We’re adding ten Peak Picks in February!
In fiction, Jonathan Miles (“a writer so virtuosic that readers will feel themselves becoming better, more observant people from reading him”– Los Angeles Times) delivers a blackly comic literary gem in which a broken man confronts a broken world on an uninhabited Pacific island in Eradication; Jasmin Kirkbridge debuts with a novel about family and duty and the worlds we try to save along the way in the dazzling piece of time-travel climate fiction The Forest on the Edge of Time; Bsrat Mezghebe debuts with a “wise and witty, unflinchingly honest and insightful” (Maaza Mengiste) novel that delves into the secret lives of three women on the eve of Eritrean independence in I Hope You Find What You’re Looking For; Tayari Jones (An American Marriage) returns with an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the face of a devastating tragedy in Kin; and Rebecca Kauffman’s latest explores the loves and labors of an ensemble of more than a dozen restaurant workers as they strive to get a perfect meal to the table – perfect for fans of The Bear, Elizabeth Strout, and Jennifer Egan – in The Reservation.
In nonfiction, Shelley Puhak (The Dark Queens) presents an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about Elizabeth Bathory, the woman alleged to be the world’s most prolific female serial killer in The Blood Countess; Lorene Edwards Forkner, who writes a weekly gardening column for Pacific NW Magazine in The Seattle Times, provides expert advice for every month for growing fruits and vegetables in your backyard in Grow Great Vegetables in Washington; Bill Burnett and Dave Evans, authors of Designing Your Life, return with a groundbreaking guide to transforming your daily routine into one brimming with joy, purpose, and meaning with How to Live a Meaningful Life; From Vivian Tu, bestselling author of Rich AF and CEO and founder of Your Rich BFF, comes a guide to leveling up your finances to improve your life, relationships, and legacy in Well Endowed; and Michael Pollen (How to Change Your Mind) returns with a panoptic exploration of consciousness– what it is, who has it, and why– and a meditation on the essence of our humanity in A World Appears.
~posted by Frank. All descriptions provided by publishers.