Brain WorkMichael Guista's emotionally adept, psychologically acute debut collection explores the vast mysteries of the human mind and the fascinating intricacies of the soul. Turning a keen fictional eye to the rich terrain explored by Kay Redfield Jamison and Steven Pinker, Guista confronts modern mind body dilemmas with an extraordinary mix of compassion for his characters and awe at their situations. A disillusioned psychiatrist discovers too late the folly

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he soon finds his job is in jeopardy after a group of students report him as a reverse racist

beautifully photographed tour of Indian food and films

by a novelist who has been compared with Jean Rhys

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and love—of five women whose spirits could not be broken

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tragic work from a bold new writer