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A co-worker recommended Rachel Bach's trilogy to me since she knows I enjoy military SF. And I thank her right now for the suggestion. Fortune's Pawn introduces mercenary soldier Deviana Morris. Devi's ultimate goal is to join the elite special forces of her planetary kingdom, but to do so she can either spend years in the military slogging her way up the ranks, or go mercenary and get the needed bad-ass experience that way. A friend (sometime lover) suggests she get a job on The Glorious Fool, a ship that has seen a lot of action.

Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading some poetry. Throughout the month of April I thought that I would feature some new poetry titles over the whole month of April, doing four posts. So check out part 3 of some of the new and upcoming poetry books listed below.

Very interesting look at the life of Kathleen Kennedy. I knew her name but that was about all before I started reading this biography on the recommendation of a friend. Kick and her brother Joe Jr. had a lot in common as favorites of their father Joseph Kennedy, they both had in many ways a silver spoon existence with a lot given to them materially and in status. But along with that came the pressure to live up to their father’s expectations, and yet somehow also establish themselves as individuals. And World War II gave them both the chance to do so.

Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading some poetry. Throughout the month of April I thought that I would feature some new poetry titles over the whole month, doing four posts. Poetry isn't everyone's cup of tea, but you never know, there may be a poetry book out there for you. So check out part 2 of some of the new and upcoming poetry books listed below.