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Posted on: April 10, 2023

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

On Earth We re Briefly Gorgeous

by Ocean Vuong

Reviewed by Linda:A faculty member in the UMass MFA Program and recently named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow, Ocean Vuong earned comparisons to Emily Dickinson with his first book, a collection of poetry. For his second, he turned to autobiographi...

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Posted on: March 10, 2023

Black Chalk

Black Chalk

by Christopher J. Yates

One game. Six students. Five survivors. It was only ever meant to be a game played by six best friends in their first year at Oxford University; a game of consequences, silly forfeits, and childish dares. But then the game changed: ...

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Posted on: February 9, 2023

Crying in H Mart

Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

by Michelle Zauner

From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her ow...

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Posted on: January 6, 2023

Payback's a Witch

Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper

by Lana Harper

The witch is back and ready for revenge with a little help from her friends in this fresh, sizzling rom-com by Lana Harper. Emmy Harlow is a witch but not a very powerful one – in part because she hasn't been home to the m...

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Posted on: December 6, 2022

A Master of Djinn

A Master of Djinn

by P. Djèlí Clark

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn. Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha'arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of A...

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Posted on: December 6, 2022

Severance

Severance by Ling Ma

by Ling Ma

After an epidemic causes most New Yorkers to flee, Candace Chen stays behind and continues her routine: going to work, getting paid, and blogging about the deserted city. Eventually, though, Candace will have to leave – putting her at ...

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Posted on: December 6, 2022

Migrations

Migrations

by Charlotte McConaghy

Franny Stone has always been a wanderer. By following the ocean's tides and the birds that soar above, she can forget the losses that have haunted her life. But when the wild she so loves begins to disappear, Franny can no l...

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