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A DREAM CALLED HOME
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THE REFUGEES
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CONFESSIONS OF THE FOX
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THE COLLECTED SCHIZOPHRENIAS
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THE STATIONERY SHOP
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REAL LIFE
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FAIRYLAND, A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER
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THE OPTIMISTIC DECADE
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MAKING GOOD TIME
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THE NINE
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THOSE WHO SAVE US
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A BEAUTIFUL CRIME
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THE FIFTY-FIRST STATE
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CHILDREN OF THE LAND
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Chen Chen

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FAMOUS MEN WHO NEVER LIVED
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Phil Cohen

Warner Bros.
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AFRICAVILLE
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Mary C. Curtis

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Julie Carrick Dalton

WAITING FOR THE NIGHT SONG
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DIFFICULT: ESSAYS ON CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST POETRY
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Reiko Davis

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Leah DeCesare

FORKS, KNIVES, AND SPOONS
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Sara DiVello

WHERE IN THE OM AM I?
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MAD QUICK HAND OF THE SEASHORE
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Anjali Duva

FAINT PROMISE OF RAIN
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Susanna Einstein

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Jonathan Escoffery

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Sorche Fairbank

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Kali Fajardo-Anstine

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THE CLOCK AND THE CAMSHAFT, AND OTHER MEDIEVAL INVENTIONS WE STILL CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
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Michele Ferrari

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Jennifer Ferrari-Adler

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Cherise Fisher

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Hattie Fletcher

CREATIVE NONFICTION and TRUE STORY
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Gráinne Fox

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Emily Franklin

LAST NIGHT AT THE CIRCLE CINEMA
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Lori Galvin

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Anne Gaughen

REIGN THE EARTH
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Amina Gautier

THE LOSS OF ALL LOST THINGS
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Regie Gibson

STORMS BENEATH THE SKIN
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Ethan Gilsdorf

FANTASY FREAKS AND GAMING GEEKS
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Mollie Glick

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Manuel Gonzales

THE REGIONAL OFFICE IS UNDER ATTACK!
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Rebecca Gradinger

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Lynne Griffin

GIRL SENT AWAY
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THE PATH: WHAT CHINESE PHILOSOPHERS CAN TEACH US ABOUT THE GOOD LIFE
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Desmond Hall

YOUR CORNER DARK
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RABBIT CAKE
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I STILL DID IT
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Michelle Hoover

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Molly Howes

A GOOD APOLOGY
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Tasneem Z. Husain

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Annie Hwang

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Emi Ikkanda

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Eleanor Jackson

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CROSSBONE JONES
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E. Dolores Johnson

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Daphne Kalotay

BLUE HOURS
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Angie Kim

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THE CHEF'S SECRET
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Carolyn Kuebler

New England Review
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Maya Lang

WHAT WE CARRY
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John Langan

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THE CLOVER HOUSE
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Amanda Leduc

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Mira T. Lee

EVERYTHING HERE IS BEAUTIFUL
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Jennifer De Leon

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Rachel Letofsky

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Paul Levine

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Alison Lewis

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Bibi Lewis

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Ron MacLean

WE MIGHT AS WELL LIGHT SOMETHING ON FIRE
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Stephen Macone

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UNDER HER SKIN: HOW GIRLS EXPERIENCE RACE IN AMERICA
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Anthony Marra

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Alex Marzano-Lesnevich

THE FACT OF A BODY
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THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG
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OF MEN AND THEIR MOTHERS
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ROOM FOR LOVE
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Melody Moezzi

THE RUMI PRESCRIPTION: HOW AN ANCIENT MYSTIC POET CHANGED MY MODERN MANIC LIFE
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Joseph Moldover

EVERY MOMENT AFTER
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Sahar Mustafah

THE BEAUTY OF YOUR FACE
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SHADOWSHAPER LEGACY
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Amber Oliver

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Date With the Muse
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THE BOY IN THE LABYRINTH
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Sarah Phair

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Maria Pinto

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Deborah Plummer

UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care
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SHELF LIFE OF HAPPINESS
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Katie Raissian

Grove Atlantic
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Kiele Raymond

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THE THIN WALL
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DOUBLE TIME
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Nathan Rostron

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THE MURDER LIST
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THE AGE OF LIGHT
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THIS TERRIBLE BEAUTY
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Lauren Scovel

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Michelle Seaton

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Courtney Sender

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HOLDING ON TO NOTHING
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Anjali Singh

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Anna Solomon

THE BOOK OF V.
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Anna Sproul-Latimer

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THE MENTOR
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A KIND OF SOLITUDE
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Joy Tutela

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Paloma Valenzuela

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Linda K. Wertheimer

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Artress Bethany White

SURVIVOR'S GUILT: ESSAYS ON RACE AND AMERICAN IDENTITY
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Michael Zapata

THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU
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