Publishers Weekly – July 29, 2019

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Devil in the Basement:
White Supremacy, Satanic
Ritual and My Family
CHARLOTTE LAWS
“Ironing was women’s work—except
when it came to his Klan garb.”

By Violence Unavenged
ANNETTE YOUNG
“I first became aware of Imperial Austria
and Dad’s curious association with it

one pleasant summer afternoon in
February 1921, when I was seven.”

How’s Your Prostate? A Cancer
Survivor’s Candid Journey
KENNETH D. MICHAELS
“I spilled the coffee grounds, put jam
on my cereal, and buttered the dog, all
while trying to find Dr. Strong’s tele-
phone number.”

Shard & Shield
LAURA VANARENDONK BAUGH
“Ariana spotted Shianan Becknam in
the traffic almost immediately, but
she pretended to search a moment
longer.”

The Tether
JULIA ASH
“Animal births delivered mostly heart-
ache at this stage of the apocalypse.”

This month, we’ve got spilled coffee grounds,
animal births at the apocalypse, and a cancer
survivor’s story. To submit a first line, email
[email protected].

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