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“It’s been twenty-five years since I last murdered someone, or has it been twenty-six?” Diary of a Murderer (Mariner Books, April 2019) by Young-Ha Kim, translated from the Korean by Krys Lee. Twelfth book, fifth story collection. Agent: Kent Wolf. Editor: Pilar Garcia-Brown. Publicist: Emma Gordon.

“Dead Papa Toothwort (Graywolf Press, May 2019) by Max Porter. Second book, novel. Agent: Lisa Baker. Editor: Ethan Nosowsky. Publicist: Caroline Nitz. “you are the red dot / on the glass over the map” (BOA Editions, April 2019) by Jan-Henry Gray. First book, poetry collection. Agent: None. Editor: Peter Conners. Publicist: Ron Martin-Dent.

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