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Fiction A to Z February 2020
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| Followers by Megan AngeloWhat happens: Two storylines unfold, one set in 2016, and one in 2051. Separating the two is a catastrophic data hack.
Why you might like it: Exploring the pitfalls of social media, this debut novel takes contemporary interest in celebrity culture to its logical extreme.
For fans of: Dave Eggers' The Circle; Courtney Maum's Touch, or Connie Willis' Crosstalk -- all of which touch on different aspects of the trouble with technology and social media. |
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| You Were There Too by Colleen OakleyHow's this for weird: For years, Mia Graydon has had a recurring character appear in her dreams; when she meets him in real life, she's shocked to find out she's been appearing in his.
What happens: Mia, whose marriage has faltered under the weight of infertility problems, has to figure out which man is the one for her. Expect to need tissues in this relationship-driven book.
For fans of: Kristin Hannah's The Life Intended; Taylor Jenkins Reid's One True Loves. |
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We used to be friends
by Amy Spalding
"At the start of their senior year in high school, James (a girl with a boy's name) and Kat are inseparable, but by graduation, they're no longer friends. James prepares to head off to college as she reflects on the dissolution of her friendship with Katwhile, in alternating chapters, Kat thinks about being newly in love and having a future that feels wide open"
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| Hunter's Moon: A Novel in Stories by Philip CaputoWhat it is: several interconnected stories set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that address the toll violence takes on men and their relationships.
Read it for: the strongly depicted characters; the bonds between men; nature's beauty.
Reviewers say: "Expertly blending plot and character, each of these taut, propulsive tales possesses novelistic depth" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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Invisible blood : seventeen crime stories from today's finest crime writers
by Maxim Jakubowski
Featuring a brand-new Jack Reacher story by Lee Child. Featuring additional stories by Lavie Tidhar, R. J. Ellory, Christopher Fowler, Lauren Henderson, Jason Starr, Stella Duffy, James Grady, Johana Gustawsson, Denise Mina, Bill Beverly, Ken Bruen, Cathi Unsworth, John Harvey, and A. K. Benedict, Invisible Blood is an essential collection of crime fiction for any fan. Original.
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We love Anderson Cooper : short stories
by R. L Maizes
A collection of humorous and charming short-stories highlight characters who are outsiders and features tales of a young man who outs himself at his bar mitzvah and a painter who inks tattoos that turn into living flesh.
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