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November 1, 2018

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published November 1, 2018. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in November 2018.

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In Every Wave

by Michelle Anne Schingler

Piercing and compact, Charles Quimper’s novella "In Every Wave" follows a grief-consumed father through a vortex of regret and fragmented fantasies. Here, sorrow is an ocean, and lost possibilities lurk behind every swell. Spectral... Read More

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Weregirl: Typhon

by Catherine Thureson

"Weregirl: Typhon" is a fast-paced, intelligent story about a young werewolf and the family she is trying to maintain. Nessa and her siblings, Delphine and Nate, have come to live with their eccentric billionaire father, Daniel, after... Read More

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The Book of Rumi

by Karen Rigby

Maryam Mafi’s luminous translation brings the Persian poet Rumi’s distinctive and timeless Sufi lessons to a new audience, transforming the original verses into prose that conveys the vibrancy of the medieval setting while also... Read More

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Fault Lines

by Angela McQuay

The death of a renowned volcanologist casts suspicion on his young lover in "Fault Lines", an edgy, atmospheric thriller. Surtsey is a young volcanologist. Her beloved mother is sick; she feels guilt over her relationship with her... Read More

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The Zinoviev Letter

by Rachel Jagareski

Intelligence historian Gill Bennett’s easy familiarity with Anglo-Soviet foreign policy and espionage imbues "The Zinoviev Letter" with impressive authoritativeness, untangling the 1924 “fake news” document from speculation to... Read More

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Let the People See

by Mya Alexice

"Let the People See" is an engaging, comprehensive account of Emmett Till’s murder and its aftermath. In 1955, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till supposedly flirted with a white woman in Mississippi, and he paid the ultimate price for the... Read More