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MARTHA'S DAUGHTER

by David Haynes

Haynes’ first collection of stories is a treasure trove of warmth, smarts, and wisdom. Full review >

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KING SORROW

by Joe Hill

At turns spooky and funny, with bits of inside baseball and a swimming pool’s worth of blood. Full review >

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FICTION

THE ROMANCE OF A SHOP

by Amy Levy

How is it that Victorian novels never get old? A lovely addition to the canon. Full review >

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FICTION

WHAT WE CAN KNOW

by Ian McEwan

A philosophically charged tour de force by one of the best living novelists in English. Full review >

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THE BEWITCHING

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Suspenseful and terrifying; Moreno-Garcia hits it out of the park yet again. Full review >

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