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    • The Book of Love Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin **Kel­ly Link’s debut nov­el, The Book of Love, is a genre-defy­ing blend of fan­ta­sy, com­ing-of-age nar­ra­tive, and explo­ration of love in its many forms. Set in the pecu­liar sea­side town of Lovesend, Mass­a­chu­setts, the sto­ry fol­lows three teenagers—Laura, Daniel, and Mo—who return from the dead under mys­te­ri­ous cir­cum­stances. Guid­ed by their enig­mat­ic music teacher, Mr. Anabin, and a super­nat­ur­al enti­ty named Bogomil, they must…
      Fantasy • Fiction • Literary
    • Martyr! Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin “Mar­tyr!” is a thought-pro­vok­ing poet­ry col­lec­tion by Kaveh Akbar that explores themes of faith, spir­i­tu­al­i­ty, iden­ti­ty, and self-sac­ri­fice. Through pow­er­ful, evoca­tive lan­guage, Akbar delves into the inter­nal con­flict between reli­gious devo­tion and the human expe­ri­ence, espe­cial­ly focus­ing on the con­cept of martyrdom—the ten­sion between sur­ren­der­ing one­self for a cause and the self-affir­ma­tion of per­son­al iden­ti­ty. Akbar uses his poems to inter­ro­gate the nature of…
    • Ghostroots Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin “Ghost­roots” by ‘Pemi Agu­da is a debut short sto­ry col­lec­tion set in Lagos, Nige­ria, blend­ing the mun­dane with the super­nat­ur­al. The twelve sto­ries explore themes of inher­i­tance, mater­nal lin­eage, and haunt­ing lega­cies, often focus­ing on women grap­pling with famil­ial and soci­etal bur­dens. Aguda’s prose weaves unset­tling yet deeply human nar­ra­tives, where every­day life inter­sects with spec­tral pres­ences. Notable sto­ries include “Breast­milk,” which delves into…
    • All Fours Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin Miran­da July’s 2024 nov­el All Fours fol­lows a 45-year-old semi-famous artist who dis­rupts her sta­ble Los Ange­les life with her hus­band and child by impul­sive­ly announc­ing a cross-coun­try road trip. The jour­ney becomes a cat­a­lyst for self-dis­cov­ery as she grap­ples with midlife crises, sex­u­al awak­en­ing, and per­i­menopause, cul­mi­nat­ing in an unex­pect­ed affair. Blend­ing humor and poignan­cy, the nov­el explores themes of desire, iden­ti­ty, and…
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