Dear Second Husband: Stories – Susan Finch

Posted on March 4, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   Set in suburban Nashville, Dear Second Husband is an enjoyable short story collection that explores the emotional lives of ordinary people. In these stories, men and women navigate blended families, strained relationships, infidelity, longing, trouble fitting in, and the desire for something more out of life. Some may be romanticizing…

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Hey Yang, Where’s My Thousand Bucks?: And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth – Andrew Yang

Posted on March 1, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung)   If you want to understand the mindset and motivations of entrepreneur-turned-politician Andrew Yang, Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth offers an accessible and surprisingly candid look. The book blends memoir with Yang’s vision for the future of American politics. Yang recounts the process…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson – Tara T. Green

Posted on February 26, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by Ann Onymous ) This book was not the biography I expected. Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) led an incredible life, full of love and activism indeed. This contribution into the oeuvre of African American history is from Dr. Tara T. Green. The biography is very detailed and complete, not just a brief summary of an…

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: This Is the Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism -Don Lemon

Posted on February 21, 2026 by J D Jung

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Racism is a cancer that has been metastasizing throughout this land ever since Columbus showed up. It’s persisted because the right people had the luxury of ignoring it. Not anymore.” In fact, Donald Trump, a blatant racist, forced us to reckon with it. Don Lemon tells readers the choices they must…

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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…

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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. (more…)

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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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