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Shards

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photo by Malik Booth

One More Rescue, an Essay by 2012 PNBA Award Winner Ismet Prcic

Every day, my ex-roommate and current best friend Eric—an infatuated collector of everything copasetic and beautiful—used to go to bookstores and record stores looking for rare finds. It used to be like a disease with him. The apartment where we lived in Thousand Oaks, California groaned under the weight of his purchases; its floorboards creaked …

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Shards by Ismet Prcic

“Families visiting the country on the weekend, browsing the shops, going to dinner. Bosnian families whose lives are just like ours—then one day, they are n cialis daily use ot. Powerful, gorgeous writing—complicated without a hint of intellectual grandstanding. This novel is a difficult treasure.” —PNBA Awards Committee. Shards is on the shortlist for the 2012 …

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Congratulations, PNBA Shortlisters!

The Awards Committee for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association has announced its shortlist for the best 2011 books by Northwest authors. Out of 290 titles nominated this year, the nine booksellers chose these 12 books. PNBA encourages its member stores and booksellers to give some extra attention to these titles and to email comments in …

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