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Southern Cross the Dog

Southern Cross the Dog

With nods to William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy, this foot-stomping, fever-dream tale of a young man's coming of age in Mississippi after the Great Flood of 1927 is a feat of bluesy, poetic storytelling.

Book Cover Image. Title: Southern Cross the Dog, Author: Bill Cheng
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Charming, Well-Read, and Living with Tourette's

Book Cover Image. Title: The World's Strongest Librarian:  A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family, Author: Josh Hanagarne

The World's Strongest Librarian

Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne loves books, but he's not your average librarian. Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome as a teenager, he turned to weight lifting to help control his tics. Here he writes gracefully about books, faith and family, while challenging assumptions of what it means to be strong.  

Josh Hanagarne

Josh Hanagarne

A Modern American Werewolf Fable

Book Cover Image. Title: Red Moon, Author: Benjamin Percy

Red Moon

Benjamin Percy

Staging an epic of dark fantasy in an alternate America with nightmarish overtones of our own, Benjamin Percy brings a keen eye for the wonder of the natural world to his page-turning take on the supernatural thriller. 

Benjamin Percy

Benjamin Percy

The Power of One Mother's Unconditional Love

Book Cover Image. Title: The Spark:  A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius, Author: Kristine Barnett

The Spark

Kristine Barnett

Kristine Barnett insisted on following her own instincts to help her son, Jacob, after he was diagnosed with autism at age 2. A decade later, adolescent Jacob - whose IQ is higher than Einstein's -- is a paid researcher in quantum mechanics, working on an original theory in astrophysics. 

Kristine Barnett

Kristine Barnett

A Surreal and Fiercely Funny Web of Tales

Book Cover Image. Title: The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories, Author: Ethan Rutherford

The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories

Ethan Rutherford

Each of these cleverly conceived stories -- which range from suburban childhoods and summer camp to the Civil War and a dystopian future -- yields up a bracing shock of recognition. Caught in physical or emotional isolation, the lives of Ethan Rutherford's characters pulse and hum with irresistible life.  

Ethan Rutherford

Ethan Rutherford