Books

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Book Reviews: Varieties of Disturbance

By Pauline Uchmanowicz

Largely devoid of setting, definitive narrative structure, character development, and other familiar conventions, these 57 stories defy easy categorization.

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Book Reviews: Nine Ways to Cross a River: Midstream Reflections on Swimming and Getting There from Here

By Kim Wozencraft

The epigraph, a quote attributed to Heraclitus, best captures the essence of these essays: “You could not step twice into the same river, for other waters are ever flowing on to you.”

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Coming Up Roses

By Nina Shengold

Paetro told a friend she’s reached the point where her name will be linked to James Patterson’s in her obituary.

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Short Takes

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Five picks for summer reading.