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When you suddenly become 'internet famous'

When you suddenly become 'internet famous'

What happens when you become famous for the sake of being famous? This novel explores the modern obsession with fame.
by Tracy Mumford

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Spooky and off-kilter, 'Come Again' shows Nate Powell's virtuosity

Spooky and off-kilter, 'Come Again' shows Nate Powell's virtuosity

Nate Powell is known for his work on John Lewis' autobiography "March" -- but his new graphic novel goes in a different direction, digging into family secrets and supernatural horrors in an Ozarks commune.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'American Hate' profiles survivors, but also brings hope

'American Hate' profiles survivors, but also brings hope

Amid the ugly realities of contemporary America, Arjun Singh Sethi's collection of stories affirms our courage and inspiration, opening a road map to reconciliation through the stories of victims.
by Martha Anne Toll

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'Marvellous Equations' pulses with rhythmic power

'Marvellous Equations' pulses with rhythmic power

Marcia Douglas's new book imagines a resurrected Bob Marley, living in a clock tower and conversing with spirits -- but Douglas also honors and elevates the voices of the women in Marley's orbit.
by Juan Vidal

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Bonding over bog bodies in 'Meet Me at the Museum'

Bonding over bog bodies in 'Meet Me at the Museum'

Anne Youngson's debut novel is the charmer of the summer. Told in epistolary form, it follows a dissatisfied farmer's wife and a lonely museum curator who find it's never too late for a fresh start.
by Heller McAlpin

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Reading horror can arm us against a horrifying world

Reading horror can arm us against a horrifying world

Why read horror stories when the real world is scary enough on its own? Because horror does more than scare us -- it teaches us how to live with being scared, and how to fight back against evil.
by Ruthanna Emrys

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In 'Orchid and the Wasp,' an unapologetic heroine who's no gentle flower

In 'Orchid and the Wasp,' an unapologetic heroine who's no gentle flower

Caoilinn Hughes's new novel introduces a young Irish woman named Gael Foess, who is both exploitative and highly effective. The author says her protagonist is unlikable on purpose.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Sophia Alvarez Boyd

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In new book, Barack and Joe solve a murder mystery

In new book, Barack and Joe solve a murder mystery

The new noir novel "Hope Never Dies" rekindles a presidential buddy-cop bromance in order to unravel a suspicious death in Delaware. It is, to be clear, 100 percent fan fiction.
by Don Gonyea

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'Every full moon we can howl at is a victory,' says Emil Ferris

'Every full moon we can howl at is a victory,' says Emil Ferris

Emil Ferris' graphic novel 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters' won three Eisners, the highest award in mainstream comics, and it celebrates the things that make us all monsters -- because monsters are cool.
by Mallory Yu

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