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A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Children of the Ghetto</em> by Elias Khoury

A Small Press Book We Love:
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By James Folta | March 18, 2025

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Kristen Arnett! Amy Shearn! Emma Donoghue! 25 new books out today.

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