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Leni Zumas is the author of RED CLOCKS (Little, Brown, 2018); THE LISTENERS (Tin House, 2012); and FAREWELL NAVIGATOR: STORIES (Open City, 2008). She lives in Portland, Oregon, where she is Director of Creative Writing at Portland State University.

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	Red Clocks 3.67 avg rating — 24,165 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1) by Suzette Haden Elgin, Leni Zumas (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,210 ratings — published 1984 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Judas Rose (Native Tongue, #2) by Suzette Haden Elgin, Leni Zumas (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.87 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 1987 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Listeners 3.65 avg rating — 547 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farewell Navigator: Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tin House Magazine, Volume 19, Issue 2, Winter 2017: #74 Winter Reading by Win McCormack (editor), Rob Spillman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Holly MacArthur (Editor) 3.61 avg rating — 51 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What to Eat with What You Read: A Guide for Book Clubs and Other Literary Gatherings by Samantha Schoech (Editor), Vanessa Hua (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Sofija Stefanovic (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keyhole 10 by Gabe Durham (Goodreads Author) (Editor), James Tadd Adcox (Goodreads Author), Chris Bachelder 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Now Culture lit mag by Franz Wright, Sarah Manguso (Goodreads Author), Dara Wier (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The comparing mind is a despairing mind.”
― Leni Zumas, Red Clocks

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“She knew—it was her job as a teacher of history to know—how many horrors are legitimated in public daylight, against the will of most of the people.”
― Leni Zumas, Red Clocks

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“Shut up, she tells her monkey mind. Please shut up, you picker of nits, presser of bruises, counter of losses, fearer of failures, collector of grievances future and past.”
― Leni Zumas, Red Clocks

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Unearthed by Amie Kaufman, 384p

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Shadowbahn by Steve Erickson, 320p

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