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These stories dance deftly between America and Cameroon

These stories dance deftly between America and Cameroon

In her debut collection “Walking On Cowrie Shells,” Nana Nkweti bends language like a master, delivering keenly observed details and wicked humor no matter which side of the Atlantic she's on.
by Martha Anne Toll

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Bubblegum' offers a 'wonderous slog'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Bubblegum' offers a 'wonderous slog'

Bookseller Dan Carlisle was intrigued the moment he unpacked the box containing new copies of Adam Levin's novel "Bubblegum." The cover was colored and, more strikingly, scented like bubblegum.
by Emily Bright

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Love rides the Q train in this supernaturally sweet romance

Love rides the Q train in this supernaturally sweet romance

In Casey McQuiston's new “One Last Stop,” cynical August moves to New York, where she meets and falls for Jane, a mysterious punk who seems to have been trapped on the Q train ... since the 1970s.
by Kamrun Nesa

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This retelling of 'Gatsby' has demonic flair to spare

This retelling of 'Gatsby' has demonic flair to spare

Nghi Vo recasts the classic book with Jordan Baker at the center, a Gatsby who's literally sold his soul and a speakeasy crowd that's partial to a drop of demon's blood in their illicit cocktails.
by Jessica P. Wick

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An Argentinean novel spins countless stories from a bicycle wheel

An Argentinean novel spins countless stories from a bicycle wheel

César Aira's “The Divorce,” a 2008 novel now out in English, centers around one charged moment at a Buenos Aires cafe, when water falling from an awning suddenly drenches a passing bicyclist.
by Kamil Ahsan

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Your summer entertainment to-do list: bike and kayak tours, live music and more

Your summer entertainment to-do list: bike and kayak tours, live music and more

As our masks come off and the sun comes out, we're planning our post-pandemic summer. Host Angela Davis asked tour guides and a couple of hosts from The Current for their recommendations for things to do and see.
by Angela Davis and Susan Davis

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