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Last updated April 9.
Wow, this book is incredible. The blurbs on the back cover from a litany of great writers (Jacqueline Woodson, Marlon James, Brit Bennett) all say it better than I can, however, I will add, read this book, if for nothing else than for Abdurraqib's stunning essay "I Would Like to Give Mary Clayton Her Roses." He packs it all into this brilliant, personal, insightful and ultimately devastating essay about Clayton's backup vocals on the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter." This book should win all of the prizes. --Elese
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A troubled middle-aged cabbie in a north Mississippi college town drives folks with their own issues around town. From the hospital, to rundown apartments, to a seedy motel, The Last Taxi Driver takes you on a tour of a city full of unique characters and plenty of dark alleys. Southern lit at its grimy best! --Colin
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Now in paperback!
We hosted Anthea Butler for a virtual event on 4/8. Watch the replay here!
How far would you go to protect your family? Would you destroy others? Would you destroy your own world? A young single mother is rocked out of her new-mom reverie and reminded that life in her hometown suburb of Belfast during The Troubles is complicated..,and deadly. It's no easy feat to stay clear of the IRA and work for the BBC ... it's too much to ask to simply be a mom, a sister and a daughter. And when choices are required, would you make the same ones as Tessa? Once the hook is set this story can't go untold and unread. --Jamie
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In this transporting novel, Shay, a Black woman from California working as a professor of literature in Milan, has married Senna, a wealthy Italian businessman. Before long, Shay finds herself in an unsought-after role, managing the servants at her vacation estate on an island off the coast of Madagascar. She wrestles with her privilege, her race, her ambivalence, her marriage, and her overall place in ex-pat island life. A page-turning and thought-provoking read. --Elese
