Hot News This Week
September 12, 2024
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- The Villain’s Dance by Fiston Mwanza Mujila, translated by Roland Glasser (Deep Vellum Publishing)
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“Reading this novel right now was a balm for my weary heart! A compulsively readable account of an embedded journalist witnessing the atrocities of his country’s colonial military first hand.” — Bryn Dekker, Books Inc. (San Leandro, CA)
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“The writing is reminiscent of the Bronte gothic, and the dark tangled web that bewitches the reader is perfect for anyone who wants to fall into the world of Wuthering Heights.” — Grace Hamilton, Morgenstern Books (Bloomington, IN)
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“Studded with old gods and reckoning, if you read one horror book this year, let it be this one.” — Nell Gehrke, Country Bookshelf (Bozeman, MT)
“Wow! I have not read a book that got this deep into me and did not let go in so long. . . . It was at turns scary as well as funny and heartwarming. Snatch this book up soon and let it devour you!” — Katelyn Phillips, Books Are Magic (Brooklyn, NY)
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“A wonderfully eerie collection of folk horror ghost tales. Often humorous, always unnerving, Cox takes us on a journey through time and the darker nature of folklore. Grab a blanket, a hot drink, and curl up and enjoy.” — Becky Doherty, Northshire Bookstore (Manchester Center, VT)
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| | A Day With Mousse
by Claire Lebourg, trans. Sophie Lewis
Transit Children’s Editions • October 2024 • 9798893389067
★ “Reminiscent of the late William Steig’s work. . . . The interplay between visuals and words are a sheer delight, while the final punchline will have little ones giggling. Enchanting.” — Kirkus Reviews
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| | A Perfect Cemetery
by Federico Falco, trans. Jennifer Croft
Charco Press • April 2021 • 9781916277861
“Take an imaginary trip to the rural areas of Córdoba in Federico Falco’s magnificent story collection A Perfect Cemetery, translated by Jennifer Croft.” — Samanta Schweblin, via New York Times Book Review
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| | The Plotinus
by Rikki Ducornet
Coffee House Press • July 2023 • 9781566896818
“[The novella] is a succinct parable of lockdown and turns that recent worldwide experience into a far more ominous metaphor for state repression generally.” — New York Review of Books
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Purity
by Andrzej Tichý, trans. Nichola Smalley
And Other Stories • June 2024 • 9781913505981
“The best short story collection I’ve read this year. It’s 97 degrees here, but each and every story has given me a full body chill. Breathtaking!” — Emily Tarr, Thank You Bookshop (Birmingham, AL)
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ABA, GLIBA, and SIBA Bestseller
Loving Corrections
by adrienne maree brown
AK Press • August 2024 • 9781849355544
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