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Florence Adler Swims Forever
By Rachel Beanland
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A family drama about love and legacy in early-20th-century Atlantic City.
Sprinting Through No Man’s Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France
By Adin Dobkin
Recounting how the famed race emerged from the shadow of World War I.
Dream Girl: A Novel
By Laura Lippman
This subversively witty tale starts off as a mystery in search of a crime.
Morningside Heights: A Novel
By Joshua Henkin
A bittersweet tale of love remembered even as it’s relentlessly, inexorably forgotten.
Lucia
By Alex Pheby
This novelized portrait of James Joyce’s real-life daughter is a somber, difficult read.
Razorblade Tears: A Novel
By S.A. Cosby
“Oh, so you think it’s easier being Black than being gay?”
Before Trans
By Rachel Mesch
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A fascinating analysis of identity, women’s rights, and literature as a transformative tool.
Kingdom of Nauvoo
By Benjamin E. Park
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A riveting exploration of race, democracy, and sexual experimentation in an early Mormon “beautiful place.”
