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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker After Cora witnesses her sister Delilah’s death as a result of a hate crime, she becomes a crime scene cleaner. Grappling with grief, mental illness, and the supernatural, she struggles to determine what’s real in a surreal time and place: 2020, NYC. This is a horror novel where the blood and guts are the least troubling part, and the mystery that unfolds reflects the call coming from inside the house: the ineffectual response to the covid pandemic for citizens and healthcare workers, and the pervasive racism, hate crimes, and fetishization aimed at Asian women. Fiction in only the loosest sense, this book is both incredibly powerful and incredibly difficult to read. Please check CWs before reading. 📸: I’m reaching out with one hand to touch a kindle displaying the ebook cover of Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng. via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DMVJukwSava/