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Nature and Necessity

by Karen Rigby

It’s not the ones who fight the hardest who survive, but the ones who learn to steer clear of fighting at all. In Tariq Goddard’s comedy of manners, "Nature and Necessity", Petula Montague rules her adult children as only a... Read More

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The Asylum of Dr. Caligari

by Rachel Jagareski

Morrow savagely satirizes geopolitics and war-mongering elites in this linguistically playful comic fantasy. World Fantasy Award winner James Morrow’s latest novel is a savagely witty riff on the classic silent film, The Cabinet of Dr.... Read More

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The Life She Was Given

by Karen Rigby

The circus becomes both a refuge for Depression-era misfits and a site for additional cruelty. Ellen Marie Wiseman gathers potent Gothic elements in The Life She was Given to examine the impact of child abuse across generations. A... Read More

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See What I Have Done

by Meg Nola

"See What I Have Done" enters the murder house and, with quiet intensity, creates a memorable place of horror. Sarah Schmidt’s novel "See What I Have Done" revisits the notorious Lizzie Borden murders, weaving finely crafted fiction... Read More

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Empire of Glass

by Karen Rigby

"Empire of Glass" is a study in contrasts and a provocative labyrinth. "Empire of Glass" is the visceral tale of an American exchange student, Lao K, who is entrusted with her Chinese host mother Li-Ming’s notebook after her death. Lao... Read More

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Found Audio

by Shana Creaney

"Found Audio" is a philosophical exploration of humanity, ambition, and the quest for knowledge that exists within us all. "Found Audio", by N.J. Campbell, is a novel comprising a series of letters and transcriptions, forcing a state of... Read More

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