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  • Banner promoting the book Syncopation by Whitney French. The text reads “Excerpt from Syncopation by Whitney French — A Novel in Verse.” On the right side, a smiling person with shoulder-length locs wears a striped shirt. The background features colorful abstract leaves and grape-like shapes. The Open Book logo appears on the left.
    Banner promoting the book Syncopation by Whitney French. The text reads “Excerpt from Syncopation by Whitney French — A Novel in Verse.” On the right side, a smiling person with shoulder-length locs wears a striped shirt. The background features colorful abstract leaves and grape-like shapes. The Open Book logo appears on the left.
    February 03, 2026

    Read an Excerpt from SYNCOPATION, the Extraordinary New Novel-in-Verse from Whitney French

    In the wildly creative novel-in-verse, Syncopation (Wolsak & Wynn), the future feels both strange and close at hand. After a devastating Memory War, the world has split into unfamiliar cultures and ...

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