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“After dinner, nobody went home right away.” The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Random House, January 2018) by the late Denis Johnson. Eighteenth book, second story collection. Agent: Nicole Aragi. Editor: Susan Kamil. Publicist: Barbara Fillon.

“Born in 1841 on a Faroese sheep farm, / The polar explorer was raised on a (Lee Boudreaux Books, January 2018) by Leni Zumas. Third book, second novel. Agent: Meredith Kaffel Simonoff. Editor: Carina Guiterman. Publicist: Katharine Myers.

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