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by Abraham Verghese
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Happiness Is a Chemical in the Brain: Stories
by Lucia Perillo
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Perillo has already won (and broken) our hearts through her poetry, but now she takes it up a notch with an absolutely flawless book of short stories. This gathering is raw, every entry reflecting pieces of life we can relate to. Not since Donald Ray... (read more)

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I'm Not Scared
by Niccolo Ammaniti
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Winner of the 2001 Viareggio-Repaci Prize for Fiction, this hauntingly powerful novel has been on the bestseller list in Italy for months. It is unforgettable, passionate and has a range of depth that grapples with your conscience.... (read more)

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by Monica Ali
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A phenomenally original novel that entwines Bangladeshi traditional beginnings with a gradual transformation into modern, multicultural life in contemporary London. Ali's narrator, Nazneen, holds all of her experiences close at hand and maintains a... (read more)

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You Remind Me of Me: A Novel
by Dan Chaon
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The gift of this novel is the aftershocks it effects. While enduring the jolts of its dark and stormy plot you roll with the punches, but when the commotion ceases you add it to your list of survival stories.... (read more)

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Hell to Pay
by George P Pelecanos
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