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Prayer for the Living

Topical and timely, Booker Prize–winning author Ben Okri’s new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic.

The Family Mansion

An illuminating and unflinching novel exploring England’s 19th-century colonization of Jamaica.

Ricardo Cortés “My First Five Books” Bundle

For a limited time, purchase the “My First Five Books” Ricardo Cortés bundle—Go the Fuck to Sleep, It’s Just a Plant, Party: A Mystery, Sea Creatures from the Sky, and A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola—for 30% off list price.

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Robyn Hitchcock — Porter Square Books: Boston Edition (Boston, MA)

7/27/26, 7:00pm

Robyn Hitchcock presents Stranded in the Future, in conversation with Brett Milano.

Meryl Branch-McTiernan — Kew & Willow Books (Kew Gardens, NY)

7/30/26, 7:00pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Sara Lippman, author of Hidden River.

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