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Sometimes the Girl

by Aimee Jodoin

In Jennifer Mason-Black’s lyrical novel "Sometimes the Girl", a despondent young writer goes on an “archaeological study” in the attic of a dying Pulitzer winner. To save for a trip to New Zealand with the ex-girlfriend she still... Read More

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Milktooth

by Bella Moses

Jaime Burnet’s delicate, striking novel "Milktooth" chronicles the horrors of abuse and the life-giving power of friendships and found family. When Sorcha meets dashing, butch Chris, she wants to create a family with her. The two dream... Read More

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Shadow Wars

by John M. Murray

In Sherrilyn Kenyon, Hinako Hishinuma, and Madaug Hishinuma’s thrilling novel The Secret War, a boy learns the true fate of his family while facing great evil. Ryuichi grew up feeling ignored and invisible despite the lineage of his... Read More

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The Tiny Things Are Heavier

by Karen Rigby

An immigrant contends with alienation and love in Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo’s spirited novel "The Tiny Things Are Heavier". Nigerian Sommy is a graduate student in Iowa, though she’s ambivalent about the virtues of the American... Read More

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Drought

by Leah Block

In Scott Alexander Hess’s pastoral novel "Drought", an isolated man inherits a farm and learns about the estranged relative who left it to him. When Parnell, an aimless orphan, inherits a tobacco farm from his Uncle Willy, he moves to... Read More

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