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Rock Fall

Pam Houston

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Knock Knock

Lily Hyde

The complexity of life under Russian occupation

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A Sudden Liberating Thought

Kjell Askildsen

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Pam Houston

The very last thing Maggie wanted to do was go on a river trip.

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The Year of the Apples

Lara Vapnyar

A short story examines a Soviet childhood

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All of Me is Illustrated

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Valeria Luiselli

Two couples and a stranger on a plane ride to Mexico City

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London Streets at Night

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Inside the Meat Market

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