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Tag Archives: literary book
Review: Blue Ruin by Hari Kunzru
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: From one of the sharpest voices in fiction today, a profound and enthralling novel about beauty, power, and capital’s influence on art and those who devote their lives to creating it. Once, Jay was … Continue reading
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Review: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The funny, sharp, and surprising story of the shooting of a Brooklyn drug dealer and the people who witnessed it—from James McBride, author of the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird In September 1969, … Continue reading
Review: Piglet by Lottie Hazell
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: An elegant, razor-sharp debut about women’s ambitions and appetites—and the truth about having it all Outside of a childhood nickname she can’t shake, Piglet’s rather pleased with how her life’s turned out. An up-and-coming … Continue reading
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Review: The Marbled Swarm by Dennis Cooper
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The Marbled Swarm is Dennis Cooper’s most haunting work to date. In secret passageways, hidden rooms, and the troubled mind of our narrator, a mystery perpetually takes shape—and the most compelling clue to its final … Continue reading
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Review: Hard Girls by J. Robert Lennon
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: Two estranged twin sisters as they hunt down their elusive mother in this razor-sharp crime novel from “master of the dark arts” J. Robert Lennon. (Kelly Link) Jane Pool likes her safe, suburban existence … Continue reading
Review: Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: The mind-bending miniature historical epic is Sjón’s specialty, and Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was is no exception. But it is also Sjón’s most realistic, accessible, and heartfelt work yet. It is the story of a … Continue reading
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Review: The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
Buy it here: Amazon, Bookshop Synopsis: A gripping historical novel about a spirited young girl who joins a sisterhood of Black women working together to undermine the Confederates—from the award-winning author of We Cast a Shadow The American Daughters follows … Continue reading →