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bestpapersandwichesinhauntologyMidnight in Chernobyl, Adam HiI get the feeling this will be the one book everyone talks about this February. It’s already getting starred reviews, and even the book…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
bestpapersandwichesinhauntologyFreshwater, Akwaeke EmeziThis was by far one of the best debut novels I read in 2018. I have to qualify it as a ‘debut’ because on its face, it is a standard plot…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
bestpapersandwichesinhauntologyHow To Hide An Empire: A History of the Greater United States, Daniel ImmerwahrThis book starts a little weird and irreverent, but it gets better. In the book’s first few chapters, Immerwahr’s descriptions come off as…Jan 31, 2019Jan 31, 2019
bestpapersandwichesinhauntologyI Think I’m Done with Heartbreak PoetryFor nearly four years now I’ve been seeing and selling milk & honey at work. As a full-time bookseller, it would be hard to miss the…Jan 31, 20193Jan 31, 20193