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A Simple Distance

A provocative debut that masterfully fuses issues of culture, race, sexuality, and family.

The Game Don’t Change

The posthumous novel from legendary Queens rapper Mazaradi Fox, who was once a member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew.

Prospero’s Daughter

The reissue of Elizabeth Nunez’s captivating novel Prospero’s Daughter, a brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

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Meryl Branch-McTiernan — Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA)

6/11/26, 7:00pm

Meryl Branch-McTiernan presents What You Should Worry About, in conversation with Kurtlan Massarsky.

Jesse Malin — Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club (London, UK)

6/14/26, 2:00pm

Jesse Malin presents Almost Grown, in conversation with Allan Jones.

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