{2026 New Release} Hard Times : A Novel by: Jeff Boyd An extraordinary crime novel from a rising star, that follows the ripple effects of a tragic shooting throughout a Chicago community from the view of the teachers, police officers, and students impacted. “A deeply satisfying story with as much, heart, grit and history as the city that it’s set in.” —Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming…

An unflinching Chicago crime novel, Hard Times explores the ripple effects of a tragic shooting through the eyes of teachers, police, and students. A moving look at the American Dream and the fight for those we love. #ChicagoFiction #CrimeNovel #HardTimesBook #MustRead #UrbanLiterature #NewBooks

Unplanned Cities in Modern American Poetry: a new perspective of modernist American poetry, as well as in urban studies of this period.

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