Launchpad2.0 Posts
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Launchpad: REVERY, by Jenna Butler
"This is smart and sensitive writing; Revery makes me ache for Jenna and for all of us. But it soothes me too—acknowledging how difficult life is and …
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Launchpad: SONGS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD, by Saleema Nawaz
"I have had such a hard time reading books during quarantine, but this one brought me back to the beauty of the written word by reminding me of the unique …
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Launchpad: knot body, by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch
"Readers may sit and ruminate on the sharp and sensual inquiry offered by each individual letter, or read cover-to-cover and be present to the gorgeously-engaged, …
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Launchpad: LOSS LAKE, by Amber Cowie
"Sentence by gorgeous sentence, Cowie reveals an intricately woven, powerful plot, unveiling the depths of the characters and their lies. A magnificent …
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Launchpad: YOU ARE EATING AN ORANGE. YOU ARE NAKED. by Sheung-King
"This novel ...gives the cold shoulder to the dominant gaze and its demands to control the Asian body, carving out a thrilling space beyond whiteness. …
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Launchpad: FOUR UMBRELLAS, by June Hutton and Tony Wanless
"Our goal from the outset was to write a book in which the person with Alzheimer’s has a place on the page, too."
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Launchpad: WHY BIRDS SING, by Nina Berkhout
"Berkhout writes with an uncommon compassion and an uncanny understanding of what it means to be human." —Amy Jones
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Launchpad: AFTER ELIAS, by Eddy Boudel Tan
"After Elias gifts the reader with gorgeous, economic prose and the pace of a thriller. I couldn't put it down." —Natalie Jenner
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Launchpad: HOW TO LOSE EVERYTHING, by Christa Couture
"This might be the wisest, most delightful sad story that you've ever read in your life."
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Launchpad: HAPPY HOUR, by Marlowe Granados
"Funny and complex, Happy Hour is not just a coming-of-age romp, but a loving exploration of young womanhood, of the ways we carry our pasts and identities …