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Delphinium Books News

Delphinium Books mourns the passing of one of its beloved writers, Alison Lurie, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of The Language of Houses and Words and Worlds. She was 94-years-old and will be greatly missed.

Just Published

You Would Have Told Me Not To

You Would Have Told Me Not To

By Christopher Coake

“Engaging. . .rich prose and sharp dialogue. With humor and heft, Coake hammers home the ways the past can boomerang to change the present.”
― Publishers Weekly

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Just Published

Truthtelling: Stories, Fables, Glimpses

Truthtelling: Stories, Fables, Glimpses

By Lynne Sharon Schwartz

“A grab bag of realist and experimental stories, each one a treasure . . . .Wise, wry, and witty—theses stories in all their stylistic variations are perfect.”
― Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Just Published

Lazarus Rising

Lazarus Rising

By Joseph Caldwell

“Caldwell vividly evokes a bygone era and an earlier pandemic, while consistently finding complexity and meaning in the characters’ everyday routines. This thoughtful outing marks an affecting turn in Caldwell’s long career. A tender memoir. [The] story of love and loss is told with earnestness and wit.” ― Publishers Weekly

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Coming January 2021

The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies

The Franklin Avenue Rookery for Wayward Babies

By Laura Newman

“Newman excels at succinctly providing her characters with rich histories and surprising, well-executed turns. . . .She can be inventive with form and creative with plotting. There are moments of tenderness and insight. . .skillful storytelling.”
― Kirkus Reviews

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Coming March 2021

The Opposite of Chance

The Opposite of Chance

By Margaret Hermes

“[Hermes] writes with wit and flair. . .and she vividly evokes the ups (the beauty of a misty evening at Lake Como) and downs (a lonely night in a gritty Le Havre hotel) of European travel. A romantic escape to savor.”
― Kirkus Reviews

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