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Shift
Hugh Howey
"In 2007, the Center for Automation in Nanobiotech (CAN) outlined the hardware and software platforms that would one day allow...
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The Visiting Privilege
Joy Williams
The definitive story collection “by one of the most celebrated American short-story writers…. Powerful, important, compassionate, and full of dark...
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Disorder
Leslie Kaplan
A fable of political violence taken from today's headlines.
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All the Ways We Lied
Aida Zilelian
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Genesis: Memory of Fire, Volume 1
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Sporting Moustaches
Aug Stone
Thirteen tall tales about the role facial hair has played in athletics and competition over the years, Sporting Moustaches puts...
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Phil's Siren Song
Tim Lane
"It’s the 80s in Flint, Michigan. The economy is tanking, crime is skyrocketing, and the punk scene is thriving. For...
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Nick Cave's Bar
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A mission to find a mythological watering hole... In June 1999, Aug Stone and his best friend flew to Germany...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “It’s Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic...
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