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Overview: Emma Copley Eisenberg, “Ray’s Birthday Bar”“I do love to travel, she said. Also, look who I found on Facebook!Her high school girlfriend from Missouri.I said, Jesus, Gin, she’s married now. She’s got a kid.I know, Gin said. But. I want someone, she said. I’m tired of bar whores.You wanna go to Passion Palace? I have a date with that drummer tonight and could use your opinion. To garter belt or not to garter belt?I want a girl, Gin said. A nice girl.What makes you think a nice girl will want you? I said. OK, I said.”* Walter B. Thompson, “Sherby’s Last Summer”“Sherby was seventy-five, the oldest ape in America and second oldest in the world. Caldwell had always expected a dramatic rise in attendance in the event, inevitable to him, that the chimpanzee in England died, thus handing Sherby the world’s-oldest crown. But Caldwell hadn’t laid eyes on Sherby in months. He hadn’t seen the weary melancholy the ancient ape wore on his face as he spent hours pacing the chimpanzee cage and swinging his arms at the nothing in front of him. All around Sherby, his children and grandchildren wagged their cheerful tongues and groomed each other with straightforward precision. He was oblivious to all of it, full of pain and confusion and little else. He would never outlive the other chimp, and nobody, myself included, had yet had the courage to say it aloud.”*Sonya Larson, “The Kindest”“When I was dying, people were nicer to me. Nurses washed my hair. Old teachers and old roommates and total randoms came to see me, kissing my bandaged hand. Bao brought me underwear and slept beside me on a chair. Mom flew from Philly, Dad from North Dakota, and Sui from Xian, all the way across the planet. The flowers! The questions! What hurts? How much? I was scared and they wanted to hear all about it. No one said, Why? or How come? or How could you? No one rolled their eyes or said, Well I’d better get going. They didn’t let me smoke, but I saw them mull it over, as if to say, Well it isn’t going to kill her. They leaned forward. They were riveted. They were hungry and I was their food.”*Amelia Maggio, “Sleeping Giants”“It’s easy to fall in love with a countryside. And it’s an easy love to express. But then there are all the small horrors to which that love exposes you. Rats drowned in water buckets. Swallow hatchlings broken on the ground beneath their nests. Small animals caught up in the machine that runs through cut fields and bales hay. It’s usually mice. Sometimes snakes. Once, when unloading wagons into the barn’s loft, Lucy passed me a bale that had a duck sticking out one side. But nothing struck me like the deaths of horses. The hardship came, in part, from my attachment to each one, but also from their size. The effort one has to commit to their bodies makes grace challenging.”*Amanda Emil Anderson, “The Goodnow Guide”“In the beginning you stalk the halls timidly, afraid of being caught—or worse, not being noticed at all. But you grow brasher each night, with each ghoulish moan. You scratch at the wallpaper, tap old pipes in the bathroom with a butter knife. You extinguish matches and watch the smoke twist acrid through the air. On stormy nights, you open hallway windows to let in the sound of crashing waves, then slam the sashes shut. By the second or third month the haunts are as natural to you as breathing. When a guest’s door unlatches, you sidestep a corner and escape through the secret passageways in the walls. It is that easy to disappear.”*David E. Yee, “Heaven for Your Full Lungs”“There is an instant before my body rises when I’m still sitting on the lips of death, making fists in the black water. I’m not sinking, just listing in the stomach of the Chesapeake. The pressure of the Bay pushes its fingers into my eardrums, the water past my throat, my stomach, my lungs. This is after the held-breath panic, that first swallow, and surrender. There is no boat, no coast or beach, pebble-strewn and gray. Up the way, that hand-me-down Corolla with its seats folded back will not be reloaded with my drums. I won’t thank Andy for letting me drag her to another gig, and she won’t tell me to stop apologizing for existing. I wonder if she ever had children, if she named one Theodore, even if he isn’t mine, a thin strand of my thoughts reaching backward toward life, then Thump! and the dull knock of knuckles to glass.”*Akil Kumarasamy, “The Butcher”“He had rarely felt at home since he had arrived in America. Kwame did his best. He looked up recipes for Angolan dishes and hung a cloth wall to enclose the mattress on the floor. But now Marlon was not imagining the small apartment he would return to that night or picturing the house in Gaborone where his wife and another man would wake in the morning. They were too far to matter, and for once, the past and the future didn’t bother him. He was a butcher in America, and though there...

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Karen Wright
Karen Wright December 30, 2024
Excellent, though slightly flawed. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. A solid 4 stars from me.
Dorothy Lopez
Dorothy Lopez March 30, 2025
Such a rich narrative. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
George Gonzalez
George Gonzalez November 15, 2024
Such a rich narrative. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
Robert Scott
Robert Scott September 23, 2024
I was completely blown away. I adored how the story unfolded. It kept me captivated without sacrificing elegance. A true literary gem.
Matthew Ramirez
Matthew Ramirez September 06, 2024
Masterpiece from start to finish. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. A true literary gem.
Michael Martin
Michael Martin October 16, 2025
Excellent, though slightly flawed. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. I would highly recommend this to discerning readers.
Emily Thompson
Emily Thompson February 23, 2025
Not entirely to my refined tastes. The prose was competent, yet the characters lacked the depth I usually seek. Unlikely to reread, but a reasonable expenditure of time.
Lisa Hill
Lisa Hill August 25, 2025
A highly sophisticated read. Beautiful writing, though I craved slightly more depth in the lore. Still, undeniably engaging. A very distinguished novel.
Joshua Adams
Joshua Adams July 20, 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed the elegance of it. A brilliant concept executed with flair. Just a few pacing choices I would change. A very distinguished novel.
Christopher Hall
Christopher Hall July 30, 2024
I was completely blown away. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
Melissa  Parker
Melissa Parker March 17, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed the elegance of it. The protagonist was compelling, though some subplots felt slightly overshadowed. A solid 4 stars from me.
Deborah Hall
Deborah Hall July 28, 2024
Absolutely brilliant. The pacing was impeccable and the characters felt incredibly authentic. I was completely immersed. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Dorothy Hall
Dorothy Hall March 12, 2024
Exceeded all my expectations. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. An effortless 5 stars.
Thomas Lee
Thomas Lee November 26, 2025
Exceeded all my expectations. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Betty Hernandez
Betty Hernandez June 15, 2025
A highly sophisticated read. It held my rapt attention, even when certain twists were telegraphed. I would highly recommend this to discerning readers.
Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller March 21, 2025
Such a rich narrative. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre.
Lisa Martinez
Lisa Martinez July 14, 2024
Exceeded all my expectations. The author orchestrated a breathtaking finale. Truly a work of art. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
Barbara Taylor
Barbara Taylor April 11, 2024
Exceeded all my expectations. It strikes a perfect harmony of dialogue and world-building. Every chapter felt necessary. An effortless 5 stars.
Rebecca Garcia
Rebecca Garcia May 01, 2024
Such a rich narrative. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece.
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