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Among the books below, you’ll find Pulitzer and National Book Award winners, a fashion memoir, stunning debuts focused on family, love, and tragedy, and more.
people of the country by Daniel Mason
The latest film from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason follows Miles, a man who is exactly Huh. She is very concerned when it comes to her PhD on Russian folklore (she is 12 years behind) and making her family proud in general. But then his wife accepts a job as a visiting professor in Vermont, and it looks like maybe he’ll get a chance to move on. And the progress he makes—the new people he befriends there all have something weird going on (for example, one snowflake is a photographer and the other a tree surgeon). Not only that, but soon Miles discovers a strange local legend. Which may be more than a legend. -Erica Ezefedi
It Will Come Back to You: Stories by Sigrid Nunez
This is the first short story collection of the National Book Award winner. In 13 stories collected from nearly 30 years of work, Núñez guides readers through art, love, and death with great insight and wit. -Erica Ezefedi
Every Inch a Woman: My Amazing Journey from Dear Harlem to Haute Couture and Beyond by Audrey Smaltz
Fashion icon Audrey Smaltz has done it all: model, Wall Street broker, editor, and entrepreneur. Her eclectic resume of unique experiences gave her unique qualities that made her successful in the world of fashion. Now she’s pulling back the curtain so we can see what her childhood was like and what inspired her to strive for the best. From her childhood in Harlem to her rise to international cultural powerhouse, Smaltz’s story is unique. -Centre Winchester
hustle, baby By Priya Gans
Dilo – a Tamil teenager who fled civil war with her family – has just discovered that the American dream is more of a nightmare. To survive, he has to run around, which may sometimes lead to some unpleasant work. And then Mark, her aunt’s new boyfriend, arrives, and he turns $50 into $200 through day trading, like a kind of financial Jesus. Suddenly, Dillo’s entire family is attracted to Mark, and enthusiastically set out to find new people to join his plan. but then it The shit starts hitting the fan, and Mark is nowhere to be found. Not only that, hearts have been lost more than any other. But not for long. Sister is going to bring him back. -Erica Ezefedi
everything to the sea By Alicia Upano
This debut film is equal parts love story and coming-of-age story. Jane is preparing for her last year of college, working to save money, and hoping to leave her Hawaiian island town when she meets Kenji. The two begin an intense summer relationship that is interrupted by great tragedy. The tsunami separates their families and both of them. Kenji stays behind to rebuild, while Jane leaves for her own sanity. Then, seven years later, when they have already tried to put their lives back together with other people, they get the opportunity to get back some of what was lost. -Erica Ezefedi
Should the water carry us? By Stephanie Soileau
This family saga is also based on water, but this time it is the waters of the Louisiana Gulf. For generations, Boy Broussard’s French Acadian family has struggled to make it. Now he makes a living raising his estranged daughter on land that doesn’t belong to him. When an offshore rig explodes and his town is threatened by a storm, an already angry and distrustful environment leans toward violence. -Erica Ezefedi
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