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The #1 Bank Robber in the History of the State of New Jersey

A poetic noir about desire, danger, and the rituals of power. In “Bank Robber,” a mysterious woman finds herself caught in the smoke and mirrors of intimacy and betrayal. A ...

by Litro Magazine • August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

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8 Horror Books to Read

As summer’s heat intensifies and the nights become warm and muggy, there’s no better time to immerse yourself in some chilling horror fiction. Here are eight highly anticipated titles set ...

by Eric Akoto • June 17, 2024September 14, 2024

Arts & Culture, Books, Essays, Literature

Re-Reading at Christmas

“What, upon re-reading, do we find we missed before?” Thomas Stewart delves into fantasy novels, Gerald Brom, and the festive practice of re-reading your favorite book. ...

by Thomas Stewart • December 14, 2023December 14, 2023

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Anguish, Agony, Babylon: On Safiya Sinclair’s How to Say Babylon

Audrey Shipp unravels Safiya Sinclair’s ‘How to Say Babylon’—a mesmerizing journey through reggae festivals, family dynamics, and the clash between Rastafari beliefs and colonial traditions. A profound exploration of identity, ...

by AUDREY SHIPP • November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: THE FISHERMAN AND HIS SON

This is a novel that on the surface feels quite innocent, but which has a deeply troubling core. In the current refugee crisis it is a novel of which we ...

by Elspeth Revira • June 22, 2023June 22, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: 19 CLAWS AND A BLACK BIRD: STORIES

Written in her deliciously dark tone, Bazterrica’s claws puncture polite society’s fragile membrane, revealing the darkness writhing beneath. ...

by Jennifer Brough • June 8, 2023June 8, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: LAST HOUSE BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN

A haunting family saga about love, family, and the often unconsidered victims of war. ...

by Raphaela Behounek • May 18, 2023May 25, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR NOBODY

A novel with a fable-like quality, it is a gift to any reader. ...

by Elizabeth Meehan • May 11, 2023May 11, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: THE LAST POMEGRANATE TREE

Twenty-one years of solitary imprisonment have made the Kurdish freedom-fighter Muzafar-i Subhdam a nomad, roaming inside his own thoughts… ...

by Goran Baba Ali • April 20, 2023April 22, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: IN THE BELLY OF THE CONGO

It goes without saying that colonialism has far-reaching, perhaps never-ending impacts. Encourage the letting go of the past in the perceived hope of a better future. But can we forget? ...

by Anna-Maria Poku • April 13, 2023April 12, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: WAR DIARY

The images of Ukraine follow a familiar beat: unjustified mass violence, the corpses of victims, ravished buildings. Yevgenia Belorusets created a diary of the first few months of war, but ...

by Christina Obolenskaya • April 6, 2023April 6, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: STOLEN

It is one thing to lose something, but quite another to have had it stolen. ...

by Barbara Wheatley • March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: RIVER SPIRIT

A sense of inevitability pervades “River Spirit ” as seven narrators negotiate the personal, political and religious challenges of Sudan in the late nineteenth century. ...

by Anna Hattersley • March 23, 2023March 24, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: ALL YOUR CHILDREN, SCATTERED

A story that crosses four generations of a family, “All Your Children, Scattered” looks at how communication breaks down, and how it might be repaired. ...

by Adam Ley-Lange • March 9, 2023March 10, 2023

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BOOK REVIEW: SIBLINGS

As a relatively young author, Brigitte Reimann imbued the novel with her convictions and enthusiasm for the work that her generation was doing to rebuild a post-war Germany that was ...

by Francesca Ferrauto • March 2, 2023March 5, 2023