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THE QUEEN OF THE NIGHT

by Alexander Chee

Richly researched, ornately plotted, this story demands, and repays, close attention. Full review >

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THE TRAVELING HORNPLAYER

by Barbara Trapido

Trapido blithely analyzes her people’s sometimes disastrous comings and goings in a bittersweet, often very sexy romance... Full review >

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SMALL ISLAND

by Andrea Levy

An enthralling tour de force that animates a chapter in the history of empire. This is Levy’s fourth novel, but first U.S.... Full review >

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