A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles. Available now.
The Passage of Power is not only the story of how Lyndon B. Johnson surmounted unprecedented obstacles in order to fulfill the highest purpose of the presidency but is, as well, a revelation of both the pragmatic potential in the presidency and what can be accomplished when the chief executive has the vision and determination to move beyond the pragmatic and initiate programs designed to transform a nation. Available 5/1/2012.
From America’s most celebrated novelist, Toni Morrison, a deeply moving story about an apparently defeated man finding his manhood—and his home. Available 5/8/2012.
Next month marks the 50-year anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair, which played a key role in launching the Emerald City into the 21st century, Space Needle and all.
Who better to recount the heady seven months in a fact-based but fictional way than Olympia’s highly acclaimed author Jim Lynch?
You’re looking at one of Flavorwire’s 10 must-read books for March.
“[Hari Kunzru] is a novelist in superb command of his craft, singularly equipped to join all the strands of that rich experience in a single story.” - The Washington Post
Gods Without Men, available now.