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Stop All the Clocks

Kumin, a student of both literature and philosophy, puts them both to good use in his techno-linguistic conspiracy thriller that stakes its claim as a Neuromancer for the 21st century.
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Weepers

Ed’s narration, a combination of hard-earned wisdom and darkly humorous faux-Biblical rambling, makes for compelling reading. However, the novel’s esoteric themes and frustrating pace might limit its broader appeal.
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The Sleepers

A solid addition for libraries with robust literary fiction collections.
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The House on Buzzards Bay

Murphy establishes a palpable sense of foreboding as these unexplainable mysteries begin to accrue. He is less successful, or less interested, in resolving them, however, and the book’s final impact is dulled as a result.
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Friends of the Museum

A capacious story that pulsates with life, this will be a bold addition to literary collections.
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Stag Dance: A Novel and Stories

A provocative and recommended addition to collections.

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See Friendship

A smart and rueful debut that offers a sly critique of the podcast industry and how some shows treat real humans as characters and their pain and insight as mere content. Recommended for readers of Patricia Lockwood and Lauren Oyler.

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Audition

This sleek, provocative novel is sure to confound readers; a must for literary collections and for book club discussions.
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Fagin the Thief

In creating an origin story for the legendary thief, Epstein deftly addresses Oliver Twist’s longstanding “Fagin problem,” not by sanitizing or disowning him, as other adaptations have done, but by lending him a humanity that Dickens’s caricature did not. It’s a lively, finely drawn reimagining and a deeply reverent corrective of a literary monument.
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