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Writer/NYU alumna/Books: A HAPPY PLACE (Harper)/SList Bath Flash'18/ Hon mention Chekhov Story Prize'20/ Best Small Fictions nominee'19/ Likes rain, loves jazz

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Book Cover for: After Sappho, Selby Wynn Schwartz

After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz
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One of the unforgettable #books I read this year--'After Sappho' by Selby Wynn Schwartz. A quote, "Some of us were sent by our families to distant schools to be finished, so that we could come to our proper end. But it was not our end. It was barely our beginning..."

Paperback, 2024

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Vanishing Words: poems, Sukrita Paul Kumar

Vanishing Words: poems

Sukrita Paul Kumar
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Delighted to hear my #poem 'After the War' will be featured in the 'Yearbook of Indian Poetry 2022'. Many thanks to the editors Sukrita Paul Kumar and Vinita Agrawal! Grateful to Sahana @schahm and @KiritiSKiriti Hawakal Publishers for first publishing it in Amity: Peace Poems🙏

Paperback, 2022

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Book of Desire - Anne, Marilyn Kahr

The Book of Desire - Anne

Marilyn Kahr
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My review of Meena Kandasamy's English #translation of 'Tirukkural: The Book of Desire' in Open magazine's new issue. #bookreview #poetry #Tamil https://t.co/iaOMBnqaSN

Paperback, 2016

$13.99$6.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, George Saunders

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

George Saunders
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Reading George Saunders' "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain." Savoring every word and every insight. Such a wise, engaging, and compelling read. #OnWriting #shortstories #fiction #RussianLiterature

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: If I Survive You, Jonathan Escoffery

If I Survive You

Jonathan Escoffery
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Finally managed to pick of a copy of Jonathan Escoffery's If I Survive You. Can't wait to dive into the stories. #shortstories #amreading

Paperback, 2023

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, Brené Brown

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead

Brené Brown
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“Numb the dark and you numb the light.”―Brené Brown, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead (2012) #quotestoliveby

Paperback, 2015

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Hunter of Lalbazar, Suhit Sen

The Hunter of Lalbazar

Suhit Sen
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If you are looking for a #thriller to add to your to-read list, Suhit Sen's The Hunter of Lalbazar (Speaking Tiger Books) is the perfect choice. Set in #Calcuttta, crackling with suspense, this hardboiled thriller also delves into the human heart & the evil that lurks within. https://t.co/0vpMeQjacA

Paperback, 2022

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nothing Personal, James Baldwin

Nothing Personal

James Baldwin
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“The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”—James Baldwin, Nothing Personal

Hardcover, 2021

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Anne Lamott
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People keep recommending Anne Lamott's 'Bird by Bird.' Haven't read it yet. Must pick up a copy soon. #amwriting

Paperback, 1995

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Liberation Day: Stories, George Saunders

Liberation Day: Stories

George Saunders
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"Each generation manifests its literary energy in a different way, is full of wildness, is trying to understand life on earth by writing #stories about it, and is changing #literature in an effort to get the flavor of this particular time into it."--George Saunders

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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