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“laurel taylor”

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  • Sisters in Yellow

    A Novel

    by Mieko Kawakami ...
    Translated by Laurel Taylor, Hitomi Yoshio ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of Breasts and Eggs, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s."I have a feeling I won’t forget Hana, perpetually running up life’s down escalator, willing to try anything to scrape together a little happiness." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times“To read her work is ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Someone to Cook For

    by Maiko Seo ...
    Translated by Laurel Taylor ...
    “The book simmers with joy, wisdom, and delectable cooking.”—Christian Science Monitor**A light, humorous, amiably peopled, and tender novel about found families, the people who shape our lives, and the complexities of non-traditional family ties. **Yuko has had four different surnames and been brought up in several families. The parental figures in her life, despite not being related by blood, ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Bold Breaks

    Japanese Women and Literary Narratives of Divorce

    by Professor Anne Sokolsky, Dr. Sohyun Chun, Rebecca L. Copeland, Dr. Charo D'Etcheverry, Dr. Eleanor Hogan, Dr. Kaoru Tamura, Dr. Laurel Taylor ...
    The various words for “divorce” in Japanese—*rien, enkiri, fūfu wakare, rikon—*reflect how the socially constructed institutions of marriage and family, along with their dissolutions, have been understood in Japanese history and jurisprudence. Employing a broad definition of divorce as the end of a romantic union sanctioned by law, social custom, or mutual agreement, Bold Breaks: Japanese Women ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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    Sisters in Yellow

    A Novel

    by Mieko Kawakami ...
    Narrated by Annie Q. Riegel ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 27 min

    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Mieko Kawakami, award-winning author of Breasts and Eggs, comes a bold novel of sacrifice and the tumultuous bonds of sisterhood, set in the gritty Tokyo of the 1990s."I have a feeling I won’t forget Hana, perpetually running up life’s down escalator, willing to try anything to scrape together a little happiness." —Dwight Garner, The New York Times“To read her work is ... Read more

    $27.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Seasons of Glass and Iron

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    by Amal El-Mohtar ...
    Narrated by Rachel Elizabeth Smith ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 58 min

    **Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar."Narrator Rachel Elizabeth Smith’s absorbing performance makes each story unforgettable.” — Kirkus Reviews**"Rachel Elizabeth Smith narrates so crisply that listeners won't miss a single word...and delivers with a straightforward ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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  • Seasons of Glass and Iron

    Stories

    by Amal El-Mohtar ...
    A LibraryReads pick!A Best Book of the Year from Esquire and BookRiot. Most Anticipated from Lit Hub, Book Riot, Portalist, NPR, Men's Health, Trill Mag and Esquire. Featured in: NPR and Book Riot.Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar.... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Two Women Living Together

    The Bestselling Korean Memoir

    by Kim Hana, Hwang Sunwoo ...
    Narrated by Sofia Jin, Jessica Lee ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 27 min

    Read by Sofia Jin and Jessica Lee"Lee and Jin’s beautifully matched narration makes the evolving partnership feel immediate, sincere, and deeply personal. A gentle listening experience celebrating friendship, shared lives, and connection." -Audiofile Magazine, Earphones Award WinnerThe big-hearted, bestselling South Korean memoir co-written by two best friends flouting gender norms and societal ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    The Witch

    A Novel

    by Marie NDiaye ...
    Narrated by Virginia Grainger ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 8 min

    **SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEIn a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on her gifts to her twin daughters, who, it becomes immediately apparent, have skills far beyond her own."The Witch is classic NDiaye. Taut, spellbinding and strange, it unfolds with the disturbed logic of a fever dream." —The New York Times"The Witch is Marie NDiaye at ... Read more

    $15.00 USD

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  • The Girl with a Thousand Faces

    by Sunyi Dean ...
    An instant USA Today bestseller!From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a stunning Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that meshes ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story of ghosts, grief, and women who will not forgive.When Mercy Chan washes up on the shores of Hong Kong with no family, no money, and no memories, the only ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

    by Alice Evelyn Yang ...
    A dark, magical realist debut family saga that moves through the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day to explore the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism, and the inescapability of fate. Qianze has not seen her father in eleven years, since he walked out of her life the night of her fourteenth birthday and disappeared without a ... Read more

    $7.29 USD

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    Make Me Better

    A Novel

    by Sarah Gailey ...
    Narrated by Xe Sands ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 45 min

    Sarah Gailey's MAKE ME BETTER is an eerily seductive look at the desire for community connection and self-improvement—and the darkest places inside us all. Urgent and yet timeless, this listen is perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson, Ari Aster, and Patricia Highsmith."...it’s compulsively listenable. That’s thanks in part to [Xe] Sands’s intense narration..." —Vulture on Just Like HomeAn exclusive ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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    Fat Swim

    Fiction

    by Emma Copley Eisenberg ...
    Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio, MW Cartozian Wilson, Marin Ireland, Lindsey Dorcus, Chrysanthy Balis, Samantha Desz, Kristen Sieh ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 6 min

    A “stunning, at times shocking collection” (The Boston Globe) of linked stories following a cast of characters navigating bodies, queerness, power, and sex—with radical results—from the bestselling author of Housemates.“A book I have savored . . . exquisite.”—Roxane Gay, The Audacity“These interconnected stories blitzed my brain and gut. Prepare to be shaken.”—Kiese Laymon, author of Long Division ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

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