Modern Families by Joshua Gamson
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The First Bad Man by Miranda July
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Like a Woman by Debra Busman
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New York 1, Tel Aviv 0 by Shelly Oria
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Murder Under the Fig Tree by Kate Jessica Raphael
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My Best Friend’s Girl by Blythe H. Warren
Blythe H. Warren | My Best Friend’s Girl | From the moment Jessie Durango wrapped her hands around a pair of drumsticks, she knew her destiny. When she’s not working in her brother’s auto shop
Janey’s Arcadia by Rachel Zolf
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Families Like Mine by Abigail Garner
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All Good Children by Ingram Dayna
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Dirty River by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
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