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FIREBREAK by Nicole Kornher-Stace

May 8, 2021

IN A FULLY PRIVATIZED DYSTOPIA, a gamer streaming virtual kills for her daily water ration discovers big secrets behind the ongoing megacorporation wars destroying her city. Tense, compelling, unsettling thriller. B PLUS

FIREBREAK
Gallery / Saga Press
2021

Grade: B PLUS

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LIBERTIE by Kaitlyn Greenidge

May 6, 2021

POWERFUL, POETIC NOVEL tells the story of a Black woman’s search for freedom, from her mother’s medical practice to a “Negro college“ to her husband’s home in Haiti. Beautifully evocative of 19th century Black history. A MINUS

LIBERTIE
Algonquin Books
2021

Grade: A MINUS

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MARIGOLD by Heather Mitchell Manheim

May 3, 2021

IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC “UNITED STATE”—a totalitarian regime that combines a cult of personality with brutal police surveillance—two women meet and have the chance to change everything. Intriguing ideas, worldbuilding. SOLID B

MARIGOLD
BookBaby
2021

Grade: SOLID B

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OPEN WATER by Caleb Azumah Nelson

May 1, 2021

JOY, LOVE, AND HEARTBREAK gorgeously drawn in a powerful, poetic novel. An intimate tale with a strong Black British voice, dazzling characterization, and sharp candor. A MINUS

OPEN WATER
Grove Press
2021

Grade: A MINUS

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