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Milk Fed

A Novel

by Broder, Melissa

Book - 2021

A scathingly funny, wildly erotic, and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex, and God. A scathingly funny, wildly erotic, and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex, and God. Show less

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The Lying Life of Adults

The New Novel

by Ferrante, Elena

Book - 2020

Soon to be a Netflix mini-series, this is a coming-of-age story as only Elena Ferrante can tell it. Giovanna’s world comes apart at the age of 12 after ov...Show more Soon to be a Netflix mini-series, this is a coming-of-age story as only Elena Ferrante can tell it. Giovanna’s world comes apart at the age of 12 after overhearing her father disparage that "she is getting the face of Vittoria,” his ugly sister. What follows is Giovanna’s journey to adulthood which she takes on with steely determination. Show less

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VenCo

A Novel

by Dimaline, Cherie

Book - 2023

A wickedly subversive, deliciously imaginative, deeply feminist novel of contemporary witches on the rise. A wickedly subversive, deliciously imaginative, deeply feminist novel of contemporary witches on the rise. Show less

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Having and Being Had

by Biss, Eula

Book - 2020

"My adult life can be divided into two distinct parts," Eula Biss writes, "the time before I owned a washing machine and the time after.&qu...Show more "My adult life can be divided into two distinct parts," Eula Biss writes, "the time before I owned a washing machine and the time after." Having just purchased her first home, the poet and essayist now embarks on a provocative exploration of the value system she has bought into. Show less

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The Mercies

A Novel

by Hargrave, Kiran Millwood

Book - 2019

Inspired by the real events of the Vardø storm and the 1621 witch trials, The Mercies is a story of love, evil, and obsession, set at the edge of civilization. Inspired by the real events of the Vardø storm and the 1621 witch trials, The Mercies is a story of love, evil, and obsession, set at the edge of civilization. Show less

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The Argonauts

by Nelson, Maggie

Book - 2015

Nelson's account of falling in love with Henry Dodge, who is gender fluid, as well as her journey to and through a pregnancy, offers a firsthand account of the complexities and joys of (queer) family-making. Nelson's account of falling in love with Henry Dodge, who is gender fluid, as well as her journey to and through a pregnancy, offers a firsthand account of the complexities and joys of (queer) family-making. Show less

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Weather

A Novel

by Offill, Jenny

Book - 2020

Lizzie Benson is a librarian (though not by the traditional route) who's barely able to spend time with her husband and son as she fusses over her devout ...Show more Lizzie Benson is a librarian (though not by the traditional route) who's barely able to spend time with her husband and son as she fusses over her devout mother and addict brother. An old mentor wants Lizzie to help her answer mail she's been receiving in response to her podcast Hell and High Water, and eventually Lizzie must look to the larger world and recognize that she can't save everyone — though she keeps trying. Show less

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Even This Page Is White

by Shraya, Vivek

Book - 2016

Vivek's debut collection of poetry, Even this Page is White, is a bold, timely, and personal interrogation of skin — its origins, functions, and limitatio...Show more Vivek's debut collection of poetry, Even this Page is White, is a bold, timely, and personal interrogation of skin — its origins, functions, and limitations. Poems that range in style from starkly concrete to limber break down the barriers that prevent understanding of what it means to be racialized. Show less

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What Kind of Woman

Poems

by Baer, Kate

Book - 2020

A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today, and the many roles we play — mother, partner, and friend. A stunning and honest debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships of being a woman in the world today, and the many roles we play — mother, partner, and friend. Show less

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Incarnate

by Severson-Baker, Juleta

Book - 2013

The force of these poems is palpable. Readers witness the poet take a polluted river into her “belly like a snake takes a venomous toad,” experience orgasm as birth, and hike above tree line to ultimately “hear what I came to know.” The force of these poems is palpable. Readers witness the poet take a polluted river into her “belly like a snake takes a venomous toad,” experience orgasm as birth, and hike above tree line to ultimately “hear what I came to know.” Show less

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