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| Held by Anne MichaelsBeginning with John, an English soldier in 1917 France, and then visiting him again several years later in Yorkshire where he's running a photography studio, this leisurely paced, poetic novel follows him and generations of his family from the early 1900s to 2025. Reviewers say: a "masterpiece" (Publishers Weekly); "exquisite, deeply moving" (Booklist). |
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| Hard by a Great Forest by Leo VardiashviliAs a child, Saba fled civil war in the former Soviet republic of Georgia for London. Nearly 20 years later, his father and brother return to the war-torn country and disappear. Using cryptic clues they've left behind, Saba searches for them in this lyrical, mystical, and funny debut. Don't miss the references to fairy tales and classics. |
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| Martyr! by Kaveh AkbarAs a kid, Cyrus moved from Iran to Indiana with his dad after the plane his mother was on was accidentally shot down by the U.S. military. Now nearly 30 and recovering from addiction, Cyrus' obsession with martyrs leads him to a dying artist in Brooklyn in this highly anticipated debut. Read-alikes: Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous; Zeyn Joukhadar's The Thirty Names of Night. |
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| Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret AtwoodThese 15 stories by the acclaimed Canadian author of The Handmaid's Tale showcase a couple named Nell and Tig at different points in their marriage as well as several unrelated tales (including one where the author is a character communicating with George Orwell via a medium). Atwood showcases both her creativity and her humanity in these remarkable tales which by turns delight, illuminate, and quietly devastate. |
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| Grand Union by Zadie SmithGrand Union, the only short story collection by the award-winning British author of White Teeth, presents 19 tales that examine race, class, and gender, and cover a variety of people and places, including middle-class Brits on vacation in Spain, an aging Black drag queen, and two children in New York City. If you're interested in Zadie Smith's most recent book, The Fraud came out last September. |
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In this disarming story collection, Congolese traditions are adapted during a family wedding, a young woman decides to shave her head in the waiting room of an abortion clinic, and more. These punchy, sharply observed stories are tinged with pathos and humour, interrogating the moments in which femininity, womanness, and identity are not only questioned but also imposed. A 2024 Canada Reads selection.
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Orange World and Other Stories
by Karen Russell
This weird and wonderful collection of stories is peopled with equally inventive characters, from a teen in love with a mummy to a retired tornado farmer. For readers who enjoy vivid, unconventional tales marked by bizarre twists, as seen in stories by George Saunders or Aimee Bender. Expect "wonderfully off-kilter." (Publishers Weekly).
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