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The Leavers

by Michelle Anne Schingler

The story’s most heartbreaking disclosures are powerful in their indictment of the unrealistic expectations placed upon struggling families. In Lisa Ko’s "The Leavers", departure is sometimes a matter of fleeing, and sometimes a... Read More

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Hollow

by Michelle Anne Schingler

"Hollow" is a work with an animate, vibrant, and awe-inducing core, in which untroubled faith is revealed to be a frequent foil. While Owen Egerton’s "Hollow" begins with a creed—ex-professor Oliver’s declaration that he believes... Read More

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Love and Crime

by Susan Waggoner

Anyone who appreciates supple writing and fine storytelling will enjoy every minute spent reading these stories. Eleven compulsively readable short stories reach beyond the collection’s title in V. S. Kemanis’s "Love and Crime". The... Read More

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What to Do About the Solomons

by Ilyssa Wesche

What To Do About the Solomons is an absorbing debut novel that is resonant with familial dramas, grudges, and love. This literary debut introduces the Solomons in a sprawling, complex family drama that is awash with secrets and and... Read More

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Hidden Ones

by Michelle Anne Schingler

"Hidden Ones" is a compelling and often sensuous portrait of brave individuals who fought to preserve their traditions. In Marcia Fine’s captivating "Hidden Ones", a family of conversos battle to maintain their traditions under the... Read More

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Celestial Mechanics

by Kristen Rabe

This is imaginative work about a man’s quest for true connection. A sprawling, fantastical work about a man’s spiritual journey, "Celestial Mechanics" is the first novel by William Least Heat-Moon, who is well-known for his... Read More

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