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Book of the month · November 2026
Every Drop of Blood Is Red
by Umar Turaki
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Lives intersect for a young woman on a quest for revenge and a family man with a violent past in this haunting and provocative novel by the author of Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold. In Jos, Nigeria, Dareng Pamson is…
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