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The Faction

by Mari Carlson

In the haunting dystopian novel "The Faction", a pandemic survivor is forced to reckon with deep economic inequality. In Kimberly R. Hill’s future-set novel "The Faction", a pandemic survivor is adopted by people from her father’s... Read More

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Stone and Shadow

by Mari Carlson

In Burhan Sönmez’s literary novel "Stone and Shadow", an Istanbul cemetery is the site of loves lost, recast, and reunited. In the 1930s, a traveling flutist introduces an orphaned street musician, Avdo, to a gravestone carver. Avdo... Read More

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A Moment of Life

by Mari Carlson

An unwitting couple becomes privy to others’ covert plans for their matrimony in the pert allegorical novel "A Moment of Life". In Pavel Mahdjik’s allegorical novel "A Moment of Life", newlyweds get to know each other as they learn... Read More

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Mooneyes

by Mari Carlson

In the celebratory novel "Mooneyes", love thrives in the face of mental illness. Eric Le Blanc’s novel "Mooneyes" follows the trials and triumphs of a woman who is bipolar. Growing up in Arkansas, Tracy is known for her boundless... Read More

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The View from Half Dome

by Mari Carlson

In Jill Caugherty’s novel "The View from Half Dome", a girl makes plans to fills the void left by her father and sister. Isabel moves into a rundown apartment in Depression-era San Francisco with her mother and her sister, Audrey. Her... Read More

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