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MIRRORLAND by Carole Johnstone

October 7, 2021

DAZZLING SCOTTISH THRILLER with a touch of the classic Gothic shines most in its characterization and psychological suspense. B PLUS

MIRRORLAND
Scribner
2021

Grade: B PLUS

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LONG WAY OFF by Vanessa Grace Feld

October 4, 2021

A CANDID, INTIMATE MEMOIR of a woman’s struggles with addiction and mental illness, written with utter frankness and without pretension. From Wharton Business School to survival sex work, the author tells it like it is. SOLID B

LONG WAY OFF
BookBaby
2021

Grade: SOLID B

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MONA by Pola Oloixarac

October 2, 2021

CYNICAL, SEXY, SATIRICAL novel set at an international writers’ festival skewers the pretensions of the literary community, but asks bigger questions about meaning and connection as well. B PLUS

MONA
Straus and Giroux
2021

Grade: B PLUS

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