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The Throwback Special
Chris Bachelder
★★★★· Published 2016· 215 pages· read 2019
Twenty-two men gather every year to reenact one infamous football injury. A strange, tender, very funny study of middle-aged men.
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Lake Effect
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
Two couples living across the street from each other divorce and remarry each other basically overnight in 1977 — and this follows the fallout for their kids over decades. From the author of The Nest.
The Compound
Aisling Rawle
A reality-show dystopia where contestants chase luxury and each other in a desert compound. Sharp on how quickly we'll perform for a prize.
Stay with Me
Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
A Nigerian marriage strained to breaking by infertility and family pressure. Gutting.