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The Default World

by Bella Moses

Naomi Kanakia’s sparkling novel "The Default World" exposes the shaky foundations of community, love, and found family in post-capitalist San Francisco. After being cast out by her conservative Indian parents and struggling to build a... Read More

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The Forgetters

by Bella Moses

Greg Sarris’s short story collection "The Forgetters" is a triumphant testament to the power of storytelling. Answer Woman and Question Woman sit perched on a fence rail atop Sonoma Mountain. Answer Woman remembers all the stories but... Read More

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Cicada Summer

by Bella Moses

In Erica McKeen’s dazzling novel "Cicada Summer", a young woman, her ex-lover, and her aging grandfather reckon with the aftermath of tragedy while cloistered together in a remote cabin in the Canadian wilderness. In the summer of... Read More

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Sex Romp Gone Wrong

by Bella Moses

Julia Ridley Smith’s "Sex Romp Gone Wrong" is a collection of twelve provocative short stories that delve into the murky terrain of motherhood, sexuality, loss, and family in contemporary America. Funny, mournful, and alluring, the... Read More

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