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Ceremony
by Leslie Marmon Silko
Staff Pick
Ceremony cast a spell on me; I read it over the course of a day, reluctantly putting it down only to eat and walk with the dog. It is the story of Tayo, whose soul has been horribly broken, and of his perilous journey back to wholeness. How rare it is... (read more)

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The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993
by Charles Bukowski
Staff Pick
Though some may find Bukowski's poetry on the pedestrian side, I actually like it for being filled with direct, astute, and often persnickety observations about the world unfolding and evolving around him. Check out this practitioner of "dirty realism... (read more)

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Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems
by Robinson Jeffers
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I foist this little book on folks every chance I get. Anyone who is concerned with the fate of both the natural world and of a humanity hell-bent on destroying it needs an introduction to Jeffers.... (read more)

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Diary of a Bad Year
by J M Coetzee
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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis (Harvest in Translation)
by Jose Saramago
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"The great difference between poets and madmen is the destiny of the madness that possesses them" — thus muses Ricardo Reis in this captivatingly dense yet engagingly accessible stream-of-consciousness novel. I would recommend this book to anyone... (read more)

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My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up
by Stephen Elliott
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Wake Up, Sir!: A Novel
by Jonathan Ames
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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (Harvest in Translation)
by Jose Saramago
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Happy Baby
by Stephen Elliott
Staff Pick
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