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By Ed Park (Random House)
Ed Park is one of my favorite writers, and I love that he’s leaned into his interest in the faded past with this collection, which includes a story about a guy who surreptitiously bids on his mother’s eBay listings of his childhood memorabilia, like a threadbare Echo & the Bunnymen t-shirt. Park's publicist wrote with an offer to send the galley in the form of a “VHS tape stored in a cursed Blockbuster drop box,” which is a perfect image for all the forgotten treasures unearthed in the stories. —David Varno, literary fiction reviews editorBy J.R. Dawson (Tor)
Dawson's moody, melancholy, and magical fantasy imagines Lake Michigan as a portal to the underworld guarded by lonely lighthouse keeper Nera. When the grieving Charlie stumbles upon this secret, she and Nera strike up an unconventional relationship. The result is a quietly lovely meditation on life after loss. —Phoebe Cramer, SFF, horror, and romance reviews editorBy Rax King (Vintage)
At this moment in history, not much is less charming than self-identifying as a "hot mess." A lesser version of this funny, foul memoir about grappling with addiction and recovering from a variety of rock bottoms would probably beat the phrase to death. King, however, doesn't use it once. Instead, she's clear-eyed and razor-tongued about her own self-described sloppiness, writing brazenly about episodes others might bury forever. It's tough not to be enchanted. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoirs reviews editor
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An Inside Job
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The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy
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The Enchanted Greenhouse
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Caught Up: Into Darkness Trilogy
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Do Not Disturb
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