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    Literary Fiction

    Cover of The Last Interview: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    The Last Inter­view: A Novel
    Eshkol Nevo; Son­dra Sil­ver­ston, trans.
    Excerpt—From the Journal

    Excerpt: The Lost Book of Adana Moreau

    Michael Zap­a­ta
    September 24, 2020
    Cover of The Tunnel
    Fic­tion
    The Tun­nel
    A.B. Yehoshua; Stuart Schoffman, trans.
    Cover of Defending Cain
    Fic­tion
    Defend­ing Cain
    Shi­mon Walner
    Cover of Prairie Sonata
    Fic­tion
    Prairie Sonata
    Sandy She­frin Rabin
    Cover of Ezra's Invisible Backpack
    Chil­dren’s
    Ezra’s Invis­i­ble Backpack
    Han­nah Cohen
    Cover of The Brothers Silver
    Fic­tion
    The Broth­ers Silver
    Marc Jam­pole
    Cover of Games We Played
    Fic­tion
    Games We Played
    Shawne Steiger
    Cover of Two Jews = Three Shuls
    Fic­tion
    Two Jews = Three Shuls
    San­dra Tankoos
    Cover of The Museum of an Extinct Race
    Fic­tion
    The Muse­um of an Extinct Race
    Jonathan H. Rosen
    Cover of Little Pieces of Me: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Lit­tle Pieces of Me: A Novel
    Ali­son Hammer
    Cover of Albie's Struggle: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Albie’s Strug­gle: A Novel
    R.S. Stein­berg
    Cover of Meiselman: The Lean Years
    Fic­tion
    Meisel­man: The Lean Years
    Avn­er Landes
    Cover of The Yellow Bird Sings
    Fic­tion
    The Yel­low Bird Sings
    Jen­nifer Rosner
    Cover of The Drive
    Fic­tion
    The Dri­ve
    Yair Assulin, Jessica Cohen (trans.)  
    Cover of Man of My Time
    Fic­tion
    Man of My Time
    Dalia Sofer
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