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Bliss Montage, by Ling Ma
The oranges on the cover of “Bliss Montage” by Ling Ma are hidden behind plastic wrap, in full view but behind something that needs to be ripped off. I think this image summarizes the book perfectly. This is a collection of eight stories, and it’s probably best to read them one story a day: they
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The Woman in the Library, by Surali Gentill
I love good mysteries – as a genre and as a palate cleanser – so I’m always looking forward to reading more thrillers in the summertime when “the livin’ is easy.” After discovering that “The Woman in the Library” by Surali Gentill was recommended in the New York Times (May 27, 2022, “Murder, Blackmail and
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The Long Corner, by Alexander Maksik
What is art? Alexander Maksik’s new novel “The Long Corner” repeatedly asks this age-old question. The answer is usually short: sometimes it sounds like a slogan, sometimes like a statement of fact, sometimes like a provocative association with an inscription on the gate to Auschwitz. A young zealous Jewish journalist, Solomon Fields, moves from Los
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