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YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME by Sherman Alexie

June 29, 2017

RAW, BRUTALLY FRANK memoir from Sherman Alexis combines prose and poetry to tell his mother’s story. A MINUS

YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME : A MEMOIR
Little Brown and Company
2017

Grade: A MINUS

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CORPORATE ASSASSIN (SICARIIDAE BOOK 1) by Gus Mavencamp

June 26, 2017

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOTHRILLER PITS an elite network of assassins against the world’s intelligence agencies. B PLUS

CORPORATE ASSASSIN (SICARIIDAE BOOK 1)
Gus Mavencamp
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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THE GRINGO CHAMPION by Aura Xilonen

June 24, 2017

A GRITTY, RADIANT PICARESQUE tale of a fiercely determined Mexican migrant who loves books and boxing. B PLUS

THE GRINGO CHAMPION
Europa Editions
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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HUNGER by Roxane Gay

June 22, 2017

BRILLIANT, ELECTRIFYING HYBRID memoir/cultural critique: Roxane Gay’s meditation on her (fat, Black) body. A MINUS

HUNGER: A MEMOIR OF (MY) BODY (HARDCOVER)
Harper
2017

Grade: A MINUS

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NUMBER 11 by Jonathan Coe

June 10, 2017

BRILLIANT, SAVAGE SATIRE of England in today’s Age of Avarice shines with vivid characterization, dry humor. A MINUS

NUMBER 11: A NOVEL
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
2017

Grade: A MINUS

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BROKEN RIVER (PAPERBACK) by J. Robert Lennon

June 8, 2017

GLORIOUSLY INTRICATE THRILLER sits beautifully at the intersection of Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates. A MINUS

BROKEN RIVER (PAPERBACK)
Graywolf Press
2017

Grade: A MINUS

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SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROBOT AND OTHER STORIES by A. Merc Rustad

June 5, 2017

IMAGINATION BREAKING BOUNDARIES of all kinds in brilliantly transgressive science fiction and fantasy tales. B PLUS

SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROBOT AND OTHER STORIES
Lethe Press
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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DUPLICITY by Ingrid Thoft

June 3, 2017

CHURCH OR CULT? A private eye uncovers secrets and lies. Sharp, complex mystery, vivid Boston setting. SOLID B

DUPLICITY
G.P. Putnam’s Sons
2017

Grade: SOLID B

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THE BRAND NEW CATASTROPHE (PAPERBACK) by Mike Scalise

June 1, 2017

SHARP, IRREVERENT MEMOIR of life with a pituitary tumor (and afterward) takes on family, love, mortality. B PLUS

THE BRAND NEW CATASTROPHE (PAPERBACK)
Sarabande Books
2017

Grade: B PLUS

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