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Rosa Mistika by Euphrase Kezilahabi, Jay Boss Rubin (Translator)

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah

The Gold by David Carpenter

Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard

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A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus

Afternoon Raag by Amit Chaudhuri

Hides by Rod Moody-Corbett

Latchkey Ladies by Marjorie Grant

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Above Us the Sea | Ania Card
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Cheri by Jo Ann Beard

Cold Fish Soup by Adam Farrer

Above Us the Sea by Ania Card

Hides by Rod Moody-Corbett

The Sunflower Boys by Sam Wachman

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Lucky Boy | Shanthi Sekaran
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The Slaves of Solitude | Patrick Hamilton
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The Catholic by David Plante

The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower

Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard

LeahBergen With Gavin as your stylist? 😉 4w
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Blurred Faces | Allan Radcliffe
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Blurred Faces | Allan Radcliffe
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Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street by Herman Melville

Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe

Afternoon Raag by Amit Chaudhuri

Getting It Right by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Rosa Mistika by Euphrase Kezilahabi, Jay Boss Rubin (Translator)

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Hope Never Knew Horizon | Douglas Bruton
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Gaza Weddings: A Novel | Ibrahim Nasrallah
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Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

Gaza Weddings: A Novel by Ibrahim Nasrallah, Nancy Roberts (Translator)

Full House by M.J. Farrell (Molly Keane)

Set My Hand Upon the Plough by E. M. Barraud

A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus

Afternoon Raag by Amit Chaudhuri

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah

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Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq

Set My Hand Upon the Plough by E. M. Barraud

Cheri by Jo Ann Beard

The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann

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About Uncle | Rebecca Gisler
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Though the Bodies Fall | Noel O'Regan
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Old Rendering Plant by Wolfgang Hilbig

About Uncle by Rebecca Gisler

Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O'Regan

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Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

Gaza Weddings: A Novel by Ibrahim Nasrallah

Birdeye by Judith Heneghan

The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood

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Correspondent | Virginia Evans
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TrishB Really enjoyed this book♥️ 2mo
shawnmooney @TrishB Yes it was sooo good! 2mo
TrishB So well written and I wasn‘t expecting the ending tbh. 2mo
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Old New York | Edith Wharton
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We Are All of Us Left Behind by Bradley Somer

Full House by M.J. Farrell (aka Molly Keane)

Above Us the Sea by Ania Card

Cold Fish Soup by Adam Farrer

The Slaves of Solitude by Patrick Hamilton

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Cool Water | Dianne Warren
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#Victober



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Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

Mr. Wrong by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Emma by Jane Austen

Cool Water by Dianne Warren

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson

Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe

Gaza Weddings by Ibrahim Nasrallah

Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell

Above Us the Sea by Ania Card

Full House by M.J. Farrell

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Mr Wrong | Elizabeth Jane Howard
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From the story 'Child's Play'

LeahBergen So good! 2mo
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Small Reckonings | Karin Melberg Schwier
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Galatea: Short story | Madeline Miller
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#SpinsterSeptember
#Victober

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Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough

Miss Marjoribanks by Mrs. Oliphant

We Are All of Us Left Behind by Bradley Somer

A Bad Decade for Good People by Joe Bedford

Galatea by Madeline Miller

Old Rendering Plant by Wolfgang Hilbig

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The Misses Mallett | E. H. Young
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Ghosts by Edith Wharton

Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa. Polly Barton (Translator)

A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet by Eavan Boland

The Misses Mallett by E.H. Young

Platonic Love: Three Tales of Language and Desire by Scott Watson

About Uncle by Rebecca Gisler, Jordan Stump (Translator)

Galatea by Madeline Miller

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How to Breathe Water | Sharon Butala
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Correspondent | Virginia Evans
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Dominion by Addie E. Citchens

Mr. Wrong by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Lori & Joe by Amy Arnold

The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

We Are All of Us Left Behind by Bradley Somer

A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet by Eavan Boland

Birdeye by Judith Heneghan

About Uncle by Rebecca Gisler

Platonic Love: Three Tales of Language and Desire by Scott Watson

Miss Marjoribanks by Mrs. Oliphant

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I use to be a Baptist who good be so described. Which book is that? 😂 3mo
shawnmooney @DrSabrinaMoldenReads I'm sure that must be true. 😎 The novel didn't end up working for me in the end, so I didn't finish, but it started out great: Dominion by Addie E. Citchens 2mo
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Summer Pudding | Susan Scarlett
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Summer Pudding by Susan Scarlett, Noel Streatfeild
The Whale Tattoo by Jon Ransom
The Ecliptic by Benjamin Wood
Set My Hand Upon the Plough by E. M. Barraud
Lori & Joe by Amy Arnold
The Misses Mallett by E.H. Young
Cold Fish Soup by Adam Farrer
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
...and more!

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Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa
The Whale Tattoo by Jon Ransom
You Better Be Lightning by Andrea Gibson
Watching You Without Me by Lynn Coady
Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod
Set My Hand Upon the Plough by E. M. Barraud
Lori & Joe by Amy Arnold
Cold Fish Soup by Adam Farrer
Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions by Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
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Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan
The Prowler by Kristjana Gunnars
Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo
Ghosts by Edith Wharton
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
The Whale Tattoo by Jon Ransom
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Eleanor Barraclough
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa

Suet624 I loved the Correspondent. Happy to hear you're enjoying it. 4mo
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How to Breathe Water | Sharon Butala
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The Polari Prize controversy
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Standing Heavy by GauZ', Frank Wynne (Translator)
Clear by Carys Davies
How to Breathe Water by Sharon Butala
Sankofa by Chibundu Onuzo
A Bad Decade for Good People by Joe Bedford
River of Fire and Other Stories by Oh Jung-hee, O Chŏnghŭi, Bruce Fulton and Ju-Chan Fulton (Translators)
Summer Pudding by Susan Scarlett, aka Noel Streatfeild

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Translating Women: Different Voices and New Horizons | Luise von Flotow, Farzaneh Farahzad
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Coast Road | Alan Murrin
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The Coast Road by Alan Murrin
Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam by Samîra Azzâm, Ranya Abdelrahman (Translator)
Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq, Deepa Bhasthi (Translator)
River of Fire and Other Stories by Oh Jung-hee, O Chŏnghŭi, Bruce Fulton and Ju-Chan Fulton (Translators)
Cat Brushing by Jane Campbell

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O, the Brave Music | Dorothy Evelyn Smith
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Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
Clear by Carys Davies
Heart Lamp: Selected Stories by Banu Mushtaq
Out of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam by Samîra Azzâm
Belle Greene by Alexandra Lapierre
A Bad Decade for Good People by Joe Bedford

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Translating Women: Different Voices and New Horizons | Luise von Flotow, Farzaneh Farahzad
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The Adversary: A Novel | Michael Crummey
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The first half of this book chat with renowned Saskatchewan novelist and memoirist is about Michael Crummey's Dublin Prize-winning novel The Adversary, which Sharon read twice before we chatted.

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A fabulous biblioadventure
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Niceman Cometh by David Carpenter
A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere
Standing Heavy by Gauz', Frank Wynne (Translator)
How to Breathe Water by Sharon Butala
Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah
Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan
Clear by Carys Davies

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Midyear Report | University of Texas at Austin. Bureau of Economic Geology
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The Mighty Red: A Novel | Louise Erdrich
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https://youtu.be/Mzak3MZP2no

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Andrea Gibson, RIP
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A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri
How to Breathe Water by Sharon Butala
Standing Heavy by Gauz'
Animal Person by Alexander MacLeod
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Crooked Teeth: A Queer Syrian Refugee Memoir by Danny Ramadan
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere

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My book recommendations versus your book recommendations by James Folta: https://lithub.com/my-book-recommendations-versus-your-book-recommendations/

Ruthiella Bob the Bookerer! ❤️ 5mo
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A Disaffection | James Kelman
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Reconnecting with a bookish friend
An uncharacteristically reticent report on a biblioadventure
Mystery guest
Patreon news
A Disaffection by James Kelman
The Coast Road by Alan Murrin
Standing Heavy by Gauz'
A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri
How to Breathe Water by Sharon Butala

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Hope Never Knew Horizon | Douglas Bruton
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#JaneAustenJuly



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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
Hope Never Knew Horizon by Douglas Bruton
The Prowler by Kristjana Gunnars
O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O'Regan
Niceman Cometh by David Carpenter
Emma by Jane Austen
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
The Coast Road by Alan Murrin

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Emma | Austen Jane
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Coming Soon | Debbie Blank
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https://youtu.be/FAC4zp-QWdA?si=UOCh19027JwiItK6

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During the Reign of the Queen of Persia by Joan Chase
Queen James: A New History About the Life and Loves of Britain‘s First King, James Stuart by Gareth Russell
Shark Girl by Kate Beaton
The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp
O, the Brave Music by Dorothy Evelyn Smith
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Emma by Jane Austen

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Small Reckonings | Karin Melberg Schwier
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Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh
Small Reckonings by Karin Melberg Schwier
A Disaffection by James Kelman
The Foolish Gentlewoman by Margery Sharp
The Prowler by Kristjana Gunnars
Though the Bodies Fall by Noel O'Regan
Shark Girl by Kate Beaton

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Waiting for a Party | Vesna Main
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Readings | Sven Birkerts
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https://youtu.be/97_2plp8QmQ

Introduction
Mystery guest
Weekly review
Patreon Update
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
A Disaffection by James Kelman

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Wide Sargasso Sea | Jean Rhys
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