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Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Ma, Riley, Ogunyemi, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Ling MaGwendoline Riley, Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi, and more—that are publishing this week.

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Bliss Montage by Ling Ma

Here’s what  about : “Ma () examines themes of otherness and disconnection in this fantastical and often brilliant collection. In ‘Tomorrow,’ an arm protrudes from a woman’s vagina during her pregnancy, which her doctor says is ‘not ideal’ but ‘relatively safe,’ his cursory advice gleaned from a website that ‘looks like WebMD.’ The mother,

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