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Poet. Author of The Apidictor Tapes, The Knowledge Weapon, E.D. Liberations, The Five Parts of Love. Bookworm.

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Julia Langbein: American Mermaid (Hardcover, 2023, Doubleday)

A ninth-grade English teacher writes a feminist eco-thriller involving mermaids, then goes to Hollywood.

Review of 'American Mermaid' on 'Goodreads'

Bonus points for having an asexual main character, even if that only becomes apparent halfway through the book. Points taken away for, well, the ending. I'm not going to spoil anything here, I'll just say the ending felt rushed and not satisfying. Like, it could have been fleshed out more.