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• The End of the Sahara

  Khat?Đi??bi??, Sa??i??d,

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  Algeria. Fiction. In the fall of 1988, shortly before the outbreak of mass youth riots in Algeria over unemployment and a lack of basic goods, a town’s collective anger over the murder of a nightclub singer reflects what’s to come. Marked by dark…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Green and Trembling

  Cabezón Cámara, Gabriela, 1968-

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  Argentina. Fiction. The beautiful latest from … author Cabezón Cámara is based on the real yet extraordinary life of Antonio de Erauso (1592–1650), who was raised as a girl in a Basque convent before escaping out of a desire to see the world.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last One Out

  a Novel

  Harper, Jane (Jane Elizabeth)

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  Australia. Fiction. A woman returns to a deteriorating Australian mining town five years after her son’s disappearance in this satisfying slow-burn from Harper. (Publishers Weekly)

• The Café With No Name

  Seethaler, Robert, 1966-

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  Austria. Fiction. This is the spirited story of a working-class Viennese cafe and its odd-duck denizens. A gem of a novel, whimsical and bittersweet but never sentimental, with indelible characters and a powerful sense of place. (Kirkus)

• The Emotions

  Toussaint, Jean-Philippe

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  Belgium. Fiction. In this scintillating meditation on existential dread, Toussaint replays the aftermath of the Brexit referendum from the perspective of a European Commission analyst who specializes in forecasting the future. (Publishers Weekly)

• My Heart

  a Novel

  Mehmedinović, Semezdin, 1960-

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  Bosnia. Fiction. In his new autobiographical novel, acclaimed Bosnian poet Mehmedinovic explores the many aspects of his heart. A stunning, thoughtful, and powerful discourse on identity, survival, and memory. (Library Journal)

• The Jaguar's Roar

  a Novel

  Verunschk, Micheliny, 1972-

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  Brazil. Fiction. A feverish condemnation of normalized Indigenous erasure, and an elegy to two Brazilian children forcibly taken by 19th-century explorers. A potent concoction of research and imagination, encouraging us to reexamine how we construct…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fire Weather

  a True Story From a Hotter World

  Vaillant, John

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  Canada. Nonfiction. Journalist Vaillant (The Tiger) offers a gripping account of the May 2016 fire that engulfed the city of Fort McMurray in the Canadian province of Alberta, destroying thousands of homes and forcing the evacuation of 88,000…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Aside From My Heart, All Is Well

  Abad Faciolince, Héctor Joaquín

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  Columbia. Fiction. Colombian author Abad’s [latest is] a mesmerizing chronicle of Luis Cordóba, an opera-loving priest and film critic, based loosely on the life of Luis Alberto Alvarez (1945--1996). It's an immersive and affecting tale. (Publishers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dealing With the Dead

  Mabanckou, Alain, 1966-

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  Congo DR. Fiction. A journey back from the dead is illuminated by thrilling, one-of-a-kind encounters. (Kirkus)

• Aya. Claws Come Out

  Abouet, Marguerite, 1971-

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  Côte d'Ivoire. Fiction Graphic Novel. Aya and all her friends greet the bigger, bolder world of the 80s in true Abidjan style, delighting fans both old and new with vibrant but too often unseen depictions of middle-class life in Africa. (Publisher…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Battle Songs

  Canzone Di Guerra

  Drndić, Daša, 1946-2018

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  Croatia. Fiction. Throughout, Drndic juxtaposes seemingly disparate subjects to make emphatic statements about the wartime struggles of Croatians, both refugees in 1990s Canada and those who confronted the Nazis during WWII. The author’s distinctive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Playing Wolf

  a Novel

  Říhová, Zuzana, 1981-

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  Czechia. Fiction. Ríhová makes her English-language debut with a devilishly creepy work of folk horror set in rural Czechia. (Publishers Weekly)

• We Will Be Jaguars

  a Memoir of My People

  Nenquimo, Nemonte, 1985-

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  Ecuador. Nonfiction. A young woman’s life among her people in the Ecuadorian rainforest, battling the onslaught of bulldozers and oil wells. An essential memoir of Indigenous resistance to economic subjugation and cultural extinction. (Kirkus)

• Sleep Phase

  Khayr, Muḥammad, 1978-

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  Egypt. Fiction. The story of a translator released from prison who wants little more than to resume his work, Mohamed Kheir's latest is a tale of returning to a home you do not recognize, a place where the forces of capital, nostalgia, and trauma…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The in Crowd

  Vassell, Charlotte

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  England. Fiction. When two bodies, linked to two different cold cases, are found, Detective Inspector Caius Beauchamp, along with his associates, investigates these parallel missing persons cases, finding himself ensnared in the unexpected political…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ubac and Me

  a Life of Love and Adventure With a French Mountain Dog

  Sapin-Defour, Cédric, 1975-

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  France. Nonfiction. Celebrates the bond between a solitary mountain climber and his Bernese Mountain Dog, tracing thirteen years of companionship, adventure, and love in the French Alps while reflecting on the beauty, heartbreak, and meaning found…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Director

  a Novel

  Kehlmann, Daniel, 1975-

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  Germany. Fiction. Kehlmann offers a clear-eyed and propulsive chronicle of Austrian filmmaker G.W. Pabst (1885–1967), whose achievements included launching the careers of Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks before he reluctantly collaborated with the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Whitewashed Tombs

  Quartey, Kwei

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  Ghana. Fiction. Quartey’s most personal crime novel asks Emma Djan and her colleagues at the Sowah detective agency to figure out who’s running through Accra’s LGBTQ+ community silencing its loudest voices. (Kirkus).

• Cécé

  Prophète, Emmelie, 1971-

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  Haiti. Fiction. Haitian diplomat and novelist Prophète delivers a winning narrative of an enterprising woman seeking to maintain her independence in her poverty-stricken neighborhood on the edge of Port-au-Prince. Her arresting and lyrical chronicle…Read moreRead more of this annotation