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January 18, 2019 12:00 AM

The personal, the political, the poetic

Bookseller Danny Caine recommends a new "dazzling" collection of poetry that mixes the personal and political.

by Tracy Mumford

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November 23, 2018 3:30 PM

The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman

There's been plenty written about C.S. Lewis -- but not about the woman he fell in love with, who influenced his work.

by Tracy Mumford

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November 16, 2018 3:14 PM

'Definitely not for the squeamish, but endlessly fascinating'

An ex-detective. A cult. A man who may or may not be dead. Intrigued?

by Tracy Mumford

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November 2, 2018 2:27 PM

This novel delivers a 'mix of horror and elegance'

Bookseller Annie Metcalf recommends a novel "for readers who want to be challenged and scared — but are also interested in new voices in translation."

by Tracy Mumford

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October 26, 2018 12:52 PM

A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

In a world scarred by war and sickness, the bartering economy has returned and the unnamed narrator of "Scribe" makes a living writing letters for people. Then a man arrives who asks her to take down his confessions.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 19, 2018 12:57 PM

'Woman World': Where the future is female

Bookseller Emma Nichols recommends a comic collection centered on a post-apocalyptic world where men have gone extinct, and only women remain.

by Tracy Mumford

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October 12, 2018 2:16 PM

A book that proposes 'every living thing has two bodies'

"I just finished it the other night, and I have been thinking about it for three days," says bookseller Daley Farr.

by Tracy Mumford

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September 21, 2018 12:24 PM

A 'fresh, unpredictable' Western with a strong female lead

A powerful female character can be hard to find in Western fiction, but bookseller Aaron Cance recommends a novel which delivers just that.

by Tracy Mumford

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September 14, 2018 2:23 PM

An almost-too-real portrait of modern Russia

"It's very harsh and it's full of violence and incongruities, but it's also truly fully of the Russian spirit," says bookseller Kate Jacobs, about the novel "A Terrible Country."

by Tracy Mumford

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September 7, 2018 4:58 PM

Brash, funny and tender: A new poetry collection for your reading list

Bookseller Danny Caine recommends a poetry collection that offers "a funny and occasionally devastating portrait of life as a first generation Mexican-American."

by Tracy Mumford

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