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Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bimonthly series showcasing LGBTQ+ writers. Three writers of diverse genres are invited to read on a common theme. Our featured readers for August are Alison Cochrun, Claire Rudy Foster, and Jewels, and the theme is "Insight." The readings will be followed by a community discussion inspired by the theme. Join us at Powell's City of Books for a night of community and connection centered around Queer voices. Hosted by Jennifer (JP) Perrine and Vinnie Kinsella.

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In Allison Saft's enthralling new romantic fantasy, a chess grandmaster will go to any length to save the person she loves the most. Six years ago, Shea Fury's sister was whisked away by the High King of the Otherworld, the ruler of the treacherous land of fae. Although Shea has spent the years since dreaming of rescuing her sister from captivity, the Iron Veil that separates the human world from that of the fae has made it only a wish.

Based on a true story, an exquisitely rendered, singular graphic novel about a life-changing friendship between a seventeen-year-old girl and the dying stranger who moves into her family's home. It's the spring of 1985. Emil Wilson's father, Donald, invites his coworker Jim and his two Pomeranians, Henny and Penny, to move into his family's home. What he doesn't tell his wife, Annemarie, or his daughter, Lou, is that Jim has AIDS.

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Perverts (Dial Press) is a full-frontal confrontation of the ways we perform desire and shame — from the downright bizarre to the frighteningly relatable — by Mac Crane, award-winning author of A Sharp Endless Need. An employee at a hunting ground where people pay to act out hate crimes prepares to meet their girlfriend’s parents for the first time. A self-destructive client engages in an affair with their therapist, careening their relationship toward its inevitable breaking point.

From revered bestselling author Rene Denfeld comes The Talking Bone (Harper), a compulsive, page-turning thriller inspired by her real-life work exonerating innocents, a novel that asks how far we’ll go in our pursuit of the truth — an emotionally rich, luminously written book about evil and people trying to do good in the world. Ruby Spencer is known as “the exonerator.” Her job as an investigator is to free innocent men from death row, and she’s good at what she does.

Unleash your inner creative genius and transform every challenge into an opportunity with powerful problem-solving techniques In a world filled with bad news, renowned author and creativity expert Nir Bashan finally offers some good news: Each problem we cause ourselves as humans, we can also solve as humans by looking at the world with curiosity.