Spotlight Books for Spring
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NONFICTION History Strangers In The Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America by Michael Luo From New Yorker writer Michael Luo comes a masterful narrative history of the Chinese in America that traces the sorrowful theme of exclusion and documents their more than century-long struggle to belong. ____________________ Nature Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman’s unlikely friendship with a wild hare. ____________________ Is A River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable journeys teeming ____________________ Ballet The Swans of Harlem by Karen Valby The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now. ____________________ HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BOOKS Black in Blues by Imani Perry A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture. ____________________ Tilt by Emma Pattee (debut novel) Set over the course of one day, a heart-racing debut about a woman facing the unimaginable, determined to find safety. ____________________ |
FICTION Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh A tense, propulsive family drama set in Shanghai, about a fractured American family, secret lives, and the unbreakable bond between two sisters. ____________________ Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards A poignant and heart-wrenching coming-of-age story that follows the friendships, hopes, fears, and struggles of a group of Native high school students from Winnipeg, Manitoba’s North End, illuminating what it's like to grow up in the heart of an Indigenous city. ____________________ Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami A futuristic novel where dreams are under surveillance. A riveting and utterly original novel about one woman’s fight for freedom, set in a near future. ____________________ Antidote by Karen Russell Historical fiction set during the Dust Bowl about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town. ____________________ Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson Wheeler - a nod to a classic America's most beloved literary characters. A page-turning mystery. The gilded opulence of the Roaring Twenties. And a clever young woman of unusual persistence. Be ready to re-think the world of Gatsby. ____________________ ACCLAIMED AUTHORS
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche The story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires. ____________________ Twist by Colum McCann A propulsive novel of rupture and repair in the digital age, delving into a hidden world deep under the ocean. ____________________ Mark Twain by Ron Chernow Biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain. ____________________ |
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