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Review: UnClobber by Colby Martin

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:51:05 +0000

Colby Martin’s UnClobber blends personal story with accessible biblical reflection to revisit the six passages most often used in conversations about homosexuality. Without claiming to settle the debate, Martin invites readers to reconsider how these texts are interpreted and to reflect on the real-world impact of those interpretations. Thoughtful, pastoral, and easy to follow, it’s a helpful starting point for anyone navigating the tension between faith, Scripture, and LGBTQ inclusion.

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Review: Without a Clue by Melissa Ferguson (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Melissa Ferguson’s Without a Clue is a rom-com wrapped in a high-seas whodunnit: a luxury book cruise full of bestselling authors, hundreds of fans, and exactly the kind of drama that makes a closed-circle mystery feel inevitable. Penelope “Pip” Dupont is the hyper-competent assistant to renowned mystery author Hugh Griffin, and she’s the one holding […]

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Review: Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:52:00 +0000

Prince Harry’s Spare is a candid memoir about grief, identity, and life inside an institution that is both family and brand. It moves from childhood and the death of his mother, through the whiplash of public life and military service, and into adulthood where love, media pressure, and internal family dynamics push everything to a breaking point. […]

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Review: Source Code by Bill Gates (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:02:38 +0000

In Source Code: My Beginnings, Bill Gates rewinds to the start of his fascination with machines and the long, messy run-up to Microsoft. The book is more personal scrapbook than corporate history: childhood letters from Lakeside, diary entries from Harvard, and frank notes about flunking out of classes because the computer room was more interesting. […]

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Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Full Cast Edition Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:00:24 +0000

I would not describe myself as a Harry Potter superfan, but I have read the entire series in print, watched and rewatched the movies so many times, and listened to both the American audiobook series read by Jim Dale and the British audiobook series read by Stephen Fry. I’ve also watched the other Wizarding World […]

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Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0000

James Clear’s Atomic Habits: Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones is one of the clearest, most actionable books I’ve read on behavior change. The premise is simple: you don’t rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems. […]

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Review: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:44:01 +0000

Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club is a bright, cozy whodunnit set in a retirement community where four friends meet weekly to discuss cold cases. When a real murder lands on their doorstep, their hobby turns into a full-on investigation, and their blend of curiosity, empathy, and quiet competence makes for a surprisingly warm mystery. […]

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Review: Redefining Anxiety by John Delony (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:28:00 +0000

In Redefining Anxiety, John Delony reframes anxiety less as a personal defect and more as a signal that something in our lives is out of alignment. He writes with a steady, encouraging voice, mixing research, counseling insights, and stories that make the book feel more like a conversation than a lecture. The strength of the […]

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Book Review: Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The Rise and Fall of Sierra On-Line by Ken Williams (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:05:00 +0000

I think everyone who grew up playing PC games in the 80s and 90s has a soft spot for Sierra On-Line. From King’s Quest to Space Quest to Leisure Suit Larry, Sierra defined a generation of adventure gaming. But behind the scenes, the company’s story is far from the happy endings of its games. In […]

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Review: Red Dead’s History by Tore C. Olsson (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:19:00 +0000

Professor Tore C. Olsson’s Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past is a smart, accessible blend of cultural criticism and American history. Using Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II as a lens, Olsson explores how the games depict violence, race, labor, and the shifting meaning of “the West” […]

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Review: Christian Body: Modesty and the Bible by Aaron Frost

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:08:30 +0000

What if our gut-level ideas about modesty are more Victorian than biblical? In Christian Body: Modesty and the Bible, Aaron Frost argues that the shame many of us attach to nakedness has more to do with cultural purdah than with Scripture. I opened the book expecting a quick rant; I got a three-part tour through […]

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Review: Being Henry by Henry Winkler (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:27:00 +0000

Henry Winkler’s Being Henry is a warm, candid memoir about fame, insecurity, and the long road toward becoming comfortable in your own skin. Best known as the Fonz from Happy Days, Winkler writes with self-deprecating humor and a surprising amount of vulnerability, tracing his early years, the whirlwind of sudden stardom, and the quieter struggles […]

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Review: A Promise by Amelia Martin (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:46:22 +0000

Amelia Martin’s A Promise: A Sweeping Story of Friendship in WWII is a multi-perspective historical novel that follows several young lives as the war tightens around them. The narrative alternates between friends Elisabeth, Adam, and Hannah, which gives the story a broad, panoramic feel while keeping the emotional stakes personal. The book’s strength is its […]

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Review: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:56:00 +0000

Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures is a quiet, coastal story built around three lives that intersect at a small-town aquarium: Tova, a widowed night janitor carrying a long grief; Cameron, a drifting young man chasing clues about his father; and Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus who is smarter than the humans who feed him. […]

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Review: Elevator Quest by Emmanuel M. Arriaga (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:12:00 +0000

Emmanuel M. Arriaga’s Elevator Quest is a fast-paced fantasy adventure that drops a group of office workers into a deadly, game-like world. What starts as an ordinary workday quickly becomes a survival quest, with the team forced to fight through hostile environments, gain unfamiliar powers, and work together if they want to make it back. […]

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Review: How to Be a Christian Influencer by Jacqulyne Horbrook

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Jacqulyne Horbrook writes with the conviction that influence is not a vanity project but a form of discipleship. In How to Be a Christian Influencer, she makes the case that social media is simply a modern street corner for the Great Commission, and she keeps returning to the same grounding idea: the method changes, the […]

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Review: The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:01:55 +0000

Denise Hunter’s The Second Story Bookshop is a cozy, small-town romance built around grief, legacy, and a complicated second chance. Shelby Thatcher inherits her grandmother’s beloved bookshop—only to discover she must co-run it with Gray Briggs, the ex who broke her heart. That setup blends bookish charm with unresolved tension, and it works. The story […]

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Review: Welcome To The Deep Estate by Kevin Kane (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:44:00 +0000

Kevin Kane’s Welcome To The Deep Estate is a wild mash-up of conspiracy theory, liminal-space horror, and raunchy comedy. John Doe is the son of a doomsday-obsessed dad who raised him to believe the Deep State is real. Then John gets recruited by the Bureau of the Bizarre, and all the “crazy” stuff turns out […]

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Review: I Know I Should Exercise, But… by Diana Hill and Katy Bowman (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:54:03 +0000

Diana Hill and Katy Bowman’s I Know I Should Exercise, But…: 44 Reasons We Don’t Move and How to Get Over Them tackles the exact excuses most of us carry—no time, no motivation, embarrassment, discomfort, screens, or unsupportive environments—and treats them with compassion instead of shame. The premise is simple: the problem is not laziness, […]

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Review: Homeopathy Rising by S. Marjorie Ratliff (Audiobook)

Nate LaClaire — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:15:00 +0000

In Homeopathy Rising: A Deep Introduction to Earth’s Fastest Growing Medicine, author, holistic health practitioner, and educator S. Marjorie Ratliff sets out to answer common questions about homeopathy—an often misunderstood and largely unregulated healthcare system that is nonetheless the second most widely used in the world. Drawing on current scientific research and real-world case stories, […]

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