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Le Cirque des Rêves only comes out at night, is in black and white, and has a loyal group of patrons devoted to following it around the globe. Celia and Marco, two young magicians raised and trained to compete against each other in the ultimate magic-off, fall in love, not realizing that only one of them can survive the dangerous game concocted by their scheming masters. A lyrical, gorgeous romance encased in velvet and set in the late 19th century. Not to be missed. Click here for a full review and don't miss Ms. Morgenstern's website for extras including a playlist.

Remember the golden era of Canadian comics? When cartoonists were the toast of the town? Seth has crafted a lovely, detailed world peopled with eccentric artists who make up the Great Northern Brotherhood of Canadian Cartoonists in what was originally thought of as a sketch book (which also serves as a companion book to Wimbledon Green). In his introduction to the work, Seth states that the book should be filed under the category of an indulgence, and at times, it does wander, but anyone who has enjoyed his previous work will enjoy TGNBCC. Click here for a full review and don't miss this wonderful little documentary on Seth .

Sometimes when struggling to complete a piece of writing, you discover something that facilitates procrastination in exciting new ways. While trying to finish the screenplay for her much-anticipated second film, Ms. July found herself reading the ubiquitous Pennysaver classifieds during longer and longer lunches. Eventually, she contacted some of the strangers with items for sale, and circuitously found the ending for her screenplay (not to mention an unforgettable actor who wound up playing himself in the film). Her home visits to the Pennysaver crew feel like prolonged eavesdropping on a public bus and are just as entertaining. An excellent holiday gift for Miranda July fans.

Levé finished Suicide ten days before killing himself, thereby turning the novella into an extremely public suicide letter. Don't miss Mark O'Connell's thorough review. Required reading for anyone who has survived a suicide.

This collection of "short talks," or, simply put, paragraphs, covers a wide range of topics, including the following Short Talk on Brigitte Bardot : "Brigitte Bardot is on the prowl. What does she want, a slave? to satisfy her hungers and make beautiful photo- graphs. Whose slave is it? She does not care, she will make the slave shine. Per- fect. La folie , she will think to herself." Ms. Carson is the author of The Beauty of the Husband , a fictional essay in twenty-nine tangos, not to be missed.

A Scarlet Letter reimagined in the not-so-distant future, WSW takes on separation of church and state, women's reproductive rights, and criminal justice without ever feeling preachy or forced. After Hannah Payne is convicted of murder for terminating an unwanted pregnancy, she literally wakes up red. Her jail time is televised; watching incarcerated 'chromes,' or convicted criminals (colored according to the nature of their crime), is a popular national entertainment. When Hannah is released, her nightmare begins as she struggles to balance her need for justice with her love for her family and her faith. An excellent choice for units discussing the individual versus society and social injustice, WSW will have special appeal for older teens. A remarkably different story than Mudbound, Jordan's equally successful debut novel. Grade 9+