February Picks from Book Culture Selects

Doesn't January always seem 80 days long? This one seemed especially interminable. But the upside is we got to fill the grey, cold days with some of the best books out there-- call it "research" for the Book Culture Selects subscription program! Subscription homework is the best. And it paid off! Check out the full list of February selections below:





New and Noteworthy Fiction hardcover: Improvement by Joan Silber
New and Noteworthy Fiction paperback: The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
New and Noteworthy Non-Fiction hardcover: Ghosts of the Tsunami by Richard Lloyd Parry
New and Noteworthy Non-Fiction paperback: Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Literature in Translation: Boathouse by Jon Fosse
Around the World: Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
Poetry: Silk Poems by Jen Bervin
Life Stories: The Book of Emma Reyes by Emma Reyes
Queer Voices: Inside/Out by Joseph Osmundson
Forever Young Adult: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Picture Books: The Digger and the Flower by Joseph Kuefler
 

As always, you can learn more about all our available subscription options on the main Selects page, or email subscription@bookculture.com with specific questions! Keep us in mind as Valentine's Day approaches-- a subscription makes an excellent gift for that special bookworm in your life.
PS-- Stay tuned for the reveal of the first book from our new Romance subscription curated by New York Times bestselling romance author Eloisa James! 

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Improvement: A Novel By Joan Silber Cover Image
$26.00
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ISBN: 9781619029606
Published: Counterpoint - November 14th, 2017

Coincidence and interconnectivity are handled with a light touch -- the unlikely bonds between characters are never forced or clumsy, but rather reveal themselves in surprising flashes and heartrending turns. - Haley, Book Culture Selects letter, New Fiction hardcover, February 2018


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The Wanderers By Meg Howrey Cover Image
$22.00
ISBN: 9780399574641
Availability: Not In Stock - Usually ships in 3-5 Days
Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - January 2nd, 2018

Beautifully written, by turns funny and poignant, this debut is perfect for fans of The Martian, and, miraculously, also for people who tried to read The Martian but thought it was too dense! - Haley, Book Culture Selects letter, New Fiction paperback, February 2018


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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone By Richard Lloyd Parry Cover Image
$27.00
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ISBN: 9780374253974
Published: MCD - October 24th, 2017

After the earthquake and tsunami of 2011, Richard Lloyd Parry spent six years in Japan reporting on the aftermath.... Take this slowly. It's a beautiful and heartbreaking book. - Cari, Book Culture Selects letter, New Non-Fiction hardcover, February 2018


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Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge By Erica Armstrong Dunbar Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781501126413
Availability: Not In Stock - Usually ships in 3-5 Days
Published: 37 Ink - January 9th, 2018

Never Caught doesn't just present a new way of looking at the many sides of our first president through the treatment of his slaves, but rather through the lens of Ona Judge's daring escape from the Washington's ownership and the manhunt that ensued. - Jacob, Book Culture Selects letter, New Non-Fiction paperback, February 2018


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Boathouse (Norwegian Literature) By Jon Fosse, May-Brit Akerholt (Translator) Cover Image
By Jon Fosse, May-Brit Akerholt (Translator)
$15.00
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ISBN: 9781628971828
Published: Dalkey Archive Press - November 17th, 2017

Boathouse starts as a simple story but it builds in both intensity and complexity as it goes and echoes with the complications of the past on the present. - Cari, Book Culture Selects letter, Literature in Translation, February 2018


Two Old Women [Anniversary Edition]: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival By Velma Wallis Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062244987
Availability: Not In Stock - Usually ships in 3-5 Days
Published: Harper Perennial - November 5th, 2013

Silk Poems By Jen Bervin Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781937658724
Availability: On hand at one or more locations, see product page for details
Published: Nightboat Books - October 3rd, 2017

The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir (A Penguin Classics Hardcover) By Emma Reyes, Daniel Alarcón (Translated by), Daniel Alarcón (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Emma Reyes, Daniel Alarcón (Translated by), Daniel Alarcón (Introduction by)
$24.00
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ISBN: 9780143108689
Published: Penguin Classics - August 8th, 2017

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Inside/Out By Joseph Osmundson Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781943977444
Availability: On hand at one or more locations, see product page for details
Published: Sibling Rivalry Press, LLC - January 18th, 2018

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The Hazel Wood: A Novel By Melissa Albert Cover Image
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781250147905
Published: Flatiron Books - January 30th, 2018

...full of insidious magic, unnerving landscapes, and plenty of peril to go around, The Hazel Wood is a fairy tale with a delightfully dark heart. - Haley, Book Culture Selects letter, Forever Young Adult, February 2018