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Raising hare : the heartwarming true story of an unlikely friendship

Dalton, Chloe, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

599.32 DAL

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SD_ILS:729841

The bear-shaped hole

Dougherty, John, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

155.937083 DOU

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SD_ILS:794032

Death of the author : a novel

Okorafor, Nnedi, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

OKO

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SD_ILS:801454

Death of the author [large print] : a novel

Okorafor, Nnedi, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

OKO

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SD_ILS:801461

Death in the jungle : murder, betrayal, and the lost dream of Jonestown

Fleming, Candace, author.

Publication Date

2025

Format:

Book

Call Number

289.9 FLE

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SD_ILS:811685

James [large print] : a novel

Everett, Percival, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

EVE

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SD_ILS:705504

Chicano Frankenstein

Olivas, Daniel A., author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

OLI

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SD_ILS:714815

Heretic : Jesus Christ and the other sons of God

Nixey, Catherine, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

232.9 NIX

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SD_ILS:722130

El cementerio de los cuentos sin contar

Alvarez, Julia, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

SPA ALV

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SD_ILS:725450

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Concerning the future of souls : 99 Stories of Azrael

Williams, Joy, 1944- author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

WIL

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SD_ILS:726319

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A guide to grief

Imperi, Cole, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

Book

Call Number

155.937 IMP

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SD_ILS:728502

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The uptown local : joy, death, and Joan Didion : a memoir

Leadbeater, Cory, author.

Publication Date

2024

Format:

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Call Number

928.16 LEA

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SD_ILS:715813

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City University of New York. Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies.

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