Leesa Cross-Smith

• May-2014
• / Literary
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The twenty-seven stories in Leesa Cross-Smith's debut short story collection Every Kiss a War are set to the sounds of “frogs and crickets out back, steam-pulsing like a machine” and “a sad country song that hasn't been written yet.” Men and ...

• Mar-2018
• / General Fiction
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Set in contemporary Louisville, Leesa Cross-Smith’s mesmerizing first novel surrounding the death of a police officer is a requiem for marriage, friendship and family, from an author Roxane Gay has called “a consummate storyteller.”Evi -- a cla...

• Apr-2018
• / Romance
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• Mar-2020
• / General Fiction
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ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZEA lush, glittering short story collection exploring female obsession and desire by an award-winning author Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller." From Kentucky ...

• Feb-2021
• / Women's Fiction
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"From the award-winning Southern writer who Roxane Gay calls ""a consummate storyteller"" comes a cathartic novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers: a therapist and the man she prevents from ending his life.
On a rainy...

• Jun-2022
• / Women's Fiction
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An irresistible story of a woman remaking her life after her husband’s betrayal leads to a year of travel, art, and passion in Paris, from the award-winning author of This Close to Okay. Vincent, having grown up as the privileged daughter of a...

• Jul-2023
• / Women's Fiction
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Four women take fate into their own hands in this big-hearted story of friendship, resilience, and revenge on monstrous men, from the award-winning author of Half-Blown Rose.  Taking inspiration from the infamous, empowering song, Goodbye E...