Aug '20 Notable Books: Akwaeke Emezi, Charlotte McConaghy, Daisy Johnson & More
A monthly series on the most interesting upcoming book releases...
Migrations - Charlotte McConaghy (Aug. 4) - Propelled by a narrator as fierce and fragile as the terns she is following, Migrations is a shatteringly beautiful ode to the wild places and creatures now threatened. But at its heart, it is about the lengths we will go, to the very edges of the world, for the people we love.
Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica (Aug. 4) - Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans. Then one day he's given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he's aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.
The Death of Vivek Oji - Akwaeke Emezi (Aug. 4) - Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations.
The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures - Jennifer Hofmann (Aug. 11) - An audacious debut that combines spycraft, betrayals, and reversals to show that sometimes it's the secret that destroys you.
Sisters - Daisy Johnson (Aug. 25) - From a Booker Prize finalist and international literary star: a blazing portrait of one darkly riveting sibling relationship, from the inside out.
The Book of Unconformities - Hugh Raffles (Aug. 25) - From the author of the acclaimed Insectopedia, a powerful exploration of loss, endurance, and the absences that permeate the present.
Vesper Flights - Helen Macdonald (Aug. 25) - In Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
Migrations - Charlotte McConaghy (Aug. 4) - Propelled by a narrator as fierce and fragile as the terns she is following, Migrations is a shatteringly beautiful ode to the wild places and creatures now threatened. But at its heart, it is about the lengths we will go, to the very edges of the world, for the people we love.
Tender is the Flesh - Agustina Bazterrica (Aug. 4) - Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans. Then one day he's given a gift: a live specimen of the finest quality. Though he's aware that any form of personal contact is forbidden on pain of death, little by little he starts to treat her like a human being. And soon, he becomes tortured by what has been lost—and what might still be saved.
The Death of Vivek Oji - Akwaeke Emezi (Aug. 4) - Propulsively readable, teeming with unforgettable characters, The Death of Vivek Oji is a novel of family and friendship that challenges expectations.
The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures - Jennifer Hofmann (Aug. 11) - An audacious debut that combines spycraft, betrayals, and reversals to show that sometimes it's the secret that destroys you.
Sisters - Daisy Johnson (Aug. 25) - From a Booker Prize finalist and international literary star: a blazing portrait of one darkly riveting sibling relationship, from the inside out.
The Book of Unconformities - Hugh Raffles (Aug. 25) - From the author of the acclaimed Insectopedia, a powerful exploration of loss, endurance, and the absences that permeate the present.
Vesper Flights - Helen Macdonald (Aug. 25) - In Vesper Flights Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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