10 Quick Reads

by Lauren Holmes

A first-rate first collection from a young writer you’ll want to hear more from. Full review >

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by Jill Ciment

This absorbing novel about a luminescent fungus affixes itself to your psyche like a spore and quickly spreads to your... Full review >

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by Michael Wood

The breadth of Hitchcock’s career and personal life defies easy summation, but Wood’s quickly paced, informative biography... Full review >

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by Vendela Vida

A speedy and suspenseful fish-out-of-water tale with a slyly philosophical bent. Full review >

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by John Lewis ; Andrew Aydin ; illustrated by Nate Powell

“We’re gonna march”—oh, yes. Full review >

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by Justin Gifford

“This is not a story without tragedy….But it is a story of redemption and breathtaking creativity, too,” writes Gifford, who... Full review >

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by Cynan Jones

A persistently dour story that’s energized by the author’s command of character and mood. Full review >

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by Helen Phillips

Intense and enigmatic, tense and tender, this novel offers no easy answers—its deeper meanings may mystify—but it grabs you... Full review >

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by Patrice Kindl

This airy soufflé of a tale, garnished with quirky charm, is an unmitigated delight from start to finish. Full review >

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by Gabriel Urza

The author’s family is from Spain’s Basque region, which helps explain why an American writer would venture into this... Full review >

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