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Biblio File: What to Read Now — May 2022

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May 2022

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We Recommend: Storytellers

The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss book cover

The Healing Power of Storytelling: Using Personal Narrative to Navigate Illness, Trauma, and Loss, Annie Brewster, ’92, and Rachel Zimmerman; North Atlantic Books. Guidance for working through the emotions that accompany a diagnosis.

How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories book cover

How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories, Daniel A. Olivas, ’81; U. of Nevada Press. Prepare to be enchanted—there’s magic within.

The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs: Stories book cover

The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs: Stories, Leslie Kirk Campbell, ’73; Sarabande Books. You’ll remember its vivid imagery and smart turns of phrase.

Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories book cover

Nobody Gets Out Alive: Stories, Leigh Newman, ’93; Scribner. Women who, by coincidence or necessity, mirror Alaska’s rugged landscape.

Afterparties: Stories book cover

Afterparties: Stories, Anthony Veasna So, ’14; Ecco. Nothing less than literary pyrotechnics, brisk and rapturous.

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