Human Sacrifices

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 12:05pm
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Human Sacrifices By María Fernanda Ampuero, Frances Riddle (Translator) Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781558612983
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Published: Feminist Press - May 16th, 2023

Human Sacrifices is a wildly imaginative collection and reading it was perhaps the most haunting experience of my literary life. Consider this my top spooky season recommendation, although expect less "spooky" and more gothic, social, and existential horror. [Adrienne]


The Devil of the Provinces

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Mon, 09/04/2023 - 6:58pm
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The Devil of the Provinces By Juan Cárdenas, Davis (Translator) Cover Image
By Juan Cárdenas, Davis (Translator)
$17.95
ISBN: 9781566896771
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Published: Coffee House Press - September 12th, 2023

This book is a trip. It's an atmospheric, meandering noir with no particular end point and I found it compelling from the jump, almost perplexingly so. I'd say it's all vibes, but that would sell Cárdenas's wonderfully strange and spellbinding prose, as well as Davis's superb translation, far too short. I'm willing to bet it's unlike anything else you've read this year. [Adrienne]


The Poppy War

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Thu, 08/31/2023 - 5:00pm
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The Poppy War: A Novel By R. F. Kuang Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062662583
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Published: Harper Voyager - April 23rd, 2019

Upon finishing this trilogy, I sobbed for 45 minutes straight. This series has everything. A morally gray protagonist, platonic soulmates, intense action, well rounded characters, and horrific war crimes! Kuang has a lovely ability to connect readers to her characters, I occasionally forgot it was in 3rd person. She also knows how to make us suffer and I love her for it. This series changed me as a person and reader; and I'll be chasing this high for the foreseeable future. [Zephyr]


Maybe This Is What I Deserve

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Tue, 08/29/2023 - 1:18pm
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Maybe This Is What I Deserve By Tucker Leighty-Phillips Cover Image
$12.00
ISBN: 9781952897290
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Published: Split/Lip Press - May 1st, 2023

I loved this chapbook-length collection of flash fiction. While I could have easily consumed it in one sitting, I instead enjoyed pulling this book out whenever I had just a few idle moments. All of the stories are inventive, and sometimes absurd, fantastic, or funny. For such spare writing, these stories hit above their weight in terms of depth and emotional impact. I also recommend checking out more from this cool small press. [Adrienne]


Bride of the Barrier Master Vol. 2

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Fri, 08/25/2023 - 3:05pm
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Bride of the Barrier Master, Vol. 2 By Kureha, Linda Liu (Translated by) Cover Image
By Kureha, Linda Liu (Translated by)
$15.00
ISBN: 9781975370336
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Published: Yen On - August 22nd, 2023

I have to admit that the second installment requires some patience, but once the action starts, it soars! And we get to see more of Hana's independent fighting spirit. [Blanca]


Until I Saw You

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Wed, 08/02/2023 - 5:25pm
Until I Saw You By Dianna Roman Cover Image
$13.99
ISBN: 9781959553014
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Published: Wild One Press - January 24th, 2023

I rarely get to read books with social demi characters, let alone an emotional (bust still really funny) friends to lovers romance with a bi-awakening. Not only that, it has some of the best blind rep I have ever read in any book. Dianna Roman doesn't write nearly as much as most indie authors but when she does, she knocks it out of the park. This book made me a better person. And for that reason it's one of my top books of the year. [Danielle]


Sounds Fake But Okay

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Wed, 08/02/2023 - 4:08pm
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Sounds Fake But Okay: An Asexual and Aromantic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much Anything Else By Sarah Costello, Kayla Kaszyca Cover Image
$19.95
ISBN: 9781839970016
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Published: Jessica Kingsley Publishers - February 21st, 2023

I'm a firm believer that everyone should read a book on asexuality, if only because more people are aspec then they probably realize. Regardless of where you fall this book is accessible and will resonate with us all in some way. If you're aspec, it's funny painfully real. If you're allo, it'll force you to think, maybe even question. That's not necessarily bad thing. [Danielle]


Night Vision

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Wed, 07/26/2023 - 1:54pm
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Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods By Mariana Alessandri Cover Image
$27.95
ISBN: 9780691215457
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Published: Princeton University Press - May 9th, 2023

Have you encountered the phrase "sit with your feeling" and wondered what that meant? With this book, you will be sitting in the company of six philosophers, including the author, through anger, sadness, grief, depression, and anxiety. Night Vision is a paragon of philosophy in practice. [Blanca]


Counterweight

Submitted by kingsbookstore on Thu, 07/20/2023 - 4:33pm
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Counterweight: A Novel By Djuna, Anton Hur (Translated by) Cover Image
By Djuna, Anton Hur (Translated by)
$24.00
ISBN: 9780593317211
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Published: Pantheon - July 11th, 2023

I've never kept up with new music well enough to pick a song of the summer, so I'm instead declaring 'Counterweight' my Book of the Summer! It's a fast-paced mystery that will appeal to fans of sci-fi and political thrillers alike. This is cinema on the page. I couldn't put it down and I bet you won't be able to either! [Adrienne]


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