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The Desire to Live

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First English translation of Le Désir de Vivre by Paul Acker. Originally published in 1907, this novella tells the tale of Claire Fournier and her struggle to find a living as well as a life she can call her own. ... Read more

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First English translation of Le Désir de Vivre by Paul Acker. Originally published in 1907, this novella tells the tale of Claire Fournier and her struggle to find a living as well as a life she can call her own.
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Teenage Dirtbags

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From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an unlikely group of teens coming together to exact revenge on the person who wronged them.All’s fair in love and revenge…Phil Reyno is a “troublemaker.” With a punk aesthetic and a quick temper, Phil knows that it’s surprising to see him dating universally beloved Cameron Ellis, whose viral coming out ... Read more

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From the author of The Long Run comes another unflinchingly raw and boldly hilarious novel about an unlikely group of teens coming together to exact revenge on the person who wronged them.All’s fair in love and revenge…Phil Reyno is a “troublemaker.” With a punk aesthetic and a quick temper, Phil knows that it’s surprising to see him dating universally beloved Cameron Ellis, whose viral coming out
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Blood and Guts in High School

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"Kathy Acker's writing is virtuoso, maddening, crazy, so sexy, so painful, and beaten out of a wild heart that nothing can tame. Acker is a landmark writer." —Jeanette Winterson, New York Times–bestselling authorA masterpiece of surrealist fiction, steeped in controversy upon its first publication in 1984, Blood and Guts in High School is the book that established Kathy Acker as the preeminent ... Read more

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"Kathy Acker's writing is virtuoso, maddening, crazy, so sexy, so painful, and beaten out of a wild heart that nothing can tame. Acker is a landmark writer." —Jeanette Winterson, New York Times–bestselling authorA masterpiece of surrealist fiction, steeped in controversy upon its first publication in 1984, Blood and Guts in High School is the book that established Kathy Acker as the preeminent
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The Long Run

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**2024 Stonewall Book Award Honor Book for Young Adult Literature"A boldly authentic new voice in queer fiction." —Abdi Nazemian, author of Stonewall Honor book Like a Love Story and The Chandler LegaciesTwo track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut.**Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over ... Read more

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**2024 Stonewall Book Award Honor Book for Young Adult Literature"A boldly authentic new voice in queer fiction." —Abdi Nazemian, author of Stonewall Honor book Like a Love Story and The Chandler LegaciesTwo track and field athletes find an unexpected but powerful love in this unapologetically blunt and unforgettably real YA debut.**Sebastian Villeda is over it. Over his rep. Over his bros. Over
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Surrender

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"Splendid and provides what I crave from all stories: vividly drawn characters worth spending time with, a richly rendered place for them to inhabit”—Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath “Fool” novelsA woman retreats from academic life in New York City to manage a family goat farm in New EnglandLucy Richard has enjoyed a two-decade-long, successful career in public relations in ... Read more

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"Splendid and provides what I crave from all stories: vividly drawn characters worth spending time with, a richly rendered place for them to inhabit”—Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls and the North Bath “Fool” novelsA woman retreats from academic life in New York City to manage a family goat farm in New EnglandLucy Richard has enjoyed a two-decade-long, successful career in public relations in
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Limits of the World a novel

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The Chandaria family—emigrants from the Indian-enclave of Nairobi—have managed to flourish in America. Premchand, the father, is a doctor who has worked doggedly to grow his practice and give his family security; his wife, Urmila, runs a business importing artisanal Kenyan crafts; and their son, Sunil, after quitting the pre-med track, has gotten accepted to a PhD program in philosophy at Harvard. ... Read more

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The Chandaria family—emigrants from the Indian-enclave of Nairobi—have managed to flourish in America. Premchand, the father, is a doctor who has worked doggedly to grow his practice and give his family security; his wife, Urmila, runs a business importing artisanal Kenyan crafts; and their son, Sunil, after quitting the pre-med track, has gotten accepted to a PhD program in philosophy at Harvard.
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Blood Brain Barrier

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Hard-working, second year pediatric resident Dr. Egan is chronically exhausted, as are most residents at Malloy Medical Center, a very busy New York CIty hospital that is humming with activity 24 hours a day and renowned for both its transplant service and in vitro fertilization clinic. One day Egan is woken at 3 AM to see a baby who has arrived in the emergency room with early signs of bacterial ... Read more

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Hard-working, second year pediatric resident Dr. Egan is chronically exhausted, as are most residents at Malloy Medical Center, a very busy New York CIty hospital that is humming with activity 24 hours a day and renowned for both its transplant service and in vitro fertilization clinic. One day Egan is woken at 3 AM to see a baby who has arrived in the emergency room with early signs of bacterial
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Training School for Negro Girls

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"Funny, poignant, stirring and heartbreaking . . . This book is our collective coming-of-age story . . . required reading for your favorite Black girl." — EssenceIn her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast of characters, all of whom call Washington, DC, home. A "woke" millennial tries to fight gentrification, ... Read more

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"Funny, poignant, stirring and heartbreaking . . . This book is our collective coming-of-age story . . . required reading for your favorite Black girl." — EssenceIn her debut short story collection, Camille Acker unleashes the irony and tragic comedy of respectability onto a wide-ranging cast of characters, all of whom call Washington, DC, home. A "woke" millennial tries to fight gentrification,
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Franklin County, Georgia Court of Ordinary Records, 1787-1849.

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By: Martha Acker, Pub. 1989, reprinted 2024, 330 pages, Index, Soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-224-8. Franklin County was created in 1784 and was considered the 8th county of the state. It is located in the northeastern portion of the state boarding South Carolina along the Savannah River. Early on, Franklin County boarded Wilkes and Greene Counties, Georgia and Pendleton District/County, South ... Read more

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By: Martha Acker, Pub. 1989, reprinted 2024, 330 pages, Index, Soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-224-8. Franklin County was created in 1784 and was considered the 8th county of the state. It is located in the northeastern portion of the state boarding South Carolina along the Savannah River. Early on, Franklin County boarded Wilkes and Greene Counties, Georgia and Pendleton District/County, South
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Great Expectations

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The author of Empire of the Senseless gives the Dickens classic a punk twist, setting it in 1980s New York City.Kathy Acker's practice of literary appropriation and pastiche made her notorious—as a rebel and a groundbreaker—when Great Expectations was first published in 1982. Here, she begins rewriting Charles Dickens's classic—splicing it with passages from Pierre Guyotat's sexually violent Eden, ... Read more

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The author of Empire of the Senseless gives the Dickens classic a punk twist, setting it in 1980s New York City.Kathy Acker's practice of literary appropriation and pastiche made her notorious—as a rebel and a groundbreaker—when Great Expectations was first published in 1982. Here, she begins rewriting Charles Dickens's classic—splicing it with passages from Pierre Guyotat's sexually violent Eden,
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A Very Special Episode

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In Washington, D.C.’s powerful Black elite, legacy is everything. When a young heir to one of the city’s most influential institutions seeks funding to cement her future, a shadowy organization offers to help—but it could cost her far more than she’s willing to give.“A biting satire about the ever-shifting ways to perform Blackness. This is a very special book.”—Bridgett M. Davis, author of The ... Read more

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In Washington, D.C.’s powerful Black elite, legacy is everything. When a young heir to one of the city’s most influential institutions seeks funding to cement her future, a shadowy organization offers to help—but it could cost her far more than she’s willing to give.“A biting satire about the ever-shifting ways to perform Blackness. This is a very special book.”—Bridgett M. Davis, author of The
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Leaving's Not the Only Way to Go

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Lauren Ashburn left a promising job to help her family in Vermont take care of her dying father. Now that he’s gone, Lauren has every intention of returning to her old life—the vibrant, successful one her father had always expected her to have. But Lauren discovers that she feels adrift without his strict guidance.Georgia Solomon designs homes for others. But as a bisexual autistic woman, she ... Read more

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Lauren Ashburn left a promising job to help her family in Vermont take care of her dying father. Now that he’s gone, Lauren has every intention of returning to her old life—the vibrant, successful one her father had always expected her to have. But Lauren discovers that she feels adrift without his strict guidance.Georgia Solomon designs homes for others. But as a bisexual autistic woman, she
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