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The Devil of the Provinces (2023)
Juan Cárdenas
"A supernatural thriller, a murder mystery, and a rumination on personal and environmental catastrophe--The Devil of the Provinces is none of these things and all of these things. With skillful economy, Juan Cardenas makes the reader an accomplice in a story where everyone is complicit. A brilliant, ambitious novel that searches for meaning in the shadows of a dangerous and ambiguous world."
A Gracious Neighbor (2022)
Chris Cander
"Moving seamlessly between a thriller, a comedy, and a study of the everyday, A Gracious Neighbor conjures the universal. Love, jealousy, social anxiety, and our endless foibles are displayed with warmth and hilarity. Cander's characters come to life and leave us turning the next page. This isn't simply a Houston novel but a novel about the collective 'us'."
Valleyesque (2022)
Fernando A Flores
"The stories in Valleyesque are heartbreaking, hilarious, tender and hallucinogenic, often all at once. Fernando A. Flores' voice is unmistakable, authentic and true, and these stories - singular, psychedelic, sad and nimble - capture a writer at the height of his powers. From diners and coffee shops to one-bedroom apartments, these stories evoke the complex facets of Tejano culture and, like the best literature, make it universal."
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