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A staple of American literature…
Toni Morrison’s most beloved novel (a masterful feat) is haunting and heartbreaking, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. From the start, with one of the most memorable openings — “124 was spiteful. Full of a baby’s venom.” — Morrison’s work solidified itself as a staple of American literature.
Hot summer read…
“City of Girls” is set in New York in the early 1940s and follows well-to-do Vivian, who’s flunked out of Vassar. The doey-eyed 19-year-old sheds her naivety quickly in the big city — that is, until one false move threatens to end her life in New York. But as with most coming-of-age stories, her missteps lead her to something greater, and this turns out to be a story that’s less about how girls are, and more about what girls can do.
Award winner…
Scottish poet Robin Robertson won the 2019 Walter Scott Prize for this post-World War II novel that combines verse and prose. “In poetry of the utmost beauty, Robin Robertson interweaves themes from the great age of black and white films, the destruction of communities as cities destroy the old to build the new, the horrors of McCarthyism and the terrible psychological wounds left by war,” the judges said of “The Long Take.”
New release…
As intoxicating as a Tom Collins, this debut about a young couple seduced by glamorous socialites on their honeymoon examines the sexual and social mores of the ’50s. Terrifically enthralling and terribly sexy.
Artistry & beauty…
“The Parisian” is one of those books that reminds you how rare it is to encounter a straightforward novel executed perfectly. The story of a Palestinian man as he travels between his home country and France, it’s filled with parallels to today are hard to miss, but there’s too much artistry and beauty in this novel to read it as a simple political allegory.
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