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A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum

Etaf Rum’s powerful debut novel, A Woman Is No Man reveals the lives of three generations of Palestinian-American women told in primarily two time periods (1990 and present day). Through these...

The Grief We’re Given: Poems by William Bortz

In April 2021, just after I’d received my second Pfizer vaccine but before I’d begun to feel comfortable with face-to-face get-togethers, I received this beautiful hardcover book of poetry in the...

The Lost Man by Jane Harper

“As far as he could see, the land stretched out, deep and open, all the way to the desert. A perfect sea of nothingness. If someone was looking for oblivion, that...

The Cold Millions by Jess Walter

A Beautifully Written Tribute to Those Who Fought for Social Justice I loved this historical fiction novel as much as The Last Ballad by Wiley Cash. And that’s enormous praise! Both...

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman’s funny, clever, and compelling debut novel, is about four individuals who reside in the upscale Coopers Chase Retirement Village somewhere in the UK. They get...