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Sarah Gerard THUMP-THUMP
Ariel Faulkner EVERYTHING I KNOW
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NONFICTION
HOW TO BE A JUVENILE DELINQUENT
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LIKE MOURNERS’ BREAD
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THE JOURNEY
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Kelly Sundberg Elizabeth Blachman
POETRY
WHISPERS THE ASSASSIN ONLY ONCE, AND EVEN THEN
John Trotta SEALED VESSELS
Ned Beauman IN THE WAKE OF SILENCE
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INTERVIEWS JOHN FICARRA
Sonia Nayak NINA SANKOVITCH
Celia Blue Johnson and Maria Gagliano MARTÍN ESPADA
Greg Christie OSCAR HIJUELOS
Maria Gagliano and Celia Blue Johnson CURTIS SITTENFELD
Tom Hardej JULIA ALVAREZ
Elizabeth Blachman
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Chris Haven
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WHEN I CAME TO THE GARDEN, I HAD MUCH TO FEAR
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Bethany L. Carlson THE KINGDOM OF DIRE HEARTS EVAPORATES
Bethany L. Carlson UPON A BIRTH
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J.D. Smith PICTURES OF LISA
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Justin Bigos DIAGNOSED
Katelyn Delvaux
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WE DO NOT SWIM
Katelyn Delvaux
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IN THE WRECKAGE
Lucas Hunt
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WHEN THE HOST IS AWAY
Lucas Hunt
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