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“A series of details fell into place: the towel on the mirror, the strange words she’d uttered in her sleep, the content of her rant.” Read from @sarahyahm’s new novel, Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation. lithub.com/unfinished-acts-o…
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Katie Kitamura’s Audition, Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Lower Than the Angels, David Szalay’s Flesh, and Elaine Pagels’ Miracles and Wonder all feature among April’s best reviewed books. bookmarks.reviews/the-best-r…
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“Epic, intimate, brutal, and tender.” —Deesha Philyaw [Sponsored] bookshop.org/p/books/when-th…
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“Joan stopped at a gas station in Waco to change into her rodeo clothes—a skintight black minidress, turquoise earrings with dangling black feathers, and black cowboy boots.” Read from Ashley Whitaker’s novel, Bitter Texas Honey. lithub.com/bitter-texas-hone…
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