We’re adding eight new books to Peak Picks in August!
In fiction, acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz delivers a cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own restaurant in Automatic Noodle; Joy Fielding’s riveting psychological thriller features a dementia patient who makes a shocking confession—and the one woman must decide whether to believe her—in Jenny Cooper Has a Secret; Elaine Castillo returns with her trademark wit and sharp cultural criticism in a bold and inventive novel about real romance in the virtual workplace in Moderation; and Jason Mott, author of the 2021 National Book Award winner Hell of a Book, returns with the story of two Black writers whose divergent paths connect in the semi-autobiographical novel People Like Us.
In nonfiction, New Yorker staff writer and PEN award winner Alexis Okeowo blends memoir, history, and reportage on one of the most complex and least understood states in America, Alabama, in Blessings & Disasters; Susana M. Morris presents a magnificent cultural biography that charts the life of Octavia Butler, situating her alongside the key historical and social moments that shaped her work, in Positive Obsession; Award-winning food writer Yasmin Khan delivers irresistible vegetarian and vegan recipes inspired by her travels—and the cooking she does, at home, for family and friends—in Sabzi; and from Kate Price comes a harrowing and exquisite new memoir that is a remarkable testament of survival and resilience, leaving readers with a profound assurance in the power to heal, in This Happened to Me.
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~Posted by Frank