Fiction

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“Unique and unsparing, this novel is ultimately a glorious amalgamation of genres and mediums, expanding what we know of art and the toll it takes to create.”

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“Lincoln Michel is an excellent writer, for sure, but no matter how well written, the narrator of this book is so inept and obviously mentally unwell that it can be off-putting to the reade

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“Alex Foster presents readers with an accelerating Earth whose spin increases day by day. So far, so good.”

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We, the Casertas, a picaresque novel by the late Argentinian writer Aurora Venturini, reads like a travelogue of grievances.

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“a smooth, rich mystery that will entertain on every one of its 580 pages. Settle in for a cleverly constructed plot.”

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“Trust Paul Vidich, a powerful and seasoned author of this genre, to tie the rot and losses of both the former espionage assignments and the current ‘small favor’ to the grief that continue

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"A lovely exploration of how much listening matters . . ."

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"an insightful and beautifully interwoven story that asks how much is inevitable and how much we can control in our lives"

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The performing arts are important to Martha Toll’s fiction. It is not only art that carries emotions and ideas—they are infused in the lives of the artists.

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“Let me in there!” Krystal elbows me out of the way and starts mashing buttons with both hands, a random and rapid fire game of Whac-A-Mole, and the controls beep as an alarm goes off somewhere abo

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“Because of its surface horror, this novel will send a zing of terror through the reader . . .”

Cora Zeng is a woman haunted by ghosts and a serial killer.

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“Families, secrets, and hidden desires loom large in this excellent collection.”

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“Katherine Moss has several cozy mysteries to her name, and her experience has brought her many fans. Bait and Swiss will certainly add to her fan base.”

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“They say that moving on is part of life. I knew that to be true, but it didn’t mean it was easy.”

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Bearer of Bad News is Elisabeth Dini’s first novel and it’s a doozy. Well-written, with sharply drawn characters and a fascinating plot, . . .”

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“a fascinating novel about social media, fake and real friendships, family ties, and deceptions.”

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Heartwood explores the many components of what a hunt for a missing person entails, pulling all the threads of the multiple facets of the investigation together to tell a fascinat

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“What lingers is Lalami’s indisputable prescience—the book confronts us with our fears of occupying a society as indifferent as it is arbitrary . . .”

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“An intriguing story set in one of the world’s most romantic cities, the novel expertly cuts between characters, building up suspense . . .”

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“Some things seem predictable, after they have happened, when before they might have seemed unlikely.”

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“The pacing is impressive, the dialogue and twists highly satisfying, and by the time Stark himself is unraveling, it’s all too clear why.”

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Audition raises profound questions about human relationships. . . . examines how we perform for, communicate with, and read and misread one another. . . .

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Not only will the time period of Suka’s Farm connect children to their elders, but its setting provides a meaningful platform for conversations about empathy, her

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Terrified horses frozen in Lake Ladoga all winter, until the thaw begins . . . Starved Russian dogs strapped with explosives that detonate when the animals run under German tanks . . .

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