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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

NPR reviews Helen Oyeyemi’s Mr. Fox, in which “reality and fantasy masterfully collide”

“It's a testament to the strength of Oyeyemi's concept and its brilliant execution that, like Mr. Fox, we much prefer to escape into his inner life than to confront his reality. Through him, Oyeyemi exuberantly opens doors into other realms, minds and eras — and uncovers beautiful truths at every twisted turn.” To read the full review, click here

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

The A.V. Club on Tom Scocca’s Beijing Welcomes You

“In tracking the last-minute cobbling-together of the Games, Scocca creates suspense around a Summer Olympics that has already been consigned to history, and offers an engrossing picture of a place that resists even his efforts to know it better.” More

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

The Associated Press on The Secret History of Costaguana

“Vasquez proves himself again as one of the most talented in a new generation of post-Gabriel Garcia Marquez Colombian writers… the story is well planned, researched and executed… the book shines with all its humor and intrigue…” More...

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Rumpus on Rebecca’s Wolff’s "gorgeously told" and "evocative" first novel, The Beginners

“First, Wolff’s narrative technique works brilliantly... The other reason the book feels so fresh and compelling is because Wolff, an accomplished poet, is a master at harnessing the riveting power of deliberate language. Wolff’s sparkling prose bites and throbs, sings and rumbles its way through a thoroughly haunting narrative.” To read the full review, click here.

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Monday, February 06, 2012

The Washington Post reviews Sam Sommers’s “thought-provoking and entertaining” new book, Situations Matter

Situations Matter offers a blend of weighty and whimsical insights that makes for a thought-provoking and entertaining read.” To read the full review, click here.

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The New York Times raves about Ramona Ausubel

In a glowing review, The New York Times Book Review calls Ramona Ausubel's No One Is Here Except All of Us a "fantastical and ambitious first novel" and declares that "Ausubel’s novel is infused with faith in the power of storytelling."

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

One of the world’s foremost Hannibal scholars gives Andreas Kluth’s Hannibal and Me a rave

“Rarely do books mainly about history make such entertaining reading…Kluth deserves every kudo for this book that shows his new Hannibal research is not beating a dead horse but rather a startlingly fresh outlook on an old mystery.” To read the full review by Patrick Hunt in Electrum Magazine, click here.

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