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    Literary Fiction

    Cover of The Old Stories: Da Alt Geshikhtem
    Fic­tion
    The Old Sto­ries: Da Alt Geshikhtem
    David Sel­cer
    Cover of A Village Romance
    Fic­tion
    A Vil­lage Romance
    Izzy Abrahm­son
    Cover of One of Us: Stories
    Fic­tion
    One of Us: Stories
    Scott Nadel­son
    Cover of A Ritchie Boy: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    A Ritchie Boy: A Novel
    Lin­da Kass
    Cover of Rules for Moving
    Fic­tion
    Rules for Moving
    Nan­cy Star
    Cover of On a Clear April Morning: A Jewish Journey
    Fic­tion
    On a Clear April Morn­ing: A Jew­ish Journey
    Mer­rie Blocker
    Cover of River
    Fic­tion
    Riv­er
    Shi­ra Nayman
    Cover of The Boys' Club
    Fic­tion
    The Boys’ Club
    Eri­ca Katz
    Cover of Exile Music
    Fic­tion
    Exile Music
    Jen­nifer Steil
    Cover of Feast Your Eyes
    Fic­tion
    Feast Your Eyes 
    Myla Gold­berg
    Cover of How To Make A Life: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    How To Make A Life: A Novel
    Flo­rence Reiss Kraut
    Cover of The Queen of Tuesday: A Lucille Ball Story
    Fic­tion
    The Queen of Tues­day: A Lucille Ball Story
    Darin Strauss
    Cover of Splitsville
    Fic­tion
    Splitsville
    Howard Akler
    Cover of Memento Park: A Novel
    Fic­tion
    Memen­to Park: A Novel
    Mark Sar­vas
    Interview

    ‘Preach­i­ness Doesn’t Make for Good Fic­tion’: Dana Czap­nik and Sam Gra­ham-Felsen in Conversation

    Two debut authors dis­cuss their com­ing-of-age nov­els set in the grit­ty New York and Boston of the nineties.

    Sam Gra­ham-Felsen, Dana Czap­nik
    April 30, 2019
    Cover of The Falconer
    Fic­tion
    The Fal­con­er
    Dana Czap­nik
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