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Non-stop book reviewer. Writer, editor, auntie, godmother, curmudgeon. You might have seen me elsewhere! booktweeting.com is my website.

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A DEFT, SHARP FABLE that could not be more timely. In a world where everything is decided by vote, what does democracy mean? Clever riff on Borges and Jackson stands on its own merits as well. B PLUS

https://junefacts.itch.io/election-in-babylon

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WHEN MAGIC MAKES MONSTERS, the monsters must band together for safety. A wild and vibrant near-future tale at the crossroads of fantasy and speculative fiction, with deeply human emotion at its heart. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/we-are-the-crisis-cadwell-turnbull/1142913014?ean=9781982603755

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AT THE INTERSECTION OF MAGIC AND THE EVERYDAY, this fluid and mythical tale traces the mourning journey of a Diné (Navajo) man across the colonized continent. Lovely and poetic prose rich with imagery. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/swim-home-to-the-vanished-brendan-shay-basham/1142168952?ean=9780063241084

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A QUAINT, CHARMING FABLE inspired by the art of Vincent van Gogh and by great 19th-century fantasy writers like Andersen, Carroll, MacDonald and Wilde. Sweet, but with a witty bite. B PLUS

https://sureshotbooks.com/products/the-curious-case-of-the-village-in-the-moonlight-9781735304649

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AN EXTRAVAGANTLY THEATRICAL LIFE, onstage and off—the playwright and incomparable diva Charles Busch’s memoir is witty and full of love for his family, friends, mentors, and muses, but most of all for the glamour of acting. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leading-lady-charles-busch/1142959951?ean=9781637744147

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A THEATER CRITIC TURNS SLEUTH in this glossy, stylish, erudite psychological thriller. Lots of sharp observation about contemporary New York and a brilliantly twisty plot. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/here-in-the-dark-alexis-soloski/1142826951?ean=9781250882943

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INNOVATIVE WORLDBUILDING AND THOUGHTFUL characterization make this steampunk speculative fiction tale about the hidden marvels in a glacial mountain shine. B PLUS

https://robotdinosaurpress.com/product/ice-flight-by-andi-c-buchanan/

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THE UNLIKELIEST CRIME LORDS and the story of their rise and fall: an always gritty, often witty, profoundly immersive novel from Brazil details just how far people will go to escape crushing poverty. You won’t want to put it down. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pedro-and-marques-take-stock-jos-falero/1142808792?ean=9781662601231

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SENSUAL, FOREBODING, RICH with detail, this modern fairy tale packs a powerful punch. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bloom-delilah-s-dawson/1142908030?ean=9781803365756

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BREATHTAKING, MULTIFACETED SCIENCE FICTION set on a 22nd century Earth transformed by climate change and political upheaval, where a small group of talented people are rehearsing for First Contact with other planets…or are they? A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-blue-beautiful-world-karen-lord/1139395153?ean=9780593598436

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A VISIONARY, KALEIDOSCOPIC MEMOIR combines tales from the writer’s life with legends from her Japanese, Okinawan, and Taiwanese heritage. Touching and insightful; beautifully illustrated by the author’s sister. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-night-parade-jami-nakamura-lin/1142972630?ean=9780063213234

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SPOOKY HIGH-TECH THRILLER focuses on a brilliant, ruthless scientist’s mysterious experiments and their impact on the world around her—and on her own life. Lots of action and some terrifying psychological horror. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/last-to-leave-the-room-caitlin-starling/1142826964?ean=9781250282613&aug=1

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POWERFULLY EVOCATIVE HISTORICAL novel details the struggles and joys of a young girl and her Russian immigrant family in a coal-mining town in early 20th century Pennsylvania. Rich in detail and emotional weight. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/american-ending-mary-kay-zuravleff/1142117108?ean=9781949467994

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AN ASTONISHING, HARROWING, BEAUTIFUL novel mixes the everyday horrors of racism with the terrors of the supernatural in a tale of a brutal Florida reformatory haunted by the boys who died there. SOLID A

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-reformatory-tananarive-due/1142483982?ean=9781982188344

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THE OPPRESSION OF THE UYGHUR PEOPLE explored in heartbreaking detail through an exiled poet and filmmaker’s memoir. Beautiful writing about a horrifying topic brings stories of the imprisoned and murdered into the light. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/waiting-to-be-arrested-at-night-tahir-hamut-izgil/1142610549?ean=9780593491799

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A SURREAL POST-APOCALYPTIC SETTING lends power to this dreamlike retelling of Macbeth. Hallucinatory, atmospheric prose captures the point of view of a man pushed to his limits with no options but to fight. B PLUS

https://www.amazon.com/Concrete-Crown-MacBeth-Retold-ebook/dp/B0CJ9SJ15M?ref_=ast_author_mpb

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MURDERBOT’S BACK, BUT not better than ever. In fact, the semi-human fighting machine is feeling vulnerable—at the worst possible time, as it and the humans it protects are dealing with multiple interplanetary threats. Fast-paced, thoughtful. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/system-collapse-martha-wells/1142827318?ean=9781250826978

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HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD? The characters in Naomi Alderman’s crisp near-future technothriller have a lot of ideas—some of them on a collision course with others. Action and deft satire blend in this high-energy yet thoughtful read. A MINUS

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-future-naomi-alderman/19830305?ean=9781668025680

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SHARP PRIVATE EYE thriller follows a detective and his childhood best friend, now an investigative reporter, to Mexico on the trail of a seasoned criminal. Lots of relatable characters and some great descriptions. SOLID B

https://bqbpublishing.com/justified-malice-by-harry-pinkus/

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SHIMMERING, GORGEOUS, WISTFUL meditation on life, love, art, and loss set against the surreal cityscape of New York in the 2020 COVID lockdown. Everything is vivid, everything feels deeply true. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-vulnerables-sigrid-nunez/1143043782?ean=9780593715512

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A BIZARRE, CULTISH COMMUNE, centered around some extreme psychoanalytic theories, hiding in plain sight in Manhattan brownstones, with adherents as famous as Judy Collins and Jackson Pollock. Intensive research and interviews tell a wild story. A MINUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sullivanians-alexander-stille/1142307663?ean=9780374600396

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A LONG-FORGOTTEN LITERARY GEM from 1938, reissued in a sumptuous new edition. Beautifully stark modernist novel traces the gradual diminution of a woman’s life with pitiless clarity. A MINUS

https://www.boilerhouse.press/product-page/william-s-wife-by-gertrude-trevelyan

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THE FAMILY THAT SLEUTHS TOGETHER…finds out more about themselves and each other in this charming, engrossing California murder mystery starring three generations of smart, sharp women solving a complicated crime. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mother-daughter-murder-night-nina-simon/1142795398?ean=9780063315044

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A SPIRITUALIST’S WIFE STRUGGLES to come to terms with her husband’s new world of séances and “readings”—and fears he’ll find out some of her own secrets. Lush evocation of post-World War I Scotland and the frenzies of Jazz Age society. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hazardous-spirits-anbara-salam/1143029073?ean=9781959030133

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A FAMILY’S DEEPEST SECRETS are brought to light in this ambitious, poetic memoir. In a mix of recollection and recreation, the author uses her uncle’s conviction for art forgery as the lens through which to examine a family in flight from truth. B PLUS

https://bellepointpress.com/products/letting-in-air-and-light

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