Return to Dixie by Truscott Jones

Truscott Jones delivers a potent reimagined history of the United States in Return to Dixie, echoing and exploring the stark divides that still sunder America today.  In this startling vision of the past and present, Lincoln was assassinated before his inauguration, the Civil War never occurred, and the Confederacy persists into modern times, as does [...]…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2026/03/return-to-dixie-by-truscott-jones/

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How to Break a Girl by Amanda Sung

A vulnerably told story of three soulmates making their way in a world far from home, How to Break a Girl: Whatever doesn't break you makes you write a novel about it by Amanda Sung is a striking and original novel about the balance between assimilation and identity. Three Asian-Canadian immigrants - the endearingly awkward [...]…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2026/02/how-to-break-a-girl-by-amanda-sung/

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A Girl Like You by John T. Lucas

A dramatic work of contemporary fiction set against the seductive and sinister streets of Las Vegas, A Girl Like You by John T. Lucas follows two old friends, James and Erik, as they attempt to escape for a weekend, but instead find themselves adrift in a sea of dangerous decisions. Erik's marriage is falling…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/12/a-girl-like-you-by-john-t-lucas/

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Review: MIJO: We Bend, Not Break by Francisco Castillo

A stirring portrait of the immigrant tradition in America and the burdens of memory that can bury us, MIJO: We Bend, Not Break by Francisco Castillo is an absorbing tale of resilience and reinvention. Capturing the…
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Hollywood Shadows by Frank C. Senia

The loyalty of muscle and the strength of family are put to the test in Hollywood Shadows by Frank C. Senia, an emotive first-person drama about the lines we refuse to cross. Growing up with a brutal father and an overwhelmed mother, Billy and his twin brother Rickey sprang from rough soil, but never lost…
https://www.selfpublishingreview.com/2025/05/hollywood-shadows-by-frank-c-senia/

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