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August 17, 2023
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| | The Truth about Max
by Alice and Martin Provensen
Enchanted Lion Books • August 2023 • 9781592703753
“See what this rambunctious and curious cat gets up to in his everyday adventures on the farm in The Truth About Max, a charming and gorgeously illustrated book based on a real farm cat.” — Andrew King, Secret Garden Books (Seattle, WA)
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| | The Garden Witch
by Kyle Beaudette
Eye of Newt Books • September 2023 • 9781777791841
“Seemingly silly yet surprisingly emotional, this book follows the story of a witch with a magical garden. . . . A delightful read about how the love you give finds its way back to you in unexpected ways.” — Daniel Tyler, Fountain Bookstore (Richmond, VA)
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- Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia, translated from Portugese by Zoë Perry (Charco Press)
- Herostories by Kristín Svava Tómasdóttir, translated from Icelandic by KB Thors (Deep Vellum / Phoneme Media)
- The Law of Conservation by Mariana Spada, translated from Spanish by Robin Myers (Deep Vellum / Phoneme Media)
- To the Lake by Yana Vagner, translated from Russian by Maria Wiltshire (Deep Vellum Publishing)
- The Amazing and True Story of Tooth Mouse Pérez by Ana Cristina Herreros, illustrated by Violeta Lópiz, translated from Spanish by Sara Lissa Paulson (Enchanted Lion Books)
- Where I Am by Dana Shem-Ur, translated from Hebrew by Yardenne Greenspan (New Vessel Press)
- Fowl Eulogies by Lucie Rico, translated from French by Daria Chernysheva (World Editions)
- We Are Light by Gerda Blees, translated from Dutch by Michele Hutchison (World Editions)
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| | She's A Killer
by Kirsten McDougall
Gallic Books • October 2023 • 9781913547684
★ “This darkly funny novel is a gem . . . there is a surprise on every page, as Alice’s behavior is never routine, and Simp is a wild card. Not quite a misanthrope, not quite a sociopath, Alice is compelling, hilarious, and dangerous all at once.” — Booklist
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“Moving from a benign hobby into the titular crime, Bea finds her curiosity fueled by her need to uncover the facade of curated lives. . . . [Gillmor] deftly converges doubt, infidelity and the fragility of family in a narrative that is both thrilling and relatable.” — New York Times Book Review
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“Peter Hunkeler, inspector with the Basel city criminal investigation department, makes his third US appearance in the Swiss writer Hansjörg Schneider’s The Murder of Anton Livius, translated by Astrid Freuler. . . . Is Anton’s death connected to events in his past? Or is it linked to recent doings, such as the slaughter of animals kept by allotment owners?” — Wall Street Journal
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| | Not Even the Dead
by Juan Goméz Barcena, trans. Katie Whittemore
Open Letter • July 2023 • 9781948830676
“An ex-conquistador in Spanish-ruled, 16th-century Mexico is asked to hunt down an Indigenous prophet in this novel by a leading writer in Spain, splendidly translated by Katie Whittemore.” — New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
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“This collection of short stories from an Italian writer with a cult following delves into the obsessions, anxieties, and detritus of childhood. One of the stories, ‘The Soccer Balls of Mr. Kurz,’ appeared in the magazine.” — New Yorker
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