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1 week ago | bookpage.com | Sara McCraw Crow

In her new hybrid work, The Möbius Book, Catherine Lacey sets a novella-length piece of fiction next to a memoir, calling them “Book A” and “Book B.” Book A, the fiction piece, follows longtime friends Marie and Edie through a long night as they try to comfort each other, both having suffered a bad breakup, while a pool of blood spreads from the neighboring apartment into the shared hallway. Edie has returned from traveling after leaving an abusive relationship.

1 week ago | bookpage.com | Lauren Bufferd

The summer Ellis Samuelson graduates from high school, he meets Julia, a college student living in a dilapidated communal house called Bug Hollow in beautiful northern California. Reluctantly caving to the wishes of his parents, he leaves Julia and Bug Hollow for college, only to die tragically days before classes start, breaking the hearts of his parents and siblings.

2 weeks ago | bookpage.com | Erica Ciccarone

Readers of nonfiction know that histories and biographies provide plenty of thrills. Reading them can feel like excavating a lost civilization. This year, outstanding books by Imani Perry, Ron Chernow, Barbara Demick and more changed the way we see the world.

3 weeks ago | bookpage.com | Yi Jiang

In A World Worth Saving, a trans boy named A goes on the run after escaping what turns out to be a literally demonic conversion therapy group, and discovers a golem that can form itself out of trash, anywhere and anytime—just one of the ways it differs from golems typically seen in Jewish mythology.

1 month ago | bookpage.com | Laura Hutson Hunter

With Wild Dyeing: From the Garden to Color—An Introduction to Natural Vegetable Dyes, Céline Philippe provides both a beginner’s guide to plant-based dyeing and an accessible study of the science of the craft. She breaks down complicated chemistry, like how the aluminum content and the pH of any given plant will affect its ability to dye. At the same time, her instructions for making dyes are as straightforward and easy-to-grasp as you can get.