Essays
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The articles collected in George Orwell's Essays illuminate the life and work of one of the most...
Something Wicked
Book
Everyone--including mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance--loves Arsenic and Old Lace. But...
The Voice is All: The Lonely Victory of Jack Kerouac
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A groundbreaking new biography of Jack Kerouac from the author of the award-winning memoir Minor...
Build Your Home Around My Body
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Two young Vietnamese women go missing decades apart. Both are fearless, both are lost. And both will...
Historical Fiction Literary fiction Vietnam
We Still Live
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Running from a scandal that ruined his life, Isaac Twain accepts a teaching position at Hambden...
Friends to Lovers Suspense Contemporary Romance Graphic Violence Mental Illness
The Ghost Writer
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"Once a writer, always a writer . . ." What would you do if you came back as a ghost? You could...
ghosts fantasy fantasy
The Necklace and Other Short Stories
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The French author Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a master of the short story, creating detailed...
Signal to Noise
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A literary fantasy about love, music and sorcery. Mexico City, 1988: Long before iTunes or MP3s,...
The Subject of Malice
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The organizers have rustled up plenty of surprises for the literary conference at Tattered Star...
The First Woman
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At once epic and deeply personal, the second novel from prize-winning author Jennifer Makumbi is an...
Historical Fiction Africa Uganda Feminism Literary Fiction Coming of age