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September 2017

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published September 2017.

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Christian Bend

by Felicia Topp

Focusing on the significance of relationships, the novel resonates with truth and clarity. A breezy read full of quirky names and subtle charm, "Christian Bend" is an intriguing story with complex characters whose lives contain a few... Read More

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Keeping It Halal

by Amanda Adams

"Keeping It Halal" is compellingly relevant and paints a picture of the modern Muslim-American experience. Comprehensive fieldwork and engaging candor elevate John O’Brien’s Keeping It Halal: The Everyday Lives of Muslim American... Read More

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Glory Hole

by Amanda Adams

This exploratory powerhouse mixes perversion and purity in perfect symmetry. Mystically prescient, "Glory Hole", by Stephen Beachy, is a dark, witty romp through the recesses of creative, troubled minds. Set in 2006 San Francisco, the... Read More

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The Suffragents

by Susan Waggoner

Kroeger provides a nearly minute-by-minute account of organized men’s participation in the fight for women’s suffrage. Brooke Kroeger’s massively researched history, The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote, chronicles... Read More

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Scales

by Peter Dabbene

Vallejo has his own unique brand of Latin-American experimentalism with a Kafkaesque flair. Joseph Mulligan presents an exceptional translation of Latin-American author César Vallejo’s early, prison-inspired work in the story... Read More

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