Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Oloixarac, AlAmmar, Beard, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Pola Oloixarac, Layla AlAmmar, Jo Ann Beard, and more—that are publishing this week.

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Mona by Pola Oloixarac (translated by Adam Morris)

Here’s what  about : “Argentinian writer Oloixarac () offers a smart, provocative take on contemporary literary culture. At the novel’s opening, Stanford doctoral candidate Mona, a deeply cynical Peruvian, wakes up on a train platform in Palo Alto, Calif., with her body badly bruised