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Newsletter #359

November 14, 2023

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5 books featured in this issue

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101 Ways to Read a Book

by Timothée de Fombelle and Benjamin Chaud, translated by Karin Snelson

Kids' Books of the Week 101 Ways to Read a Book by Timothée de Fombelle and Benjamin Chaud, translated by Karin Snelson The Magicians by Blexbolex, translated by Karin Snelson Our talented friend Kari... (Tom)

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Same Bed Different Dreams

by Ed Park

MADE-UP

Worth the wait. By that I mean both the time since I first read a preview copy of this novel (nine months or so ago) and the time since Ed Park last published one (fifteen years). A prolific magazine... (James)

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The Girls

by John Bowen

MADE-UP

This little reissue, originally published in 1986, lured me in with its gorgeous Edward Gorey cover art, and then I couldn't help but stick around. Set in the mid-1970s in the Midlands, it begins with... (Anika)

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The Liberators

by E.J. Koh

MADE-UP

This short and spiky novel spans decades of time, from 1980 to 2014, in both Korea and the west coast of America. Is it a poet's novel? (E.J. Koh is a poet.) Yes, but its beauties can be hard to swall... (Tom)

Cover of The Magicians

The Magicians

by Blexbolex, translated by Karin Snelson

Kids' Books of the Week 101 Ways to Read a Book by Timothée de Fombelle and Benjamin Chaud, translated by Karin Snelson The Magicians by Blexbolex, translated by Karin Snelson Our talented friend Kari... (Tom)

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