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John Addiego has published three novels and numerous stories and poems in literary journals. He is a former teacher and poetry editor at the Northwest Review. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he now lives with his wife Ellen in Corvallis, Oregon.

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	The Islands of Divine Music 3.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Jaguar Tree 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I loved these! Every story sort of slid beyond the border of everyday reality.
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McCann is such an artist, and this was one of his best! A kind of homage to Joseph Conrad, brief, enigmatic, filled with moments of wonder and darkness.
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John Addiego rated a book it was amazing 100 Years of the Best American Short Stories (The Best American Series) by Lorrie Moore	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful selection!
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Great atmospherics.
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Not among her best.
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Excellent collection! She is certainly one of the best.
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