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Interview: How the editor of “Beautiful Flesh: A Body of Essays” constructed a “body of work” in her essay collection
Stephanie G'Schwind pieced together elements that represent not only anatomy, but family, anxiety and social class
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Excerpt: An author savors family smiles in a poignant piece from the essay collection “Beautiful Flesh”
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SunLit Excerpt: In “Trafficked,” betrayal begins a teen girl’s harrowing ordeal
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SunLit Interview: An expert advised Peg Brantley that her book “Trafficked” shouldn’t take place “over there”
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Excerpt: In “Bugged,” even tarantulas find that sex can be an awkward proposition
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Excerpt: “The Last Stand of the Pack: Critical Edition” furthers the case for reintroducing wolves in Colorado
In this epilogue, co-editor Andrew Gulliford builds on Arthur Carhart's groundbreaking work addressing a longstanding controversy
Interview: “The Last Stand of the Pack” co-editor Andrew Gulliford views writing on wolves an “ecological necessity”
Decades after the last known wolf in Colorado was killed, the controversy over reintroduction rages on
Excerpt: In “Red Sky,” a U.S. agent unravels secrets that could trigger a new Cold War
A plane crash triggers international intrigue in the author's second Raisa Jordan thriller
Interview: Author Chris Goff used heavy research, current affairs to drive “Red Sky”
Her second tale featuring Raisa Jordan also had more to tell about the protagonist, a U.S. diplomatic agent with family ties to Ukraine
SunLit excerpt: In “Hunting Hour,” a sheriff’s deputy struggles with her K-9 search for a missing girl
Mental health issues provide important subtext in this edition of the mystery series
Interview: Author Margaret Mizushima confronts mental health through characters
Heroine Matty Cobb deals with repressed memories as she helps solve the series' self-contained mysteries
Interview: Author Michael F. Haspil melded history, mythology, fantasy into “Graveyard Shift”
A dream revealed just one line of dialogue, but that was enough to launch an entire book
Excerpt: In “Graveyard Shift,” a crime story invokes a pharaoh, shape-shifters and vampires
In an America where vampires work the night jobs, an array of human and supernatural characters wrestle with the consequences of a tainted artificial blood supply
Excerpt: In “The Blue Hour,” lives converge to navigate paths of mourning and love
This selection from a novel told in many voices explores two women's observations on the nature of sexual love
