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Recitatif by Toni MorrisonRecitatif. What does it mean? It’s the French word for ‘recitative,’ which’s a vocal style …FictionShort Story, Toni Morrison
The Devils by Joe AbercrombieWhat’s supposed be the career advancement of his life took an unexpected turn when Brother …FictionFantasy, Joe Abercrombie
We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna BervoetsFull disclosure: I picked up the book after it’s been recommended by a book club …FictionHanna Bervoets, LGBT Literature, Psychological Thriller
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine ChanIf The Handmaid’s Tale had a secular prequel… Women who lost custody of their children …FictionJessamine Chan, Science Fiction
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden KeefeOpioid. It’s a class of drugs derived from a natural substance found in the poppy …NonFicBiography, Investigative Journalism, Patrick Radden Keefe
House of Leaves by Mark Z. DanielewskiFor those who love a little mystery, a little psychological horror, and a little weirdness …FictionErgodic Literature, Horror, Mark Z. Danielewski
Winter Lost by Patricia BriggsI finished the latest release of the Mercy Thompson series — Winter Lost — yesterday. …FictionPatricial Briggs, Urban Fantasy
A Woman in Berlin by Marta HillersA chance reading on war crimes introduced me to the memoir A Woman in Berlin. …NonFicMarta Hillers, Memoir

You were leaving as I
was leaving so I
tried before that great
leaving to grant you
the greatest gift of all
the purest gift all
the gift to end all gifts

Excerpt from House of Leaves
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