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Necessary Fiction

Necessary Fiction

Eloghosa Osunde

By Lit Hub Excerpts | July 21, 2025

Hunting in America

Hunting in America

Tehila Hakimi (trans. Joanna Chen)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | July 18, 2025

House of Beth

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Kerry Cullen

By Lit Hub Excerpts | July 17, 2025

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | July 16, 2025

The Other Wife

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Jackie Thomas-Kennedy

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Kyung-ran Jo (trans. Chi-Young Kim)

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