Winter with Book Culture Selects
Even though it seemed for a while like it might not happen, winter has finally come. And with it, a wonderful excuse to stay in and read! There's nothing quite like snuggling up with a good blanket and an even better book. If you need something new to hibernate with, look no further.
November Selections
New and Noteworthy Fiction hardcover: The King is Always Above the People by Daniel Alarcon
New and Noteworthy Fiction paperback: Autumn by Ali Smith
New and Noteworthy Non-Fiction hardcover: The River of Consciousness by Oliver Sacks
New and Noteworthy Non-Fiction paperback: Super Sushi Ramen Express by Michael Booth
Literature in Translation: Suzanne by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette
Around the World: Swallowing Mercury by Wioletta Greg
Life Stories: Bunny Mellon by Meryl Gordon
Poetry: Heaven is All Goodbyes by Tongo Eisen-Martin
Forever Young Adult: All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater
Picture Books: The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett
December Selections
New and Noteworthy Fiction hardcover: Lea by Pascal Mercier
New and Noteworthy Fiction paperback: Idaho by Emily Ruskovich
New and Noteworthy Non-Fiction hardcover: Spineless by Juli Berwald
New and Noteworthy Non-Fiction paperback: Coyote America by Dan Flores
Literature in Translation: For Two Thousand Years by Mihail Sebastian
Around the World: Tales of the Tikongs by Epeli Hau'ofa
Life Stories: My Soul Looks Back by Jessica B Harris
Poetry: When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen
Forever Young Adult: A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Kathryn Sutherland
Picture Books: Franklin's Flying Bookshop by Jen Campbell
You can learn more about Book Culture Selects (including our two brand new programs for 2018!!!!) on the main Selects page here!
Happy reading!!!
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"[This collection] portrays limitless hope in the face of constant heartbreak in sparse, economic, and yet somehow still intensely emotional prose." - Adam, Book Culture Selects letter, New Fiction hardcover, November 2017
"People reckon with a post-Brexit England, as well as with memory, passion, art, and love in its many forms and across many years. The unusual friendship at the center of this story... is full of kindness, curiosity, and wisdom on both sides." - Haley, Book Culture Selects letter, New Fiction paperback, November 2017
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"...a collection of inquisitive essays on myriad areas of life. All fascinating and informative, they are emblematic of Sacks' unique curiosity about our world and the human experience." - Haley, Book Culture Selects letter, New Non-Fiction hardcover, November 2017
"...both a hilarious and informative read that will leave you salivating...if not, certainly fascinated!" - Lucas, Book Culture Selects letter, New Non-Fiction paperback, November 2017
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Told in the second person, this is a moving portrait of complicated motherhood and personhood that looks openly at the choices we make and how they stay with us forever. - Cari, Book Culture Selects letter, Literature in Translation, November 2017
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...a beautiful and clever story about (among other things) miracles, fate, owls, and radios. Stiefvater's knack for describing the improbable and the mundane with equal grace is on full display. - Haley, Book Culture Selects letter, Forever Young Adult, November 2017
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...an exploration of different kinds of love—of art, family, and storytelling—where love can mutate into madness and self-destruction. Gorgeously translated, Pascal Mercier creates something that is deeply human and wildly tragic. - Hayley, Book Culture Selects letter, New Fiction hardcover, December 2017
With gorgeous lyrical prose, an unconventional approach to time, and characters that challenge your own capacity for compassion, this book will sit with you long after you finish it. - Cari, Book Culture Selects letter, New Ficiton paperback, December 2017
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More vibrantly alive than most nature writing that I've read in recent memory, Spineless gifts readers with a resounding sense of personal discovery and a steely love of the sea. - Jacob, Book Culture Selects letter, New Non-Fiction hardcover, December 2017
Read this epic and you will not only discover more about coyotes, but also how human nature and politics have shaped this country, the land it was built upon, and the creatures it was built around -- and how they in turn have shaped us. - Olivia, Book Culture Selects letter, New Non-Fiction paperback, December 2017
It's a hard read, but a beautiful and necessary one, warning us of the dangers hate poses wherever it's found. - Cari, Book Culture Selects letter, Literature in Translation, December 2017
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