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Join us as we explore modern literature, magical realism, and more! New reads come out every day, we hope to find, read, and discuss the best (and worst) that modern publishing has to offer. Make new friends! Read something new!
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Five thousand years out of the Labyrinth, the Minotaur finds himself in the American South, living in a trailer park and working as a line cook at a steakhouse. No longer a devourer of human flesh, the Minotaur is a socially inept, lonely creature with very human needs. But over a two-week period, as his life dissolves into chaos, this broken and alienated immortal awakens to the possibility for happiness and to the capacity for love.
Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Friday Black LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
Haunting visions drive a grieving butcher to hunt down an obese, pre-ministry Jesus to prevent an age of fire and ash. But when the Butcher 'adopts' a dead newborn, his hunt for the son of Nazareth takes a personal and horrific turn.
How does one choose between personal redemption and world-wide salvation. From Bethlehem to Jerusalem to Nazareth, familiar events and figures are reimagined with a modern sensibility, building to a gut-wrenching conclusion.
A heart of darkness story that explores: fathers and sons, grief, zealotry, and choice.
(Note from organizer: this is an atypical Christmas read, but I look forward to celebrating with you all in this unorthodox manner.
