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Discover what new and notable
books are on the book store and
library shelves.
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Carolyn Kelly explores the controversy
around the Charlotte Roche's Wetlands.
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The Afghan Women's Writing Project: A direct voice in the world.
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Reviews
THE EARTH HUMS IN B FLAT
by Mari Strachan
This is the kind of book that should be available on prescription!
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Reviewed by Rachel Hayes
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THE LOCUST AND THE BIRD: MY MOTHER'S STORY
by Hanan Al-Shayk
Hanan Al-Shayk has written perhaps her most intimate, and most cathartic,
book to date.
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Reviewed by Andy Barnes
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WHEN I FORGOT
by Elina Hirvonen
Translated from Finnish by Douglas Robinson
Anna is sitting in a cafe drinking endless cups of coffee and smoking endless
cigarettes, putting off the moment she has to visit her brother Joona in a
mental health hospital.
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Reviewed by Charlotte Simpson
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A MOST IMMORAL WOMAN
By Linda Jaivin
Based on a true story, Jaivin's novel is thoroughly researched and adeptly
recreates time and place
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Reviewed by Amanda Meale
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FLAW
by MagdalenaTulli
Translated from the Polish by Bill Johnston
Magdalena Tulli's brilliant psychological novel unfolds slowly at first.
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Reviewed by Darryl Morris
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THE HOUSEKEEPER AND THE PROFESSOR
by Yoko Ogawa
Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder
A gentle story about several forms of love, with mathematics as a metaphor
for life, but also the lantern illuminating its mysteries.
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Reviewed by Tui Menzies
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AND THE WORLD CHANGED: CONTEMPORARY STORIES BY PAKISTANI WOMEN
edited by Muneeza Shamsie
This first collection of creative writing offers people everywhere the opportunity to meet these sharp,
thoughtful, forward-looking Pakistani women.
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Reviewed by Kathleen Ambrogi
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DELIRIUM
by Laura Restrepo
Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer
Delirium is Restrepo's latest attempt to write a novel encompassing what
she sees as the madness of modern Colombia.
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Reviewed by Andy Barnes
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THE RED CARPET: BANGALORE STORIES
by Lavanya Sankaran
A remarkable debut which lays out the red carpet and warmly welcomes
readers to the colorful city of Bangalore.
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Reviewed by Akeela Gaibie-Dawood
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THE FLYING TROUTMANS
by Miriam Toews
The comedy and an underlying faith transform the novel.
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Reviewed by Andrew Stancek
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AFTER THE FIRE, A STILL SMALL VOICE
by Evie Wyld
Set in Australia, this is a story of fathers and sons, of war and of history
seemingly doomed to repeat itself.
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Reviewed by F. T. Huffkin
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I'D LIKE
by Amanda Michalopoulou
Translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich
A good short story collection and I'm in literary heaven - and these are very good.
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Reviewed by Rachel Hayes
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A GIRL MADE OF DUST
by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi
Abi-Ezzi's semi-autobiographical first novel is a fascinating and beautifully written book
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Reviewed by F. P. Crawford
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DOG DAY
by Alicia Giménez-Bartlett
Translated from the Spanish by Nick Caistor
Dog Day is a decent police procedural, gritty but not overly so, and written with wit.
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Reviewed by Kate Morgan
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EVIA: TRAVELS ON AN UNDISCOVERED GREEK ISLAND
By Sara Wheeler
Evia does not disappoint, and it caught my attention from the very beginning.
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Reviewed by Carianne Carleo-Evangelist
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ANCESTOR STONES
by Aminatta Forna
Ancestor Stones is a beautiful, thoughtful piece of work that deserves to
be read and savored.
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Reviewed by Akeela Gaibie-Dawood
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