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June 1, 2021

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published June 1, 2021. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in June 2021.

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Catch the Rabbit

by Kristen Rabe

In Lana Bastašić’s inventive, passionate novel "Catch the Rabbit", childhood friends reunite for a road trip from Bosnia to Vienna. Sara fled Bosnia to build a new life in Dublin with her boyfriend, Michael. Ensconced in an apartment... Read More

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The Kissing Bug

by Susan Waggoner

In "The Kissing Bug", Daisy Hernández recounts watching her aunt die from a little known or understood disease. Years later, Hernández set out to learn more, and entered into a harrowing medical mystery. Hernández’s memories of her... Read More

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Buy Me Love

by Randi Hacker

In Martha Cooley’s novel "Buy Me Love", a woman’s lottery win reveals her complicated relationships with money, family, and art. Ellen and her brother, Win, were raised by a father who was a world-renowned, closeted opera singer, and... Read More

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Radium Girl

by Tanisha Rule

Plain language and straightforward writing make ambiguity the exception instead of the rule in "Radium Girl". In twelve whiplash-fast stories, Sofi Papamarko tackles belonging, grief, delusion, and consent with deftness and unique... Read More

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The Street Belongs to Us

by Karen Rigby

Karleen Pendleton Jiménez vivifies a 1984 Los Angeles summer in "The Street Belongs to Us", a nostalgic novel about friendship and family. Best friends Alex and Wolf thrive on Muscatel Avenue. When a construction project to add... Read More

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The Son of the House

by Eileen Gonzalez

While being held for ransom, two Nigerian women discover a life-changing connection in Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia’s novel "The Son of the House". Nwabulu and Julie have an unlikely friendship. Julie manipulated her way into wealthy... Read More

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They Will Be Coming for Us

by John M. Murray

In the eerie thriller "They Will Be Coming for Us", a new mother combats paranormal forces. In Kim Catanzarite’s thriller "They Will Be Coming for Us", an ancient secret forces a new mother to go to extremes in order to protect her... Read More