Off Course Novel Delves Into Distractions and Desire
Review notes a young woman retreats to her parents cabin to finish a dissertation but finds distractions dominate. The narrative centers on Cressida Hartley and a mountain bear as she navigates head and heart while isolating herself.
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Sarah Crichton
FSG
Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Michelle Haneven
Cressida Hartley
Michelle Haneven Reads Off Course at Prairie Lights
Author Michelle Haneven will read from Off Course at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The free event highlights the novel and Haneven’s blend of art value with economics in her upcoming dissertation.
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Prairie Lights Books
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Iowa City
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University of Iowa
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New Bo Books
Prairie Lights
Mona Simpson
Baghdad youth push old books to guide Iraq toward renewal
Ali al Makhzomy, 26, starts an informal public library with about 800 volumes at al Attakhi House cafe in Baghdad to entice youth to read and imagine a more civil past. He funds the project while Baghdad endures daily violence and long commutes amid roadblocks and blasts.
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Makhzomy
Ministry of Culture
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Abdul Razak al- Atrakchi
Ali Makhzomy
al-Attakhi House
Commonwealth University of Virginia
Casebook by Mona Simpson Is a Survival Tale
Review of Mona Simpson's Casebook notes a dual narrative setup with Miles and Hector as young amateur detectives navigating adult truths. The novel, a prequel linked to Top Sleuths, unfolds through alternating versions and footnotes, ending in a meditation on survival rather than saving the day.
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Cressida
Hanoven
Mona Simpson
Knopf
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Hector
National Best Sellers List Highlights
Publisher's Weekly outlines top fiction and non fiction titles. Notable entries include Patterson and Karp NYPD Red 2 and Tartt The Goldfinch alongside nonfiction like Flash Boys and Killing Jesus. The list features entertainment, diet, and lifestyle titles from multiple authors and publishers.
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Local Fiction Titles and Authors List
A compilation of short works and authors including The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison Wahis Protocol by Wahis A Few Seconds of Radiant Filmstrip by Brockmeier The Flamethrowers by Kushner Team Seven by Burke The Girls of Atomic City by Kiernan Limber Peister The Education of Nancy Adams by Baker Praying Drunk by Minor Dear Corporation by Fell Prairie Lights
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