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Marvel and a Wonder

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A boy and his grandfather hunt for a stolen horse in this novel "evoking William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy" ( Booklist).Longlisted for the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionIn the summer of 1995, Jim Falls, a Korean War vet, struggles to raise his sixteen-year-old mixed-race grandson, Quentin, on a farm in southern Indiana. In July, they receive a ... Read more

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A boy and his grandfather hunt for a stolen horse in this novel "evoking William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy" ( Booklist).Longlisted for the American Library Association's Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionIn the summer of 1995, Jim Falls, a Korean War vet, struggles to raise his sixteen-year-old mixed-race grandson, Quentin, on a farm in southern Indiana. In July, they receive a
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The Boy Detective Fails

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In this "charming" and melancholic novel, a former child sleuth "investigates the hard-to-crack case of Lost Innocence" ( Entertainment Weekly).A Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist Book of the YearIn the twilight of a mysterious childhood full of wonder, Billy Argo, boy detective, is brokenhearted to find that his younger sister and crime-solving partner, Caroline, has committed suicide ... Read more

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In this "charming" and melancholic novel, a former child sleuth "investigates the hard-to-crack case of Lost Innocence" ( Entertainment Weekly).A Chicago Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist Book of the YearIn the twilight of a mysterious childhood full of wonder, Billy Argo, boy detective, is brokenhearted to find that his younger sister and crime-solving partner, Caroline, has committed suicide
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Book of Extraordinary Tragedies

A Novel

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From the best-selling author Joe Meno, a moving novel about the impossibility of fate and family."Joe Meno is one of those Chicago writers floating around so long that we take his sturdiness for granted. His latest, though, Book of Extraordinary Tragedies, the tale of Evergreen Park musical prodigies who reunite after ages of failure and loss, is a career best, a reminder of how unusually hopeful ... Read more

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From the best-selling author Joe Meno, a moving novel about the impossibility of fate and family."Joe Meno is one of those Chicago writers floating around so long that we take his sturdiness for granted. His latest, though, Book of Extraordinary Tragedies, the tale of Evergreen Park musical prodigies who reunite after ages of failure and loss, is a career best, a reminder of how unusually hopeful
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How the Hula Girl Sings

A Novel

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A haunted ex-con returns to his hometown: "Fans of hard-boiled pulp fiction will particularly enjoy this novel" ( Booklist).Luce Lemay is out on parole three years after an awful tragedy sent him to prison. In his small Illinois town, he does his best to find hope: in a new job at the local Gas-N-Go; in his companion and fellow ex-con, Junior Breen, who spells out puzzling messages to the unquiet ... Read more

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A haunted ex-con returns to his hometown: "Fans of hard-boiled pulp fiction will particularly enjoy this novel" ( Booklist).Luce Lemay is out on parole three years after an awful tragedy sent him to prison. In his small Illinois town, he does his best to find hope: in a new job at the local Gas-N-Go; in his companion and fellow ex-con, Junior Breen, who spells out puzzling messages to the unquiet
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Hairstyles of the Damned

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The debut novel from Akashic's new imprint, Punk Planet Books. Also check out the smash hits How the Hula Girl Sings , Tender as Hellfire , and The Boy Detective Fails ."A funny, hard-rocking first-person tale of teenage angst and discovery." — Booklist"Captures the loose, fun, recklessness of midwestern punk." — MTV.comHairstyles of the Damned is an honest, true-life depiction of gro... ... Read more

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The debut novel from Akashic's new imprint, Punk Planet Books. Also check out the smash hits How the Hula Girl Sings , Tender as Hellfire , and The Boy Detective Fails ."A funny, hard-rocking first-person tale of teenage angst and discovery." — Booklist"Captures the loose, fun, recklessness of midwestern punk." — MTV.comHairstyles of the Damned is an honest, true-life depiction of gro...
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Tender As Hellfire

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From the award-winning author of The Boy Detective Fails: A novel of two brothers growing up on the other side of the tracks."A trailer park in the Plains town of Tenderloin is the setting of this crusty coming-of-age debut, which features some of the liveliest characters just this side of believable that one is apt to meet in a contemporary novel. The first-person narrator is a moral but ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of The Boy Detective Fails: A novel of two brothers growing up on the other side of the tracks."A trailer park in the Plains town of Tenderloin is the setting of this crusty coming-of-age debut, which features some of the liveliest characters just this side of believable that one is apt to meet in a contemporary novel. The first-person narrator is a moral but
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Demons in the Spring

Stories

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From the author of Between Everything and Nothing, "an inspired collection of twenty stories, brilliant in its command of tone and narrative perspective" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Demons in the Spring is a collection of twenty short stories by Joe Meno, author of the smash hits The Boy Detective Fails and Hairstyles of the Damned, with illustrations by twenty artists from the fine art, ... Read more

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From the author of Between Everything and Nothing, "an inspired collection of twenty stories, brilliant in its command of tone and narrative perspective" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Demons in the Spring is a collection of twenty short stories by Joe Meno, author of the smash hits The Boy Detective Fails and Hairstyles of the Damned, with illustrations by twenty artists from the fine art,
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The Great Perhaps

A Novel

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"This ambitious, adventurous writer . . . recalls Anton Chekhov with his amused appreciation of human foibles."—Wendy Smith, Chicago TribuneThe sky is falling for the Caspers, a family of cowards. When the parents decide to separate, this family is forced to appreciate the cloudiness of this modern age. ... Read more

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"This ambitious, adventurous writer . . . recalls Anton Chekhov with his amused appreciation of human foibles."—Wendy Smith, Chicago TribuneThe sky is falling for the Caspers, a family of cowards. When the parents decide to separate, this family is forced to appreciate the cloudiness of this modern age.
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Office Girl

A Novel

by Joe Meno ...

This quirky tale of two young artists in love in 1990s Chicago is "a gorgeous little indie romance . . . A sweetheart of a novel" ( Kirkus Reviews).In the last year of the twentieth century, Odile is a lovely twenty-three-year-old art-school dropout, a minor vandal, and a hopeless dreamer. Jack is a twenty-five-year-old shirker who's most happy capturing the endless noises of the city on his out ... Read more

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This quirky tale of two young artists in love in 1990s Chicago is "a gorgeous little indie romance . . . A sweetheart of a novel" ( Kirkus Reviews).In the last year of the twentieth century, Odile is a lovely twenty-three-year-old art-school dropout, a minor vandal, and a hopeless dreamer. Jack is a twenty-five-year-old shirker who's most happy capturing the endless noises of the city on his out
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Chicago Noir: The Classics

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Series series Akashic Noir
Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, and Patricia Highsmith are just three of the iconic authors included in this outstanding volume."In this superior entry in Akashic's noir series, Meno offers nearly a century of Chicago crime fiction. . . . Familiar bylines abound: Max Allan Collins, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Sherwood Anderson, Fredric Brown, Patricia Highsmith (with an excerpt from her novel ... Read more

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Nelson Algren, Richard Wright, and Patricia Highsmith are just three of the iconic authors included in this outstanding volume."In this superior entry in Akashic's noir series, Meno offers nearly a century of Chicago crime fiction. . . . Familiar bylines abound: Max Allan Collins, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Sherwood Anderson, Fredric Brown, Patricia Highsmith (with an excerpt from her novel
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Between Everything and Nothing

The Journey of Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal and the Quest for Asylum

by Joe Meno ...

A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, this harrowing true story of two young men from Ghana and their quest for asylum highlights not only the unjust political system of their homeland, but the chaos of the United States’ failing immigration system.Long before their chance meeting at a Minneapolis bus station, Ghanaian asylum seekers Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal had already crossed half ... Read more

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A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice, this harrowing true story of two young men from Ghana and their quest for asylum highlights not only the unjust political system of their homeland, but the chaos of the United States’ failing immigration system.Long before their chance meeting at a Minneapolis bus station, Ghanaian asylum seekers Seidu Mohammed and Razak Iyal had already crossed half
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Maker Pro

Essays on Making a Living as a Maker

by John Baichtal, Wendy Jehanara Tremayne, Andrew 'bunnie' Huang, Sophi Kravitz, Mitch Altman, Jimmy DiResta, Eri Gentry, Tito Jankowski, Alex Dyba, Michael Krumpus, Susan Solarz, Rob Klingberg, Joe Meno, David Gauntlett, Mike Hord, Adam Wolf ...

Maker Pro is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros). Each essay includes advice and stories on topics such as starting a kit-making business, taking a hardware project open-source, and plenty of encouragement to "quit your day job." This book is a reference for anyone who dreams of turning a hobby into a small business, and features ... Read more

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Maker Pro is a book of essays by more than a dozen prominent and up-and-coming professional makers (Maker Pros). Each essay includes advice and stories on topics such as starting a kit-making business, taking a hardware project open-source, and plenty of encouragement to "quit your day job." This book is a reference for anyone who dreams of turning a hobby into a small business, and features
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