The subsequent events lead her to question reality and motherhood in this genre-bending drama. The Need, the fifth book by Helen Phillips, features a paleobotanist who makes discoveries in both her work and her home, where a disturbing intruder confronts her. From dark subjects and places, a sense of hope and yearning grows and proves Black Light: Stories has an emotional scope as expansive as the state in which it’s based. Parsons illuminates the gritty side of Texas with these short stories that reckon with drugs, motels, sexuality and self-harm. Kimberly King Parsons, Black Light: Stories The Other Americans starts out with the murder of a Moroccan immigrant that leaves witnesses and survivors in shock, and divisions between people’s cultural identities and personal beliefs become glaringly clear. Lalami’s The Other Americans shifts between perspectives in this story set in a small Southern California town threatening to explode with tension. Black Leopard, Red Wolf is the first installment in what is set to be a compelling trilogy. Man Booker Prize winner James weaves African mythology into this fiercely original epic about a lost boy and the fantastical characters bent on finding him. Sabrina & Corina: Stories is rooted in one place, Denver, yet it explores a variety of themes such as ancestry, incarceration, illness, gentrification and domestic violence with a compassionate hand. Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Sabrina & Corina: Storiesįajardo-Anstine creates a poignant study of Latinas of indigenous descent through this debut collection of short stories. The writing of Trust Exercise makes this straightforward plot extraordinary as the reader must question the difference between fact and fiction. This coming-of-age novel by Choi is set in 1980’s suburbia and centers on two students at a performing arts high school who fall in love. Fleishman Is in Trouble throws a father into taking full responsibility for his children after his wife leaves him, and he’s forced to reconsider what it means to be a father and a parent.
In her debut novel, Brodesser-Akner addresses male privilege and the struggle of divorce. Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Fleishman Is in Trouble The 2019 National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction The National Book Award Finalists will be announced on Oct. Check out the synopsis of the novels (and a few Paste reviews) to find some future favorites or see if there are any books you’re rooting for. The list includes a range of genres, but a resounding similarity between them are the raw and realistic depictions of the human experience. Just as nonfiction has the power to turn truth into stunning narratives, great fiction combines fabrication with reality to enthralling effect. A day after the release of the 2019 Longlist for Nonfiction, The National Book Foundation has announced the Longlist for the 2019 Book Award for Fiction and it’s full of rich titles.
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