Weekly Review Round-up: Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus

We are thrilled to share reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus.

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Booklist reviewed Motherhood So White by Nefertiti Austin

A moving and necessary corrective to the primarily white narrative on adoption.

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Booklist reviewed Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen

Jensen's passion and techniques come through clearly. This book will find an easy audience in true crime-readers.

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Booklist reviewed Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins

​Perkins (Yale class of 1981) does not sugarcoat history, the 360-degree approach she takes makes Yale Needs Women an engaging, entertaining, thoughtful work of popular history.

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Library Journal reviewed The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt by Andrea Bobotis

A mystery entangled in family secrets and racial tension, this tale will be enjoyed by fans of Southern fiction.

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Booklist reviewed Pretty Guilty Women by Gina Lamanna

A puzzling whodunit with several women vying to take the fall for murder…Pretty Guilty Women will draw in suspense readers.

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Kirkus reviewed Santa Claus Vs. The Easter Bunny written and illustrated by Fred Blunt

A clash between Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny resolves itself in merry collaboration.

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Kirkus reviewed Dear Santa by Susanna Leonard Hill, illustrated by John Joseph

A self-reflective child reaps rewards on Christmas morning…notable.

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Kirkus reviewed Survivors of the Holocaust edited by Kath Shackleton, illustrated by Zane Whittingham

Whittingham's character designs are inventive.

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Publishers Weekly reviewed A Dash of Christmas by Samantha Chase

Chase serves up delicious romance…strong characters, nimble plotting, and mouthwatering food descriptions make this novel an appetizing winner.

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​Publishers Weekly reviewed Longing for a Cowboy Christmas by Leigh Greenwood, Rosanne Bittner, Linda Broday, Margaret Brownley, Anna Schmidt, Amy Sandas

Brimming with holiday magic, this feel-good anthology of historical romance novellas, all centered on the cowboy mystique and second chances, will delight and charm.

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