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Book Public — Que Esperanzas: 'Sabrina & Corina' by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

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Book Public — Que Esperanzas: 'Because That's Just Easier' by Dana Johnson

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Book Public - Que Esperanzas: 'Dulaney Girls' by Louise Marburg

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Que Esperanzas: 'Nature Exchange' by Sindya Bhanoo

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The Lonely Voice: 'Am I Alone Here?' by Peter Orner

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The Lonely Voice: 'No Place For You, My Love' by Eudora Welty

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The Lonely Voice: "My Sister" by Yevgenia Belorusets

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The Lonely Voice: 'The Woman with the Black, Broken Umbrella' by Yevgenia Belorusets

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'Olga Dies Dreaming': Xochitl Gonzalez’s debut novel is a story about family and betrayal.

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'The Everybody Ensemble' : Amy Leach celebrates the natural world in her new collection of whimsical essays

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Ana Castillo reads from her latest poetry collection, ‘My Book of the Dead’

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'A Most Remarkable Creature': Jonathan Meiburg reveals the curiosity and charisma of the caracara

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Tomás Morín reads from his latest poetry collection, ‘Machete’

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Laura Van Prooyen reads from her latest poetry collection, ‘Frances of the Wider Field’

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‘Squirrel Hill’: Mark Oppenheimer's story of The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting reveals the Pittsburgh Jewish community's strength

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'The Blues of Heaven': Barbara Ras Reads From Her Latest Poetry Collection

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'Martita, I Remember You/Martita, Te Recuerdo': Sandra Cisneros' Homage to the Forever Friendships Of Youth

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‘Today A Woman Went Mad In The Supermarket’: Hilma Wolitzer Is Writing Stories Again

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‘Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler And 1950s New York’: Alexander Nemerov Explores Artist’s Life During Transformative Decade

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'Luz at Midnight': Marisol Cortez's Debut Novel Is A San Antonio Story About Love In The Time Of Global Climate Issues

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‘Embassy Wife’: Katie Crouch’s Latest Novel Is Shrewd Story About Intrigue, Humor And A Fraught Diplomacy In Namibia

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'What Is A Dog?': Chloe Shaw’s Memoir About The Canines Of Her Past

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Jessica Hopper Brings Us ‘The First Collection of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic’

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'Broken': Jenny Lawson's Essay Collection About Her Experiences With Anxiety And Depression

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‘The Souvenir Museum’: Elizabeth McCracken’s Story Collection Is a Tour of Loneliness, Loss, and Love

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The Lonely Voice: 'The Children Stay' By Alice Munro

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‘100 Poems to Break Your Heart’: Edward Hirsch On Poetry That Comforts Us In Trying Times

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‘The Kissing Bug’: Daisy Hernández’s Riveting Investigation of a Rare Infectious Disease, Racial Politics and For-Profit Healthcare

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‘Unsettled Ground’: Claire Fuller’s Darkly Poignant Novel About An Unusual Family

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‘The Penguin Book Of The Modern American Short Story’: New Story Anthology Edited By John Freeman

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'The Mysteries': Marisa Silver Explores The Enigmas Of Childhood In Latest Novel

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'You Made Me Love You’: John Edgar Wideman’s Masterful Storytelling Of The Last 40 Years Still Relevant Today

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'Festival Days': Jo Ann Beard’s Collection of Nonfiction And Fiction Is Nothing But The Truth

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'Paris Without Her': Gregory Curtis’ Memoir About The Death Of His Wife And Living Without Her

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The Lonely Voice: 'The Betrothed' By Anton Chekhov

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Laurie Woolever Delivers Anthony Bourdain's Final Book, 'World Travel: An Irreverent Guide'

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‘Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone’: Father James Martin On The Possibilities of Prayer

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Joshua Bennett Receives Whiting Award And Guggenheim Fellowship

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‘The Four Winds’: Kristin Hannah’s Novel of Love And Loss During The Dust Bowl Days

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‘Of Women And Salt’: Gabriela Garcia’s Debut Novel About Immigrant Mothers And Their Daughters

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'Land of Big Numbers': Te-Ping Chen Discusses Debut Collection Of Short Stories

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'Speak, Okinawa': Elizabeth Miki Brina’s Memoir About Family, Identity And Forgiveness

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The San Antonio Book Festival Is On(line)

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'Dusk Night Dawn': Anne Lamott On Recapturing Hope In Dark Times

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The Lonely Voice: 'Irish Revel' by Edna O'Brien

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'The Lowering Days': Gregory Brown's Debut Novel Of Contention And Compassion In Maine Community

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'Homo Irrealis': André Aciman’s Essay Collection Parses the Paradoxes Of Time

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'Mike Nichols: A Life': Mark Harris Chronicles Mike Nichols' Complex Life and Brilliant Career

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'Black Buck': Mateo Askaripour's Debut Novel Highlights Racism In Corporate America

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'Landslide': Susan Conley’s Novel Story Of Mother Guiding Her Family Through Crisis And Healing

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Review: 'City of a Thousand Gates' by Rebecca Sacks

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'The National Road: Dispatches from a Changing America': Tom Zoellner’s Essay Collection A Roadmap Through Contradictory American Histories

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The Lonely Voice: 'The Love Object' by Edna O’Brien

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'Walking with Ghosts': Gabriel Byrne's Memoir Is Mesmeric Reflection on Family, Memory, and Loss

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'Half': Sharon Harrigan's Debut Novel an Uncanny Tale of Twins

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The Lonely Voice: 'The Doll' by Edna O’Brien

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'Bone Chalk': Jim Reese Maps Out The Heartland In Memoir

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Review: 'Dancing with the Octopus: A Memoir of a Crime' By Debora Harding

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'The Butterfly Lampshade': Aimee Bender Reconsiders Childhood Transitions Through the Light of Magic In New Novel

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The Lonely Voice: 'Strand' By Peter Orner

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'The Cold Millions': Jess Walter’s Historical Novel Is A Tale For Today

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Book Review: 'Things You Would Know If You Grew Up Around Here' By Nancy Wayson Dinan

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'Weather': Jenny Offill's Novel Offers Witty Take On Climate Change

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The Lonely Voice: 'Remember' By Juan Rulfo

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'The Night Watchman': Louise Erdrich’s Novel Based On Grandfather’s Fight To Save His Tribe

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The Lonely Voice: 'Luvina' By Juan Rulfo

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'Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis': Ada Calhoun Explores the Complicated Lives of Gen X Women

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Book Review: 'Lost Girls' By Ellen Birkett Morris

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'The Only Good Indians:' Stephen Graham Jones' Thrilling New Horror Novel

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The Lonely Voice: 'It’s Because We’re So Poor' By Juan Rulfo

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'Olive Again': Elizabeth Strout On The Return To Crosby, Maine And Olive — Again

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The Lonely Voice: 'You Don't Hear Dogs Barking' By Juan Rulfo

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'My Last Eight Thousand Days': Lee Gutkind Reflects On Living Life Meaningfully As An Older Man

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Book Review: 'This Is One Way to Dance' By Sejal Shah

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'To Be a Man': Nicole Krauss Explores The Roles Of Men In Modern-Day Relationships In New Short Story Collection

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The Lonely Voice: 'Works of the Imagination' By Gina Berriault

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'Kant’s Little Prussian Head And Other Reasons Why I Write': Claire Messud On Her Life As A Writer And Reader

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Review: 'Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays' by Megan Harlan

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'Ghostlove': Dennis Mahoney's Haunting Love Story

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The Lonely Voice: 'The Infinite Passion of Expectation' By Gina Berriault

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'Tomboy': Lisa Selin Davis Explores The Complex Evolution Of Tomboyism And Gender Nonconformity

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Review: 'Parakeet' By Marie-Helene Bertino

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'Missionares': Phil Klay's Novel Shows The Far-Reaching Effects Of Modern Wars

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The Lonely Voice: "The Overcoat" by Gina Berriault

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'How To Fly (In Ten Thousand Easy Lessons)': Barbara Kingsolver's Passion For Poetry Shines In Latest Collection

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Review: 'How We Live Now: Scenes From The Pandemic' By Bill Hayes

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'Maggie Brown & Others': Peter Orner On the Power Of The Short Story

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Review: 'If I Had Two Wings' By Randall Kenan

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'Monogamy': Sue Miller Explores Complicated Relationships In New Novel

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Review: 'Likes' By Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum

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'Owed': Joshua Bennett on Preserving the Vulnerable Commodity of the Black Imagination

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Review: 'Each of Us Killers' By Jenny Bhatt

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'Ordinary Insanity': Sarah Menkedick Examines Motherhood And The Anxiety Epidemic

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Review: 'Pandemia & Other Poems' By Edward Vidaurre

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'August': Callan Wink’s Complex Coming-Of-Age Novel

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Review: 'The Heart And Other Monsters: A Memoir' By Rose Andersen

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'Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear': Matthew Salesses' Exploration Of Identity And Alienation

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Review: 'Gangs Of The El Paso-Juarez Borderland: A History' By Mike Tapia

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'Saving Ruby King': Catherine Adel West's Paean To Chicago Is A Story Of Redemption

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Review: 'Someone's Listening' by Seraphina Nova Glass