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The Hungry and the Haunted

by Bella Moses

The intimate short stories of Rilla Askew’s "The Hungry and the Haunted" illuminate lives touched by grief, guilt, and social change. Set in Oklahoma and the American Southwest during the 1970s and told across multiple perspectives,... Read More

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Untangling

by Bella Moses

"Untangling" is a comforting and supportive self-help guide that illuminates an empathetic process of self-transformation. Barbara McGavin and Ann Weiser Cornell’s transformative self-help guide "Untangling" cuts to the heart of... Read More

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The Coin

by Bella Moses

In Yasmin Zaher’s novel "The Coin", an immigrant navigates a bizarre sociopolitical web of glamour, obsession, filth, and tragedy. After both her parents are killed in a quotidian accident, a wealthy woman leaves Palestine and fitfully... Read More

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François

by Bella Moses

Kyle Thomas Smith’s thoughtful memoir about coming to terms with one’s desires and ambitions, "François" covers an early and influential love affair. Kyle Thomas Smith’s reflective memoir "François" is about a life-changing,... Read More

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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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