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Bark by Lorrie Moore Moore is
a master of the short story,
and is known for her witty oneliners and pithy observations,
especially about domestic relationships in an age when divorce
is not uncommon.
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Sleep Donation by Karen
Russell Russell’s novella
will be released as digital-only, an interesting move for the
Pulitzer-nominated author of
Vampires in the Lemon Grove,
Swamplandia! and St. Lucy’s
Home for Girls Raised by Wolves.
Her latest work chronicles an insomnia epidemic.
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Can’t and Won’t by Lydia
Davis If any living short
story writer pushes the envelope
of literary conventions, it’s Lydia
Davis, whose stories range from
detailed descriptions of ostensibly mundane objects to incredibly short, pithy sentences.
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Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
The author of Room’s latest is set
in 19th-century San Francisco,
and is based on the unsolved
murder of a woman who was no
law-abiding citizen herself.
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The News: A User’s Manual by
Alain de Botton De Botton examines excerpts of contemporary
news, mixing them with philosophical observations about the impact
the news has on us, why we rely on
it so heavily, and how it impacts the
way in which we see the world.
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Every Day Is for the Thief by Teju
Cole The author of Open
City has penned a novel about a
Nigerian who returns home after
spending years abroad.
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The UnAmericans by Molly
Antopol The National Book
Foundation chose Molly Antopol
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