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Notable New Novels of Summer 2025
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
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What Sticks
by Rex Briggs and Gregg Stuart -
Higher Calling: Road Cycling’s Obsession with the Mountains
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Up The Organization
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Desire Discrimination Determination: Black Champions in Cycling
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Amusing Ourselves to Death
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End to End
by Paul Jones
