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April 09, 2025

This issue of The BookBrowse Review contains reviews and "beyond the book" articles for 14 titles, including Counting Backwards by Binnie Kirshenbaum, Audition by Katie Kitamura, and Tilt by Emma Pattee. We also bring you First Impressions picks, previews of upcoming books, and much more.

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