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Stray Our Pieces

Stray Our Pieces

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Gloria Hytner is the protagonist in Jason Graff’s edgy study of a disconsolate woman in a marriage she grows to resent. If it ...

To The Lighthouse

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Ever wondered how a novel would read were it written, without restraint, with the freedom and ferocity of a poem? In her ...

Salt Houses

Salt Houses

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If you've ever built a sand castle in the intertidal zone at the ocean's edge, you know what happens when the tide comes in: ...

Last Night in Granada

Last Night In Granada

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“The magic power of a poem consists in it always being filled with duende.” The narrative in Chris Pellizzarri’s novella, ...

Unreasonable Doubts

Unreasonable Doubts

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The cast of characters in Unreasonable Doubts by Reyna Marder Gentin could have stepped out of a Shakespearean play. Consider ...

Redemption Lake

Redemption Lake

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Redemption Lake by Susan Clayton-Goldner is a mystery that takes place in Tucson, Arizona. High school senior Matt Garrison ...

Under

Under

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I read the prequel to Under a while ago (Signal Failure) and really enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to reading this ...

Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach

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A recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award for A Visit From the Goon Squad, Jennifer ...

Sing, Unburied, Sing

Sing, Unburied, Sing

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To praise Jesmyn Ward’s award-winning lyrical novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, is to share how it makes the reader feel, how it ...

The Last Straw

The Last Straw

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When Jeffrey Phillips, a poor teenager in Chicago, shoots and kills a man in a carjacking gone sideways, Sandra Yanders, a ...

Maisie

Maisie

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Maisie is a story that would appeal to older children and young adults. It's a fantasy adventure that begins in the real ...

The Guest Cat

The Guest Cat

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This is a book I got from a friend as a Christmas present. She knew I love cats and thought I would enjoy it. I did! It's the ...

Punch Escrow

The Punch Escrow

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With a cheeky narrator running the show, The Punch Escrow takes place in the year 2146, set to an 80’s soundtrack, displaying ...

Dark Flash

Dark Flash 2

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Maria Haskins is a poet as well as a fiction writer and I think this gives her a distinct edge when it comes to writing ...

Righteous

Righteous

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With Righteous, Joe Ide has proven that IQ, his first novel, was no fluke. Using the gritty streets of Long Beach, Los ...

Slight Return

Slight Return

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"(Slight Return)" is a collection of short stories and flash fiction that are inspired by music. Some of the story titles are ...

The Thirst

The Thirst

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My father and sister have a strong affinity for Scandinavian authors, the darker the better. Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter ...

Child's Play

Child’s Play

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Child's Play is the 4th in a series of books by Darcia Helle. If you're new to the series, I think you can still enjoy the ...

Some Can Whistle

Some Can Whistle

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When I stumbled across Buffalo Girls on my to-read shelf, Some Can Whistle was stocked beside it—though I have no idea its ...

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