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Bengal Hound

by Eileen Gonzalez

Grieving lovers navigate mental illness and political upheaval in Rahad Abir’s novel "Bengal Hound". East Pakistan in the late 1960s is an impoverished place marked by unrest, but life continues on, for better and for worse. Mere days... Read More

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The Liberators

by Eileen Gonzalez

A Korean family learns to live with their difficult history in E. J. Koh’s novel "The Liberators". Insuk and her newborn son, Henry, left Korea in the early 1980s to join her husband in California. But Korea will never leave them... Read More

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Picturing Joy

by Matt Benzing

George Lange’s emotive, retrospective photography collection "Picturing Joy" captures the personalities of his subjects. In one exuberant image, a group of young African refugees plays on the beach, their likenesses caught mid-leap.... Read More

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The Ferris Wheel

by Danielle Ballantyne

Painterly illustrations track the parallel stories of two families in this picture book about the pain of leaving home and the hope of brighter days. A mother warns her son to be careful of road construction as they head to a carnival;... Read More

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Bones & Honey

by Catherine Thureson

The evocative prayers collected in Danielle Dulsky’s Bones & Honey invite contemplation and transformation. Across thirteen sections devoted to archetypes and corresponding themes (the Heathen Queen represents empowerment; the Bone... Read More

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