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"i arrogantly recommend..." #76 is a column of small press reviews written by Tom Bowden featuring important but overlooked gems being published....

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Sept. 8: Josh Malerman book launch at Ant Hall

Josh Malerman and the Wow Town players will be presenting the national release of Malerman's new novel: Pictures of You on Thursday, Sept. 8,  doors open at 6:30pm play begins at 7pm followed by a book signing at Ant Hall in Hamtramck....

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Russia: Past, Present, and Future by Tom Bowden

Poverty, arbitrary law, physical and emotional abuse, fatalism, argumentativeness, alcoholic men prone to violence, and women and children at the mercy of volatile men: no one characteristic is unique to Russian culture, but in the aggregate recurrence as topics in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction ov...

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Tins, Tureens & Teapots by Nancy J. Rodwan

The Heart-Shaped Tin: Love, Loss, and Kitchen Objects by Bee Wilson – Available in paper November 3, 2026 Bee Wilson takes readers on a journey involving every human emotion possible through stories embedded in the kitchen tools that hold great meaning and are held dear by their owners. “...

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