Fiction

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“Rainbow Rowell, in her trademark beautiful storytelling, weaves together a narrative of love, of loss, and of the hope for joy. Her characters are real and complex . . .”

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“Joy Williams is a master of the short story . . .”

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“Fraught with anger and dissatisfaction, yet clinging to hope, Liars starts out as a choppy, annoying read but gradually becomes morosely fascinating.”

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The Instrumentalist is a marvel, a story rich in texture and detail.”

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A riotous collage of criminals sets the stage in James Wade’s fourth novel, Hollow Out the Dark.

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“Wascom’s vision, like a Flannery O’Connor story, comes like a bullet to the reader’s heart.”

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“The strength in this novel lies in Awoke’s extraordinary ability to describe the relationships between the characters . . .”

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“Brace for casually described violence, death, and mean people, from the first chapter. . . .

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“This book promises high stakes, and then fails to deliver.”

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“a brutal, blood-filled story of an exaggerated protectiveness, revealing the height and depth of the maternal instinct, mother love to the nth degree.”

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Napalm in the Heart is a powerful sensory and emotional experience.”

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“Ayşegül Savaş wades into the thorny challenge of deciphering the other.”

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Mina’s Matchbox is not only a compelling tale, but it is also beautifully written and constructed. The prose is clear, graceful, and engaging.”

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“a half-dozen chapters are narrated by the eels. Their perspective is fascinating and brilliantly imagined.”

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“Wisdom ripples through this extraordinary collection of stories.”

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“Heller’s Burn is unforgettable in its tenderness, its power, and its warning.

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A Death in Cornwall will delight Silva’s legions of fans and those who love whirlwind, propulsive action, an invincible hero, and global political intrigue.”

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“shows the way juvenile detention centers can be overlooked in our present system of law enforcement, and the inmates, often from broken families, can be lost . . .”

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“One does not have to be an avid reader of science fiction to become totally absorbed in the world Anton Hur creates in Toward Eternity . . .”

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“This is a book to linger over, for the thoughts in it and for the words and the ways the author uses them.”

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“a rich and important novel with unforgettable characters who spell out a critical message.

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“Sullivan is a strong writer, and each of her separate narratives is interesting in and of itself.”

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“Third in the Anjelica Henley series, The Kill List offers an intense and rapidly twisting plot, well-probed emotional costs, and a stunning but realistic finale.”

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“Clairvoyants, seers, myths, legends, rituals, potions and spells, Strange Folk is a phantasmal, down-homey read in a setting where real magic com

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“The Thirteenth Husband is an outstanding depiction of Aimee Crocker's complicated real life turned into fiction.”

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