Apr '20 Notable Books: Danielle Trussoni, Nino Haratischvili, Tomasz Jedrowski & More
A monthly series on the most interesting upcoming book releases...
The Ancestor - Danielle Trussoni (Apr. 7) - From the author of the Angelology series comes a bewitching gothic novel of suspense that plunges readers into a world of dark family secrets, the mysteries of human genetics, and the burden of family inheritance.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold - C. Pam Zhang (Apr. 7) - Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and re-imagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a stunning new voice in literature.
The Eighth Life - Nino Haratischvili (Apr. 14) - Great characters and greater relationships come and go and come again; the world shakes, and shakes some more, and the reader rejoices to have found at last one of those glorious old books in which you can live and learn, be lost and found, and make indelible new friends.
Life for Sale - Yukio Mishima (Apr. 21) - When Hanio Yamada realizes the future holds nothing of worth to him, he puts his life for sale in a Tokyo newspaper, thus unleashing a series of unimaginable exploits.
Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens - Muhammad H. Zaman (Apr. 21) - Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.
Swimming in the Dark - Tomasz Jedrowski (Apr. 28) - Shifting from the intoxication of first love to the quiet melancholy of growing up and growing apart, Swimming in the Dark is a potent blend of romance, post-war politics, intrigue, and history.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
The Ancestor - Danielle Trussoni (Apr. 7) - From the author of the Angelology series comes a bewitching gothic novel of suspense that plunges readers into a world of dark family secrets, the mysteries of human genetics, and the burden of family inheritance.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold - C. Pam Zhang (Apr. 7) - Both epic and intimate, blending Chinese symbolism and re-imagined history with fiercely original language and storytelling, How Much of These Hills Is Gold is a haunting adventure story, an unforgettable sibling story, and the announcement of a stunning new voice in literature.
The Eighth Life - Nino Haratischvili (Apr. 14) - Great characters and greater relationships come and go and come again; the world shakes, and shakes some more, and the reader rejoices to have found at last one of those glorious old books in which you can live and learn, be lost and found, and make indelible new friends.
Life for Sale - Yukio Mishima (Apr. 21) - When Hanio Yamada realizes the future holds nothing of worth to him, he puts his life for sale in a Tokyo newspaper, thus unleashing a series of unimaginable exploits.
Biography of Resistance: The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens - Muhammad H. Zaman (Apr. 21) - Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.
Swimming in the Dark - Tomasz Jedrowski (Apr. 28) - Shifting from the intoxication of first love to the quiet melancholy of growing up and growing apart, Swimming in the Dark is a potent blend of romance, post-war politics, intrigue, and history.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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