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• Love in Color

  Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold

  Babalola, Bolu,

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  "In these improvisations on the tales of the Yorùbá river goddess Osun, Egyptian queen Nefertiti, and the Indian goddess Siya, among others, Babalola presents fairy tales for our times with women’s agency and ambition built into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Temple Folk

  Bilal, Aaliyah,

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  From the publisher: "In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics, politics, and sexuality in America. The ten stories in this collection contribute to the bounty of diverse narratives about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Spirits Abroad

  Stories

  Cho, Zen,

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  "A collection of speculative stories that play on Malaysian folklore and fantasy tropes with humor and compassion. Split into three sections—Here, There, and Elsewhere—this expanded edition of Cho’s 2014 collection takes readers from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Glow in the Dark

  Colanzi Serrate, Liliana, 1981-

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  "This slim story collection by Bolivian writer, editor, and journalist Colanzi contains seven entries, each told in taut, sharp prose that will beguile, enthrall, and astound." (Booklist)

• Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

  Fu, Kim,

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  "Kim Fu's Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century is a wildly imaginative collection in which elements of science fiction, fantasy, and even crime fiction blend together in a maelstrom of entertaining darkness that peels away layers of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• LSBN

  a Graphic Novella

  Jayne, Emma,

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  A sweet, funny, steamy graphic novella rendered in highlighter hues.

• No One Else

  Johnson, R. Kikuo,

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  A tender exploration of family dynamics and the complications of grief, maturity, and sacrifice. "A beautiful example of a short comic containing multitudes." (Publishers Weekly)

• The World Wasn't Ready for You

  Stories

  Key, Justin C.,

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  From the publisher: "Black Mirror meets Get Out in this gripping story collection reminiscent of the work of Octavia E. Butler, which deftly blends science fiction, horror, and fantasy to examine issues of race, class, and prejudice—an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Western Lane

  Maroo, Chetna,

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  " Maroo’s subtle and elegant writing at first seems surprisingly restrained for a novel about a subject as high-spirited and energetic as squash and from a narrator as generally high-spirited and energetic as an 11-year-old girl. But…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Not a Love Song

  Stories

  Mathews, Brendan

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  "Mathews (The World of Tomorrow, 2017) demonstrates in these stories an uncanny ability to inhabit characters with just a few well-crafted sentences. A master impersonator, Mathews employs a variety of voices, capturing the subtle…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bird Brain

  Comics About Mental Health, Starring Pigeons

  Mullin, Chuck

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  From the publisher: "From Bad Times to Positivity, the comics in Bird Brain use humour to provide a glimpse of what’s going on in Chuck’s head: dissociative episodes; cycles of anxiety; her struggle to accept she’s not alone; and the power…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Open Water

  Nelson, Caleb Azumah,

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  "In lovely, rhythmic prose that flows like poetry, photographer and debut novelist Nelson has written a brave and beautiful ode to love, to the importance of self-love, and to the joy of being seen and understood in a world that's still…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hole

  Oyamada, Hiroko, 1983-

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  After moving in with her husband's family in a remote rural town, a young newlywed falls through a hole, encountering people and creatures who challenge her sanity. "Familial awkwardness and bizarre imagery take this story of unrest and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peach Pit

  Sixteen Stories of Unsavory Women

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  Featuring stories by Alicia Elliott, Amanda LeDuc, Chana Porter, K Ming Chang, Lauren Groff, Deesha Philyaw, among others. From the publisher: "In these sixteen stories, we see women at their most monstrous—as con artists and murderers,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sleepovers

  Phillips, Ashleigh Bryant,

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  "Each piece focuses on one character in the same town: a teenage mother, a husband with a wandering eye, a disabled salesman. All have spent their lives among the soybean fields, hoping for rain, watching hunted animals drain of blood, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Father Guards the Sheep

  Rosenblatt, Sari,

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  From the publisher: "A substitute teacher who encounters mouthy students who believe she’s not real. Another lands a job on her city’s arson squad, researching derelict properties their owners might want to burn. A beleaguered mother,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Navigating Fox

  Rowe, Christopher,

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  "Rowe's (These Prisoning Hills) novella takes the species range that made Zootopia so much fun and combines it with the fantasy and sheer magic of Brian Jacques's Redwall to tell the story of a clever, "knowledgeable" fox on a quest to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

  Samatar, Sofia,

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  "Metaphysical and philosophical, this novella from Samatar (The White Mosque) combines space adventure with an examination of the carceral state, here set in academia, that will leave readers with much to think about." (Library Journal)

• Small Odysseys

  Selected Shorts Presents 35 New Stories

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  "A wide-ranging anthology of original stories from some of today's top authors. If you’re a public radio stan and lover of fiction , you’ve likely heard of “Selected Shorts ,” the program that features actors performing readings of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love and Other Flight Delays

  Williams, Denise, 1982-

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  "Set in the same airport, these three delightful interlocking stories include friends-to-lovers, fake-dating, and enemies-to-lovers tropes. [...]Smart, multicultural, and diverse in professions and ages, this contemporary romance…Read moreRead more of this annotation