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Voice Like a Hyacinth (2025)
Mallory Pearson
"Voice Like a Hyacinth captivated me like a siren's song. Mallory Pearson's sophomore novel tackles obsession, art, friendship, and competition, and asks just how far people are willing to go to create the immortal. Pearson's signature prose is rich, lush, and a mesmerizing spell in itself, twisting me around and pulling me along these women's journey in crossing lines and resisting the consequences of their choices. This is a must-read for not only every artist, but everyone who thirsts for the eternal mirage of just enough recognition. It's spooky, surreal, and utterly alive."
We Could Be Rats (2025)
Emily Austin
"We Could Be Rats is for the townies, the freaks, the dykes, the dropouts - all of us who think the world would be better if we evaporated, if we traded working at the Dollar Pal and hating ourselves for living the good life as rodents at a carnival. Emily Austin's signature dark humor and sharp observations into the human condition grip and entertain while a series of suicide notes unravel the truths behind addiction, bitter family fights, and anonymous bomb threats against a certain conservative politician in small town Canada. There are no caricatures here, just me, you, and everyone we know. It's Alice Monro for depressed lesbians, and it made me weep before it gave me a hug."
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