Fiction

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The Museum of Modern Love, by Australian writer Heather Rose, is a meditation on love and creativity.

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“How the End First Showed is not merely a collection of Nigerian poems, it is an effort to forge transnational literature.”

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“The scope of this brilliantly imagined story is breathtaking. In it we cross dimensions and enter worlds never before seen . . .”

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In Paula Daly’s new mystery, Open Your Eyes her protagonist, Jane Campbell is a wife, a mother, and a would-be author. The first page of the story is a rejection letter . . .

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“miraculously, out these broken lives and troubled minds emerged the glory and beauty that is the science fiction genre.”

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Mary Higgins Clark readers know exactly what they are going to get.

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Exemplary Departures by Gabrielle Wittkop brings together four stories of inevitable death. Written with a Ms.

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Jeeves and the King of Clubs is an experience not to be missed, a rollicking satire of stiff upper lips and gentlemanly capers in which even the title is a play on words.”

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“Set in the midst of one of the darkest moments of human history, between the horrors of Nazism and Stalinist Communism, this book not only portrays an attempt to find meaning and comfort t

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“Jennifer Estep’s engaging style and a perfect balance of action and intrigue make this a strong first installment of a promising new fantasy series.”

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“Who wouldn’t want to invent a unique dog with a Komondor head, a Dachshund middle, finished off with a Great Dane rear end?”

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“A new generation of aspiring novelists would do well to read Oakley Hall’s work with all the care and attention to detail it deserves.

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“Where the paintings lurk unfinished and revealing, Killing Commendatore is over-written and obtuse. Murakami has written far better books than this one.

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Abbott is enormously enjoyable. The occult plot is a touch hokey, but Elena makes the journey worthwhile. Her story is one long fight.

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“This outstanding picture book invites multiple readings and will be a delight for aspiring detectives.”

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“A fine read, memorable and satisfying in its dark tangles and solutions.”

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Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King straddles the line between book and art object.

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“a love song, not to certainty, but to possibility. Philosophical and thought-provoking, Extinctions will remain with you long after the last page.”

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“Nancy Richardson Fischer deserves high praise for her well-researched and endearing novel.

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"Hallinan is easily one of the most entertaining crime writers in the business today."

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echoes of Cormac McCarthy’s eerie, early Appalachian writing.”

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“Rule masterfully navigates a series of difficult storytelling forms and tropes to emerge as a cohesive, compelling, and fast-paced fantasy adventure.”

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“Franklin and Luna Go to the Moon demonstrates the satisfaction of finding out where your roots are, even if they are far, far away.”

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In Guridi’s book, The King of Nothing, the very clever Mimo the First rules over his imaginary kingdom with all the pride and fervor he can muster.

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“Belcher’s writing is at its best when he stretches into hallucinogenic or mystical contexts, where reality and logic break down.”

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