Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America – Eugene Robinson

Posted on February 16, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) With the teaching of Black History being eliminated in many school districts, journalist Eugene Robinson is demonstrating its relevance and importance in his new book, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America. Through deep research, he was able to reconstruct his own family’s history, starting with his great-great-grandfather in South…

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Sign of the Cross: A Religious Conspiracy Thriller – Glenn Cooper

Posted on February 13, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Sign of the Cross is a gripping religious thriller that blends suspense, historical conspiracy, and theological intrigue. Calvin Donovan, a Harvard Divinity School professor who wrote a book on the history of Stigmata, was asked by the Vatican to travel to Rome to determine whether a young Italian priest, Padre Gio,…

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Dollartorium – Ron Pullins

Posted on February 10, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   What begins as a humble, self-sufficient life running a Kansas corn dog stand turns into a sharp, darkly comic satire of greed, hustle culture, and America’s obsession with easy wealth. (more…)

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The Copywriter – Daniel Poppick

Posted on February 5, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) A witty, morally bracing portrait of an artist adrift in Trump-era America, where poetry, precarity, and conscience collide. (more…)

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The Cut Line – Carolina Pihelgas (Translated from the Estonian by Darcy Hurford)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Liine, an Estonian woman in her early thirties, just wants to take control of her life in The Cut Line. (more…)

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Seventy Times Seven: A True Story of Murder and Mercy – Alex Mar

Posted on January 30, 2026 by J D Jung

(reviewed by Ann Onymous ) What can you not forgive? Who should be forgiven? (more…)

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Room 23: A Secret Service Agent’s Story of Espionage and Intrigue -Sean Quarmby

Posted on January 25, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch)   If you like thrillers written by those who have ‘walked the talk,’ then ROOM 23 by ex-Secret Service Agent, Sean Quarmby, may be for you. (more…)

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HUMAN AGAIN: In the AI Age – J.D. Macpherson

Posted on January 20, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Since I started reading Human Again, I’ve been completely nerding out on ChatGPT—and I love it! (more…)

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Job Junky – Rudy Ridolfo

Posted on January 17, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “What the hell d’you know about workin’? You were in the movie business.” (more…)

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The Ferryman and His Wife – Frode Grytten, translated from the Norwegian by Alison McCullough

Posted on January 12, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Ferryman Nils Vik has spent decades carrying people across the fjord. Widowed for many years and the father of two grown daughters, he wants this crossing to be his last day on earth or sea. (more…)

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