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Books in the National Media July 2020 Books People are talking about!
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The Lightness by Emily Temple One year after her father leaves home for a meditation retreat and never returns, Olivia, yearning to make sense of his departure and to escape her overbearing mother, runs away and retraces his path to a place known as the Levitation Center. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, July issue
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Hamnet : a novel of the plague by Maggie O'Farrell The award-winning author of I Am, I Am, I Am presents the evocative story of a young Shakespeare’s marriage to a talented herbalist before the ravaging death of their 11-year-old son shapes the production of his greatest play. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 21
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Inheritors by Asako Serizawa Spanning more than 150 years in colonial and postcolonial Asia and America, a first collection by an O. Henry Prize-winning writer includes the stories of a doctor who weighs immoral wartime actions and a witness to a 50-year-old murder. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 14
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Antkind : a novel by Charlie Kaufman A literary debut by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Being John Malkovich follows the experiences of a neurotic and underappreciated film critic who promotes a movie by an enigmatic outsider in the hopes of reigniting his own stalled career. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 8
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Death in her hands : a novel by Ottessa Moshfegh Discovering a note and grave while walking her dog in the woods, an elderly widow becomes obsessed with learning the victim’s story before her grip on reality is shaken by what she uncovers. By the award-winning author of McGlue. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, July issue
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Blacktop wasteland by S. A. Cosby Compelled by poverty to agree to a lucrative final heist that will allow him to go straight, a skilled getaway driver finds his efforts complicated by racial dynamics and the ghosts of his past. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 19
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The Party Upstairs by Lee Conell Tensions escalate throughout a single day in a genteel New York City apartment building where a superintendent and his adult daughter spark a crisis involving class distinctions, family bonds and the expectations of privilege. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, July issue
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Blue ticket : a novel by Sophie Mackintosh A pregnant woman in a society where females are assigned their life stations through a lottery system contends with how the system will inevitably shape her child’s life. By the award-winning author of The Water Cure. Featured on NPR's All Things Considered, July 14
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Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay When Massachusetts is overrun by a rabies-like virus that is incurable an hour after infection, a soft-spoken pediatrician navigates apocalyptic obstacles to get a vaccine to her eight-months pregnant friend. By the award-winning author of Growing Things. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 11
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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia A reimagining of the classic gothic suspense novel follows the experiences of a courageous socialite in 1950s Mexico who is drawn into the treacherous secrets of an isolated mansion. By the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 9
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Want : a novel by Lynn Steger Strong Reaching out to a friend after years of building a family and earning a PhD culminate in bankruptcy, Elizabeth discovers that her friend is enduring violent retaliation for wanting a life on her own terms. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, July issue, NPR Book Review, July 7 and The Washington Post, July 9
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Afterland by Lauren Beukes Fleeing west to find a safe haven in a world vastly transformed by a pandemic that has killed nearly all men, a mother disguises her son as a girl to escape dangerous adversaries, including her own sister. Featured in The Washington Post, July 27
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Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson Forced to give up her identity and the man she loves after a decade in the glittering underworld of Manhattan, a Harlem assassin fights the ghosts of her past at the dawn of World War II. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 23
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Featured in The Washington Post, July 6
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Friends and strangers : a novel by J. Courtney Sullivan Struggling to adjust to small-town life after having a baby, an accomplished New York City journalist immerses herself in social media before bonding with a babysitter from a very different walk of life. By the best-selling author of Maine. Featured on NPR's All Things Considered, July 6
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The pull of the stars : a novel by Emma Donoghue A novel set in 1918 Dublin offers a three-day look at a maternity ward during the height of the Great Flu pandemic. By the best-selling author of Room. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 20
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I hold a wolf by the ears : stories by Laura Van den Berg A timely story collection by the award-winning author of Isle of Youth is set in such locations as Florida, Mexico City, Sicily and Spain and includes such entries as “Lizards,” “Karolina” and “Slumberland.” Featured in The Washington Post, July 27
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The only good Indians : a novel by Stephen Graham Jones Four American Indian men, who shared a disturbing event during their youth, are hunted down years later by an entity bent on revenge that forces them to revisit the culture and traditions they left behind. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 16
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Utopia Avenue : a novel by David Mitchell The members of a music band in 1967 London navigate the era’s parties, drugs and politics as well as their own egos and tragedies while exploring transformative perspectives about youth, art and fame. By the award-winning author of Cloud Atlas. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, July issue, NPR's Weekend Edition, July 11
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Memorial Drive : A Daughter's Memoir by Natasha Trethewey The former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Native Guard shares a chillingly personal memoir about the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather. Featured in Entertainment Weekly, July issue, NPR Book Review, July 27
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Your second act : inspiring stories of reinvention by Patricia Heaton Patricia Heaton—Emmy Award-winning star of Everybody Loves Raymond; The Middle; and, most recently, Carol’s Second Act—offers a book about second acts in life and reinventing oneself. Featured on Good Morning America, July 20
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Stranger in the Shogun's city : a Japanese woman and her world by Amy Stanley "A vivid, deeply researched work of history that explores the life of an unconventional woman during the first half of the 19th century in Edo-the city that would become Tokyo-and a portrait of a great city on the brink of a momentous encounter with the West." Featured in The Washington Post, July 24
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Featured on The View, July 16
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Featured on Today Show, July 20
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Featured on NPR's Weekend Edition, July 5
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Dirt : adventures, with family, in the kitchens of Lyon, looking for the origins of the French cooking by Bill Buford "Bill Buford turns his inimitable attention from Italian cuisine to the food of France. Baffled by the language, but convinced that he can master the art of French cooking - or at least get to the bottom of why it is so revered - he begins what becomes afive-year odyssey by shadowing the esteemed French chef, Michel Richard, in Washington, D.C. But when Buford (quickly) realizes that a stage in France is necessary, he goes--this time with his wife and three-year-old twin sons in tow--to Lyon, the gastronomic capital of France. Studying at Institut Bocuse, cooking at the storied, Michelin-starred Mère Brazier, enduring the endless hours and exacting "rigeur" of the kitchen, Buford becomes a man obsessed with proving himself on the line, proving that he is worthy of the gastronomic secrets he's learning, proving that French cooking actually derives from (mon dieu!) the Italian. With his signature humor, sense of adventure, and masterful ability to immerse himself, and us, in his surroundings, Bill Bufordhas written what is sure to be the food-lover's book of the year" Featured on NPR's Morning Edition, July 15
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Separated : inside an American tragedy by Jacob Soboroff The award-winning NBC News and MSNBC correspondent presents a deeply personal report from America’s borders on the wrenching human realities behind the Trump administration’s infamous decision to systematically separate thousands of children from their migrant families. Featured on The View, July 15.
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Featured on Today Show, July 20
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When they call you a terrorist : a Black Lives Matter memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors A lyrical memoir by the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement urges readers to understand the movement's position of love, humanity and justice, challenging perspectives that have negatively labeled the movement's activists while calling for essential political changes. Co-written by the award-winning author of The Prisoner's Wife. Featured on Late Night, July 9
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A very punchable face : a memoir by Colin Jost In a collection of humorous essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor tells the story of his life so far. Illustrations. Featured on Tonight Show, July 14, Late Night, July 20
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Everything is figureoutable by Marie Forleo The award-winning star of MarieTV and host of “The Marie Forleo Podcast” outlines a simple mindset that significantly increases the odds of pursuing goals successfully, sharing advice on how to manage self-doubt, haters and making high-risk decisions. Featured on Today Show, July 21
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Featured on Good Morning America, July 14, Today Show, July 16
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Featured on NPR's Morning Edition, July 21
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Featured on Late Show, July 6
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Baseless : my search for secrets in the ruins of the Freedom of Information Act by Nicholson Baker The National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author of The Mezzanine presents a deeply researched assessment of the Freedom of Information Act that reveals how deliberate obstructions, from extensive wait times to copious redactions, conceal government corruption and human-rights violations. Illustrations. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 22
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The Beauty in Breaking : A Memoir by Michele Harper A female, African American ER physician describes how her own life and encounters with her patients led her to realize that every human is broken and recognizing that and moving towards a place of healing can bring peace and happiness. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, July 9
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt by Anonymous The award-winning fiction author of The Giant’s House who runs a popular humor Twitter account purporting to be an 81-year old European Duchess provides an autobiography of both herself and her social-media fictional counterpart. Featured in The Washington Post, July 8
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Bright Precious Thing : A Memoir by Gail Caldwell The Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe literary critic and best-selling author of Let’s Take the Long Way Home chronicles the women’s movement from the 1960s through the #MeToo era to evaluate its impact on her feminist pursuits. Featured on NPR Book Review, July 6
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Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump "In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world's health, economic security, and social fabric." Featured on NPR's All Things Considered, July 7, Fox New, July 8, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, July 22, Late Show, July 22, NPR's Fresh Air, July 23
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Memoirs and misinformation : a novel by Jim Carrey A riotous semi-autobiographical novel follows the experiences of a successful but lonely, slightly overweight movie star who seeks to escape depression through a new romance and Oscar-worthy role, only to discover the universe's alternative plans. Featured on Good Morning America, July 7, The Washington Post, July 8, Tonight Show, July 16
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The End of White Politics : How to Heal Our Liberal Divide by Zerlina Maxwell A political analyst discusses how Donald Trump tapped into white male angst in his winning campaign and what progressives can do to help forge a new coalition that more accurately reflects the diversity of the American electorate. Featured on Today Show, July 7
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Featured on NPR Book Reviews, July 22
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Demagogue : the life and long shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy by Larry Tye Draws on unprecedented access to personal and professional records and recently unsealed transcripts to share insights into McCarthy's complicated personality and contradictory views, tracing his wartime heroics and the rise of his controversial anti-communist campaigns. Featured on NPR's Fresh Air, July 7, The Wall Street Journal, July 10
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