Apr '19 Notable Books: Angie Kim, Maria Gainza, Sally Rooney & More
A monthly series on the most interesting upcoming book releases...
A Wonderful Stroke of Luck - Ann Beattie (Apr. 2) - A razor-sharp, deeply felt new novel about the complicated relationship between a charismatic teacher and his students, and the secrets we keep from those we love.
Optic Nerve - Maria Gainza (Translated by Thomas Bunstead) (Apr. 9) - Seductive and capricious, Optic Nerve is a book that captures, like no other, the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it.
Trust Exercise - Susan Choi (Apr. 9) - Pulitzer Finalist Susan Choi's narrative-upending novel about what happens when a first love between high school students is interrupted by the attentions of a charismatic teacher.
Miracle Creek - Angie Kim (Apr. 16) - A literary courtroom drama about a Korean immigrant family and a young, single mother accused of murdering her eight-year-old autistic son.
Normal People - Sally Rooney (Apr. 16) - Sally Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.
The Limits of the World - Jennifer Acker (Apr. 16) - A dazzling debut novel—written with rare empathy and insight—it is a powerful depiction of how we prevent ourselves, unwittingly and otherwise, from understanding the people we are closest to.
Machines Like Me - Ian McEwan (Apr. 23) - Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
A Wonderful Stroke of Luck - Ann Beattie (Apr. 2) - A razor-sharp, deeply felt new novel about the complicated relationship between a charismatic teacher and his students, and the secrets we keep from those we love.
Optic Nerve - Maria Gainza (Translated by Thomas Bunstead) (Apr. 9) - Seductive and capricious, Optic Nerve is a book that captures, like no other, the mysterious connections between a work of art and the person who perceives it.
Trust Exercise - Susan Choi (Apr. 9) - Pulitzer Finalist Susan Choi's narrative-upending novel about what happens when a first love between high school students is interrupted by the attentions of a charismatic teacher.
Miracle Creek - Angie Kim (Apr. 16) - A literary courtroom drama about a Korean immigrant family and a young, single mother accused of murdering her eight-year-old autistic son.
Normal People - Sally Rooney (Apr. 16) - Sally Rooney brings her brilliant psychological acuity and perfectly spare prose to a story that explores the subtleties of class, the electricity of first love, and the complex entanglements of family and friendship.
The Limits of the World - Jennifer Acker (Apr. 16) - A dazzling debut novel—written with rare empathy and insight—it is a powerful depiction of how we prevent ourselves, unwittingly and otherwise, from understanding the people we are closest to.
Machines Like Me - Ian McEwan (Apr. 23) - Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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