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Newsletter #227

April 8, 2019

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3 books featured in this issue

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Afternoon of a Faun

by James Lasdun

MADE-UP

These days, when public discourse seems like so much shouting past each other, the last thing you want to read is a fictionalized he-said/she-said about a #metoo moment. BUT! Not many write as lucidly... (Liz)

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John Crow's Devil

by Marlon James

MADE-UP

The ferocious energy of Marlon James's prose, the first sign of the literary genius that the Booker judges later recognized in A Brief History of Seven Killings, is immediately evident in this debut n... (James)

Cover of Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

by Jonathan Auxier

MADE-UP

When I heard an interview with Jonathan Auxier talking about how many years of historical research he did when writing Sweep, I couldn't wait to dive into his authentic world of Victorian chimney swee... (Haley)

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