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“Who knew that old-ass Headass was capable of even greater feats of headassery?” Witness (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, August 2023) by Jamel Brinkley. Second book, story collection. Agent: Jin Auh. Editor: Jenna Johnson. Publicist: Sarita Varma.

“About this time I began to suspect I was never named; people called me Mary because it was convenient, or because they had heard others call me Mary, I was in the beginning named after someone (Wave Books, September 2023) by Mary Ruefle. Eighteenth book, fourth book of prose. Agent: None. Editor: Joshua Beckman. Publicist: Catherine Bresner.

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