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                        Amid a resurgence of bookstores in the valley, we visit four recent additions
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                        The climate dystopia in Muriel Leung’s debut novel is right at home in Las Vegas, rain and all
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                        Southern Nevada loves to read, given the popularity of its bookstores and libraries. And summertime may be the best time to pick up a book.
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                        The road trip in Elegy, Southwest takes us through climate change, grief, art, and the fragile state of a marriage
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                        Maryam Ala Amjadi on the history of Iranian female resistance, the paradox of Tehran, and the celebration of Nowruz
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                        Does your love life lack kindling? Tonya Todd has the spark
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                        Monica Macansantos on her forthcoming essay collection, the dangers of chasing the past, and how memoir writing has helped her cope with grief
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                        Recent titles from local authors make excellent gifts, whatever you’re celebrating
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                        Alejandro Heredia talks his forthcoming novel Loca, finding belonging in queer and immigrant spaces, and loving his hometown from afar