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Ryan Gattis: Safe Aug 17, 2017

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Ryan Gattis reveals that one day he got a call, asking if he'd like to watch a former gang member crack a safe. Thus, the novel Safe was born.

Deborah Treisman: The Dream Colony Aug 03, 2017

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The Dream Colony: A Life in Art is a posthumous memoir that captures the dazzling verbal gifts of Los Angeles art curator Walter Hopps.

Arundhati Roy: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness Jul 27, 2017

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Trained as an architect, Roy reveals that she structured her novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness like an Indian metropolis where ancient neighborhoods collide with modern urban planning.

Jim Gauer: Novel Explosives Jul 20, 2017

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Quantum physics, the theory of relativity, and the miracle of the solar system fuel Novel Explosives, Jim Gauer’s ambitious and challenging novel.

Joshua Cohen: Moving Kings Jul 13, 2017

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In the family novel, Moving Kings, Joshua Cohen weaves together the tragedy of Israeli occupation with an American housing crisis.

Peter Cole: Hymns & Qualms Jul 06, 2017

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Poet and translator Peter Cole reveals that his intention is to yoke together beauty and terror in his new book Hymns & Qualms: New and Selected Poems and Translations.

Zachary Mason: Void Star Jun 29, 2017

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Zachary Mason insists that Void Star is not cyber-punk Although it is set more than 100 years in the future during climate catastrophe, he describes the novel as literary fiction that uses science fiction and genre elements.

Alan Felsenthal: Lowly Jun 22, 2017

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Alan Felsenthal's first book of poetry, Lowly, moves in the direction of the visionary, the mystical and the metaphysical.

Yiyun Li: Dear Friend, from My Life, I Write to You in Your Life Jun 15, 2017

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Written about a time when she was hospitalized for depression, Yiyun Li's Dear Friend, from My Life, I Write to You in Your Life is a combination of memoir and essay. She believes that cherished writers saved her from sorrow and suicidal ideation.