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    Murderland

    America in the 1970s has been described as "the golden age of serial killers." The I-5 Killer, BTK, the Night Stalker, the Hillside Stranglers, the Grocery Bag Killer, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer,...

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    Superfund Sites: How the Environmental Protection Agency Cleans Up Waste

    In her book Murderland, Caroline Fraser examines the lead-crime hypothesis, the theory that children exposed to high levels of lead have neurological changes that lead to increased aggressiveness ...

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    Endling

    Maria Reva's debut novel Endling follows a group of Ukrainian women involved in "romance tours"—a cultural phenomenon akin to the mail-order bride system in which men from around the world come ...

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    Chernozem: The National Soil of Ukraine

    In Endling, Maria Reva centers Ukrainian identity, whether her focus is on romance tours or the snail conservation efforts of one of the central 'brides' named Yeva. Through Yeva's work, we learn ...

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    Meet Me at the Crossroads

    When the parents of twin sisters Ayanna and Olivia divorce, each takes primary custody of one daughter. Though both girls are growing up Black in the Midwest, their upbringings could not be more ...

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    Books About Magical Portals

    In Megan Giddings' novel Meet Me at the Crossroads, magical doors appear around the world, offering an entry into another dimension. The modern portal fantasy genre, where a magical entryway leads...

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    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

    It is 1521, just off the pilgrim's path in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain, and Maria's future of fortune is set in a marriage match that will take her away from her mediocre life of serving her ...

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    V.E. Schwab and Queer Vampire Storytelling

    Author V.E. Schwab is known for bestselling fantasy novels like Vicious (2013), in which college roommates study the darker side of gaining superpowers, A Darker Shade of Magic (2015), where a ...

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    Wild Dark Shore

    Charlotte McConaghy's novel Wild Dark Shore is set on fictional Shearwater Island, located halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. The frigid, wind-swept land is home to thousands of sea mammals ...

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    The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

    A main character in Charlotte McConaghy's novel Wild Dark Shore is employed as a caretaker for an isolated seed bank. The author has stated that the facility is based on the Svalbard Global Seed ...

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    These Heathens

    It is 1960 in Millen, Georgia, a rural town three hours by train from Atlanta, and 17-year-old Doris Steele is pregnant. This is a devastating development in a young life already marred by ...

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    Collier Heights, Atlanta's Black Enclave

    In These Heathens, set in 1960, 17-year-old Doris Steele visits a friend of her former teacher, who lives in the Collier Heights area in Atlanta, Georgia. Collier Heights was established in 1952 ...

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June 18, 2025

The BookBrowse Review

June 18, 2025

This issue of The BookBrowse Review contains reviews and "beyond the book" articles for 16 titles, including Endling by Maria Reva, Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan, and Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. We also bring you Our 2025 Summer Reading List: 11 Books for the Beach, previews of upcoming releases, author interviews, and more.

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