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“Barry Cohen, a man with 2.4 billion dollars of assets under management, staggered into the Port Authority Bus Terminal.” Lake Success (Random House, September 2018) by Gary Shteyngart. Fifth book, fourth novel. Agent: Denise Shannon. Editor: Susan Kamil. Publicist: Barbara Fillon.

“It started with two births / as quiet as pinpricks // two translucent ripples / in the Colorado river // or two white breezes / (Coffee House Press, August 2018) by Kelly Forsythe. First book, poetry collection. Agent: None. Editor: Lizzie Davis. Publicist: Mandy Medley.

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