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Murder in the Grand Bazaar

by Leah Block

A knowledgeable professor is thrust into a murder investigation in the information-rich novel "Murder in the Grand Bazaar". In Miles Nilsson Fowler’s novel "Murder in the Grand Bazaar", a murder involving early Christian history leads... Read More

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The Default World

by Bella Moses

Naomi Kanakia’s sparkling novel "The Default World" exposes the shaky foundations of community, love, and found family in post-capitalist San Francisco. After being cast out by her conservative Indian parents and struggling to build a... Read More

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Jamie

by Ali Ortiz

In L. D. Lapinski’s affirming novel "Jamie", a fight for gender equality leads to greater community understanding. In Jamie’s hometown, there are two middle schools to choose from: one for boys and one for girls. But Jamie is... Read More

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The Shabti

by Isabella Zhou

A former confidence man confronts a haunted ancient Egyptian artifact while running from his past in Megaera C. Lorenz’s novel "The Shabti". Dashiel, a former fraudulent medium, makes a meager living holding shows revealing his former... Read More

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The Last Syrian

by Erika Harlitz Kern

The freedom to live life on its own terms is at stake in Omar Youssef Souleimane’s novel "The Last Syrian", about the Arab Spring in Syria. When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in desperation over the situation in his native... Read More

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Cecilia

by Jenna Lefkowitz

K-Ming Chang’s "Cecilia" is a surreal novella about the intense, intoxicating memories that surface when an outcast reencounters her childhood best friend. In childhood, Seven’s friendship with Cecilia was passionate to the point of... Read More

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