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• All the Sinners Bleed

  Cosby, S. A.,

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  Titus Crown is the first black sheriff in his rural county in Virginia. He walks a murky path through racial tensions and local politics as he tries his hardest to bring justice to his hometown. When a school shooting ends with one of his white…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies

  Goodman, Alison,

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  Augusta "Gus" Colebrook isn't really ill-mannered. It's just that she lives in a place and time (Regency England) where 40-something women are expected to be married, silent, or both. And Augusta is neither. In need of a way to distract her grieving…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood of the Virgin

  Harkham, Sammy,

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  Set in the early 70s Los Angeles B-movies film scene, Blood of the Virgin has little to do with its namesake title. Cartoonist Sammy Harkham’s 14-year-long project graphic novel is more of a journey exploring the depths of storytelling and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Chlorine

  a Novel

  Song, Jade,

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  Competitive swimming and mermaid tales combine in Song's surreal story of obsession, abuse, and a girl's desire for transformation. Ren Yu's childhood fascination with mermaids leads her to try out for the swim team. Through swimming, she finds a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clytemnestra

  a Novel

  Casati, Costanza, 1995-

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  The life of a Spartan princess can be harsh and uncompromising, but Clytemnestra enjoys it until those sons of Atreus come to call. If you're not familiar with the myths, Casati will fill you in, and if you are, you are still in for a treat. Casati…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Faraway World

  Stories

  Engel, Patricia,

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  Set in the US, Colombia and Cuba, these ten gems of short fiction take on some juicy subjects, including kidnapping, grave robbing, drug-running, and the story of a mail-order bride. You expect rich characterization from literary fiction, and you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fourth Wing

  Yarros, Rebecca,

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  Violet is smart and sassy. Due to chronic illness, she's also brittle and always in pain. Because of this, she always planned to enter scribe training. Then, six months before the decision day, her mother tells Violet that she will either enter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ink Blood Sister Scribe

  Törzs, Emma

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  Esther and Joanna are sisters. Their family are the owners and protectors of a collection of magical books. Joanna can hear and read the books, while Esther is completely immune to their effects. Before he died, their father told Esther that she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Monsters : A Fan's Dilemma

  Dederer, Claire

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  In this timely, insightful reckoning with the criticism around problematic artists who have fallen from grace in the post #Me-Too era, book critic Dederer wrestles with her love for art made by artists (mostly men) who have done monstrous things.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seventy Times Seven

  A True Story of Murder and Mercy

  Mar, Alex

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  Journalist Alex Mar examines the murder of an elderly white woman by a group of black teenagers in Gary, Indiana in 1985. The group targeted Ruth Pelke for a robbery that ended with 15-year-old Paula Cooper bludgeoning and stabbing the victim thirty…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Y/n

  A Novel

  Yi, Esther,

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  A strange tale in the best kind of way, Y/N follows an unnamed narrator who becomes obsessed with the K-pop idol Moon after seeing him perform in Berlin. The narrator begins writing a genre of fanfiction called Y/N, which stands for "Your Name," as…Read moreRead more of this annotation