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David Abrams is the author of Fobbit, a comedy about the Iraq War (Grove/Atlantic). His short stories have appeared in Esquire, Narrative, Salamander, Connecticut Review, The Greensboro Review, The Missouri Review, The North Dakota Review and other literary quarterlies. He retired from active-duty after serving in the U.S. Army for 20 years, a career which took him to Alaska, Texas, Georgia, the Pentagon, and Iraq. His blog, The Quivering Pen, can be found at: http://www.davidabramsbooks.blogspot.com



Congratulations to Allison Busby, winner of last week's Friday Freebie: Bristol House by Beverly Swerling.

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Average rating: 3.51 · 574 ratings · 169 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
Fobbit
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1996

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Bristol House

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Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe
Back to Blood
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Is This Tomorrow by Caroline Leavitt
Is This Tomorrow
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Red Moon by Benjamin Percy
Red Moon
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As a big fan of Benjamin Percy's previous works of fiction (The Wilding, Refresh, Refresh and The Language of Elk), I had high expectations for Red Moon. I read an advance copy last month and it immediately catapulted to the top of my Best of 2013 li...more
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Raven Girl by Audrey Niffenegger
Raven Girl
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The Coldest Night by Robert Olmstead
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The Year of the Gadfly by Jennifer   Miller
The Year of the Gadfly
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A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash The Book of Jonas by Stephen Dau Hand Me Down by Melanie Thorne
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