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Karma of the Sun

by Jeana Jorgensen

In the aftermath of six nuclear explosions, the world is in a state of devastation. In Brandon Ying Kit Boey’s science fiction novel "Karma of the Sun", the threat of a seventh explosion looms—unless the reincarnated Lama child can... Read More

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Lulu the Beaver

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Onomatopoeic lines and bright bursting colors relay the story of a little beaver who wants to do more than merely chomp wood. She loves the rhythms of the world and cherishes her forest neighbors—but she also dreams in color and yearns... Read More

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The Thorn Puller

by Eileen Gonzalez

In Hiromi Ito’s novel "The Thorn Puller", a woman cares for her aging relatives across two continents while trying to maintain a life of her own. In Japan, Ito’s parents rely on her to provide them care as their health fails.... Read More

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Motherland

by Meg Nola

Melissa Thompson’s enticing Jamaican-inspired cookbook "Motherland" combines a solemn history of the Caribbean island nation with notes about its delicious food and spirited reputation. The daughter of a Jamaican father and Maltese... Read More

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Sweet, Young, & Worried

by Matt Sutherland

Spoken word poetry asks for something quite rare among contemporary poets: a willingness to crawl out of the writing cave to stand on stage and perform. Fearless Blythe Baird creates her written work teeming with sound and rhythm,... Read More

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Alone in the House of My Heart

by Matt Sutherland

We reckon that nine generations in Appalachia is long enough for a place to get in the bones of a family, and that kinheritance has marked Kari Gunter-Seymour with an intuitive feel for one of America’s most isolated and peculiar... Read More

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