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Newsletter #356

October 2, 2023

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4 books featured in this issue

Cover of Dayswork

Dayswork

by Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel

MADE-UP

When I say that Dayswork feels like it was written for me, that doesn't mean it wasn't written for you too. Written by a married couple, both writers, it is the story of a married couple, both writers... (Tom)

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Father and Son

by Jonathan Raban

TRUE

Raban's final book is the story of two journeys: his father's, as a British officer, through the World War II battlefields of Dunkirk, North Africa, and Anzio, and his own, as he recovers from, and ad... (Tom)

Cover of Old Enough

Old Enough

by Haley Jakobson

MADE-UP

Friendship is the heart of this coming-of-age campus novel. As Savannah embarks on her sophomore year of college, proudly out as bisexual, she's happy to be making new connections and cultivating comm... (Anika)

Cover of The MANIAC

The MANIAC

by Benjamin Labatut

MADE-UP

Labatut's first novel, When We Cease to Understand the World, was a favorite of the New York Times, Barack Obama, and most important, me. This one is even better than its predecessor. Like the earlier... (Tom)

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