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Newsletter #412

June 19, 2026

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3 books featured in this issue

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Stealth

by Sonallah Ibrahim, translated by Hosam Aboul-Ela

NEW MADE-UP Phinney by Post #138

Can you be nostalgic for a past that's not yours? Stealth is saturated with the sensations and physical details of Cairo in the 1940s, in the lower-middle-class apartments and streets through which th... (Tom)

Cover of The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers

The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers

by Carlos Barragán

NEW TRUE

Can you recommend a book that makes you deeply sad about humanity, circa 2026? After Barragán, a young journalist in Madrid, learned his dentist mom had been scammed by a Nigerian romance con artist,... (Tom)

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Watermelon Pool

by Bonsoir Lune, translated by Frances Cha

NEW MADE-UP Phinney Kids by Post #126

Why just eat a slice of watermelon on a hot summer day when you could swim in a giant watermelon pool? This quirky and imaginative picture book was a huge Korean hit and is now available for the first... (Haley)

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