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Magical Realism

I Spin Records Into Gold

By Daria Lavelle

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By Takuya Asakura

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By Alex Brown

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Dedication and Deliverance: Irenosen Okojie’s Curandera

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book reviews

A Gothic Spiderweb: The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins

By Alexis Ong

October 8, 2024

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Excerpts

Magical Realism

Read an Excerpt From Miye Lee’s The Dallergut Dream Department Store

By Miye Lee

July 8, 2024

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La Chimera

People Go Digging for Their Hearts’ Desires in La Chimera Trailer

By Vanessa Armstrong

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Book Recommendations

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Mermaids in the Desert: Kim Antieau’s Church of the Old Mermaids

By Judith Tarr

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Excerpts

Dutton Books

Read an Extended Excerpt From The Kingdom of Sweets

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Column

SFF Bestiary

Taking the Mermaid Tale Above and Beyond: Rivers Solomon’s The Deep

By Judith Tarr

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