimate, like literary eavesdropping sanctioned by the author. If reality shows contained an ounce of reality, this is what they\u2019d look like on paper.\u201c
\n\u2014Jenny Block, Huffington Post<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Sunrise on the Battery<\/em><\/div>\n
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Beth Webb Jelks Hart \u201993<\/strong>
\nThomas Nelson, 2011
\n\u201cSunrise on the Battery<\/em> is a beautiful story of discovery and rebirth, of changing gears in mid-stride, and trusting in God\u2019s guidance. Hart describes in exacting detail the fine bones of her hometown, peopling it
\nwith characters you care about and want to root for, and who you will find yourself cheering for at the startling conclusion.\u201c
\n\u2014Karen White, author of The Beach Trees<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Building Stories<\/em><\/div>\n
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Isabel Hill \u201973<\/strong>
\nStar Bright Books, 2011
\n\u201dNew York photographer Isabel Hill\u2019s Building Stories captures fanciful details of city architecture that open kids\u2019 eyes to the often unseen marvels of their hometown. Charming couplets make the connection between the detail and the building\u2019s purpose crystal clear: \u2019Lions, monkeys and elephants, to name a few\/Of the characters on these buildings of a famous zoo.\u2019\u201d
\n\u2014Time Out Kids NY<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Misha, Me, and Wittgenstein<\/em><\/div>\n
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Tom Huey M.A. \u201974<\/strong>
\nXlibris, Corp., 2011<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Soul Inheritance<\/em><\/div>\n
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Honey Amber Hutson \u201907<\/strong>
\nBlack Rose Writing, 2011<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Walking Home to Rosie Lee<\/em><\/div>\n
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Alexandria LaFaye M.A. \u201998<\/strong>
\nCinco Punto Press, 2011
\n\u201cSet at the end of the Civil War, this account of a freed slave boy\u2019s search for his mother is distinguished by a vivid narrative voice and page-turning suspense.\u201c
\n\u2014Publisher\u2019s Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Friends in High Places<\/em><\/div>\n
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Katie Letcher Lyle \u201959<\/strong>
\nBarringer Publishing, 2011
\n\u201cLyle is the consummate guide and chronicler as she takes readers on adventures in which the dead literally come alive to inform, teach, and enlighten. Friends in High Places<\/em> will change your perspective on both life and life beyond.\u201c
\n\u2014From the publisher<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Grandma of the Glades<\/em><\/div>\n
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Marya Repko \u201964<\/strong>
\nECity Publishing, 2011
\n\u201cThis flavorful biography of Marjory Stoneman Douglas is a primer on the life, times, works and significance of a major figure in southern Florida\u2019s modern history. Bolstered by a generous assortment of black and white photos, Grandma of the Glades<\/em> is a great way to make the acquaintance of this dynamo of a woman.\u201c
\n\u2014Phil Jason, Naples Florida Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Ladies and Gentlemen<\/em><\/div>\n
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Adam Ross M.A. \u201992<\/strong>
\nKnopf, 2011
\n\u201cThe stories in this volume are old-fashioned, almost O. Henryesque tales that point up both Ross\u2019s extraordinary gifts as a writer and the limitations of his willfully bleak view of human nature.\u201c
\n\u2014The New York Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>The Diva Haunts the House<\/em><\/div>\n
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Cristina Ryplansky \u201979<\/strong> (as Krista Davis)
\nBerkley 2011
\n\u201cThe Diva Haunts the House<\/em> shines as brilliantly as cinnamon glaze on an apple spice bundt cake.\u201c
\n\u2014Diane Morasco, Blogcritics<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>What Focus Is<\/em><\/div>\n
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Matthew Spireng M.A. \u201971<\/strong>
\nWordTech Communications, 2011
\n\u201cThis collection of poems continues Spireng\u2019s making of well-crafted poems that reveal the poetry in the events of every day, those apparently ordinary moments when we do and see ourselves and the world around us with extraordinary clarity. Every page of this book contains such moments, crystalized into gems of recognition, surprise, laughter, deep feeling and true understanding, and each page compels the reader to turn to the next page eagerly to see what\u2019s next.\u201c
\n\u2014R.H.W. Dillard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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