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The Mountains Sing, by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
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The House in the Cerulean Sea, by T.J. Klune
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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The Animals at Lockwood Manor, by Jane Healey
Trigger warning for sexual assault and child abuse. Reading Jane Healey’s The Animals at Lockwood […]
Good Citizens Need Not Fear, by Maria Reva
Technically, the apartment block at 1933 Ivansk Street, in Kirovka, Ukraine, does not exist. The […]
The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich
Who is a Native American? What does it mean to be a member of a […]
Malice Aforethought, by Francis Iles
One of my favorite classic movies is Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949), which is still […]
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