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- Mundo Cruel: Stories by Luis Negrón is "not necessarily light but is gracefully done," Melissa says. It's set in Puerto Rico and is comprised of nine stories that span the breadth of the human condition, delivered with Negrón's biting humor. It's
- The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin is the latest installment of the Tales of the City series (and the purported last and final). "It made me cry on an airplane," Melissa says.
- Frog Music is from Emma Donoghue, the same author behind Room. This novel is set in San Francisco in the summer of 1876 and follows the story of a young woman who is shot dead. "It's gripping and it's fun to have a picture painted for yo