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Mushroom Rain

by Danielle Ballantyne

Watercolors and digital paints in every hue under the stormy sky are used to tell the story of an underappreciated forest dweller: mushrooms. Dreamy illustrations portray a variety of mushrooms with an eye for detail, and the titular... Read More

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Ruin

by Kristen Rabe

The engrossing short stories of Cara Hoffman’s "Ruin" are at once familiar and otherworldly. These arresting, disorienting stories demand attention, like the “image of a mirror that reflects another mirror.” In one tale, a... Read More

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Country of Origin

by Dontaná McPherson-Joseph

A mother’s shadow looms large in Dalia Azim’s contemplative novel "Country of Origin". Halah is on the brink of adulthood. Her only worries should be finishing school and warding off her parents’ attempts to marry her off. But... Read More

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Oathbound

by Vivian Turnbull

Victoria McCombs’s young adult novel "Oathbound" is filled with danger, romance, and a good dose of piracy. Emme is running out of time. Sick with the same disease that killed her father, her only hope lies in retrieving the Elmber Nut... Read More

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You Are Gods

by Eric Patterson

In his new theological essay collection "You Are Gods", David Bentley Hart issues a rebuttal against the resurgence of the manualist tradition found mainly in the Thomist theology of the Catholic Church. Arguing that the manualist... Read More

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The Secrets We Share

by Ali Ortiz

In Edwin Hill’s novel "The Secrets We Share", love and deception intertwine through murders connected to one family. As a child, Natalie came across her father’s body in the woods. Now a grown woman, Natalie is a police officer, and... Read More

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Souvenirs

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

In Andrew Colarusso and Karen An-hwei Lee’s collaborative story collection "Souvenirs", art begets art. These imaginative stories are inspired by sources including Emily Dickinson’s black cake recipe, a David Bowie song, The Pillow... Read More

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Autonomy

by Eileen Gonzalez

A woman and an AI form a unique bond in Victoria Hetherington’s novel "Autonomy". In the near future: climate change has allowed the United States to take over Canada and impose draconian, conservative measures regulating what citizens... Read More

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