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  • INDIE

    A Misplaced Woman

    SEPT. 26, 2016

A Misplaced Woman

by Marcy Heidish

A collection that beautifully finds the holy in the eccentric, the homeless, and the disregarded. Full review >

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  • FICTION

    A Theory of Nothing

    NOV. 4, 2016

FICTION

A Theory of Nothing

by Thomas Barlow

A cheekily ironic takedown of academic adventures in absurdity. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    Operation Tenley

    SEPT. 13, 2016

CHILDREN'S

Operation Tenley

by Jennifer Gooch Hummer

This irresistible tale about the descendants of fairies should have readers smiling from the first page to the last. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • NONFICTION

    Presentimiento

    JAN. 1, 2016

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