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October 3, 2025 Fiction

Shark tooth

Jane Wageman She met him collecting shark teeth on the South Carolina shore and he was not a beach bum

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September 26, 2025 Fiction

Tender Fire

Elise Blackwell Because I am not a good-looking man in anyone’s book, with my slit eyes and thorny hair, her

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September 20, 2025 Fiction

Empty Houses

Maegan Poland Back then, I couldn’t tell the age of adults. Now, I picture his face waxy like a Ken

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September 9, 2025 If My Book

IF MY BOOK: Child of Light, Jesi Bender

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors compare their recently released books to

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August 26, 2025 If My Book

IF MY BOOK: The Dime Museum, Joyce Hinnefeld

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors shed light on their recently released

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August 22, 2025 Fiction

Little Devil

Jan Stinchcomb There’s a little devil running around our neighborhood. We’ve seen him. In colonial Massachusetts, on the other side

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August 15, 2025 Fiction

The Ocean, the Ocean

Nora Wagner After Ivan’s sister dies, he can’t sleep without the ocean waves sound machine. I go along with it,

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August 1, 2025 Fiction

A Certain Idea of Myself

Michelle Ross My daughter’s favorite game is Make-believe. Make-believe you’re a witch, she says. Make-believe you’re a snail. Make-believe this

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July 29, 2025 If My Book

IF MY BOOK: Woman of the Hour, Claire Polders

Welcome to another installment of If My Book, the Monkeybicycle feature in which authors compare their recently released books to

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