@bookstodon New and notable book releases in the U.S. for November 7, 2023:
We Are The Crisis, Cadwell Turnbull (Convergence Saga Book II). [Def read or re-read the first book in the trilogy. A fantastical thrilling story where actual monsters aren't the real monsters, and a battle for power behind the scenes has broken through the veil between worlds. Deftly written socio-political allegory.] ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Future, Naomi Alderman. [The author who gave us The Power has tackled the Climate Crisis, Cults, and the Culpable.] ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Same Bed, Different Dreams, Ed Park. [With Korea at the center, this is a complex story written in circles from the outside in. It's like trying to unlock a puzzle box from the inside. Fascinating, intelligent, and it drove me crazy at times.] ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Vulnerable, Sigrid Nunez. [A Pandemic novel with tenderness, humor, and a nudge towards caring for each other.]
Girl Among Crows, Brendon Vayo. [A slow-burn dual timeline horror/mystery where the search for answers takes us to a very dark place. This is one of those stories where you don't know where it's going, and you may be frustrated at first, but you're glad you read through to the end.]
Hot Springs Drive, Lindsay Hunter. [What happens when a woman allows her long unfulfilled desires to lead the direction of her life.]
Above The Salt, Katherine Vaz. [Story of the European persecution of Protestants, the escape to America, the trading of a religious conflict for the Civil War, and the theme of always choosing between staying or going, including in relationships.]
Calico, Lee Goldberg. [It's all about second chances in this desert detective thriller.]
A Grandmother Begins The Story, Michelle Porter. [Generations of Métis women with a sacred connection to the bison, tell stories which infuse hope into their lives.]
My Pancreas Broke, But my Life Got Better (Manga Diary Nonfiction), Nagata Kabi. [Fascinating autobiographical experience of trying to get healthier during the pandemic. Author of My Lesbian Experience With Loneliness and My Wandering Warrior Existence.]
A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith. [Humorous examination of popular science.]
To Free The Captives: A Plea for the American Soul, Tracy K. Smith (Nonfiction). [We cannot move into the future together, until we have a reckoning with our shared past.]
Upcountry, Chin-Sun Lee. [Three very different women in the Catskills have to navigate the fractures in their lives. Literary fiction.]
