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Range of Motion

Range of Motion

A tender, wrenching, and comic novel that follows two twin boys from infancy to the cusp of adulthood.

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Special Election

Special Election

With his tenth book, celebrated author Brock Clarke once again demonstrates his mastery of the story form.

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The Dalai Lama’s Smile

The Dalai Lama’s Smile

In eight short stories, travelers and locals become entangled in situations that send their moral compasses spinning.

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Defiant Acts

Defiant Acts

Drawing on the author’s experiences, this debut novel follows an interracial blended family living in Chicago in the 1990s.

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Nothing Vast

Nothing Vast

A sweeping multigenerational tale complicates traditional narratives as it follows two families—one Moroccan, one Polish—filled with Zionists, anti-Zionists, socialists, and reactionaries.

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Sleepaway

Sleepaway

A haunting debut novel from celebrated poet Kevin Prufer.

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Pilgrims 2.0

Pilgrims 2.0

A novel following four passengers on a luxury cruise line that promises complete reinvention through plastic surgery.

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You Shall See the Beautiful Things

You Shall See the Beautiful Things

Envisioned as a “nocturne,” Steve Amick’s playful, multilayered novel expansively retells Eugene Field’s famed verse “Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.”

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Design Flaw

Design Flaw

Hugh Sheehy’s riveting new collection draws heavily from the genres of horror, mystery, science fiction, and myth.

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