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Of Love and Treason

by Karen Rigby

Love blooms between a renegade Christian and a jailer’s daughter, but is threatened by controversies, in Jamie Ogle’s invigorating romance novel "Of Love and Treason". In third-century Rome, Iris was blinded in an accident. She longs... Read More

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The Rain Artist

by John M. Murray

In Claire Rudy Foster’s speculative novel "The Rain Artist", a celebrated umbrella artist goes on the run after being framed for the murder of the planet’s wealthiest man. In a too-believable future, the planet has lost most of its... Read More

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Womb City

by Meg Nola

In Tlotlo Tsamaase’s fearsome futuristic novel "Womb City", a woman struggles to escape the dystopian horror of her AI-controlled existence. Twenty-eight-year-old Nelah lives in Botswana with her police officer husband, Elifasi.... Read More

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Animals

by Isabella Zhou

In Eva Menasse’s short story collection "Animals", families, parents, and lovers are understood in terms of excerpted zoological descriptions of animal behavior. “Butterfly, Bee, Crocodile” delves into the private grief of a woman... Read More

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Twinkind

by Rebecca Foster

Researcher William Viney’s dazzling, illustration-rich book compiles scientific knowledge about, and cultural representations of, twins throughout history. Assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization increased the... Read More

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