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  • Out of Time

    by Joy Calvert ...
    Holidaying in the ancient Dales town of Settle Margaret glimpses its history all around her. Pursuing her interest she becomes involved in some ancient archaeology in neighbouring Giggleswick and finds herself regressing to the past at unexpected moments. Her meetings with local people in the past and the present makes her holiday a time of amazing revelations. ... Read more

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  • Ploughshares Summer 2024 Guest-edited by Rebecca Makkai

    by Rebecca Makkai, Molly Anders, Dur e Aziz Amna, Ramona Ausubel, Joy Deva Baglio, Drew Calvert, Diana Cao, Jane Delury, Janice Furlong, Tim Horvath, Juan Martinez, Khaddafina Mbabazi, Peter Mountford, Susan V. Meyers, DK Nnuro ...
    The Summer 2024 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since 1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporary American literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in a variety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton among minnows.”The Summer 2024 Issue, guest-edited ... Read more

    $12.35 CAD

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  • The Book of (More) Delights

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