Feb '21 Notable Books: Anakana Schofield, Elizabeth Knox, Patricia Lockwood & More
A recurring series on the most interesting book releases of the month...
Good Neighbors - Sarah Langan (Feb. 2) - Celeste Ng's enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson's creeping dread in this propulsive literary noir, when a sudden tragedy exposes the depths of deception and damage in a Long Island suburb—pitting neighbour against neighbour and putting one family in terrible danger.
Bina: A Novel in Warnings - Anakana Schofield (Feb. 2) - Through the character of Bina, who is writing out her story on the backs of discarded envelopes, Anakana Schofield filters a complex moral universe filled with humour and sadness, love and rage, and the consolations, obligations and mysteries of lifelong friendship.
City of a Thousand Gates - Rebecca Sacks (Feb. 2) - A novel of great humanity, compassion, and astonishing immediacy, this inventive and unique debut captures the emotional reality of contemporary life in the West Bank and the irreconcilable Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a collage of narrative voices and different viewpoints centered on a particular set of events.
The Absolute Book - Elizabeth Knox (Feb. 9) - The Absolute Book is epic, action-packed fantasy in which hidden treasures are recovered, wicked things resurface, birds can talk, and dead sisters are a living force.
No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood (Feb. 16) - Fragmentary and omniscient, incisive and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature.
American Delirium - Betina González (Feb. 16) - From award-winning novelist Argentine Betina González comes a dizzying, luminous English-language debut about an American town overrun by a mysterious hallucinogen and the collision of three unexpected characters through the mayhem.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
Good Neighbors - Sarah Langan (Feb. 2) - Celeste Ng's enthralling dissection of suburbia meets Shirley Jackson's creeping dread in this propulsive literary noir, when a sudden tragedy exposes the depths of deception and damage in a Long Island suburb—pitting neighbour against neighbour and putting one family in terrible danger.
Bina: A Novel in Warnings - Anakana Schofield (Feb. 2) - Through the character of Bina, who is writing out her story on the backs of discarded envelopes, Anakana Schofield filters a complex moral universe filled with humour and sadness, love and rage, and the consolations, obligations and mysteries of lifelong friendship.
City of a Thousand Gates - Rebecca Sacks (Feb. 2) - A novel of great humanity, compassion, and astonishing immediacy, this inventive and unique debut captures the emotional reality of contemporary life in the West Bank and the irreconcilable Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a collage of narrative voices and different viewpoints centered on a particular set of events.
The Absolute Book - Elizabeth Knox (Feb. 9) - The Absolute Book is epic, action-packed fantasy in which hidden treasures are recovered, wicked things resurface, birds can talk, and dead sisters are a living force.
No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood (Feb. 16) - Fragmentary and omniscient, incisive and sincere, No One Is Talking About This is at once a love letter to the endless scroll and a profound, modern meditation on love, language, and human connection from a singular voice in American literature.
American Delirium - Betina González (Feb. 16) - From award-winning novelist Argentine Betina González comes a dizzying, luminous English-language debut about an American town overrun by a mysterious hallucinogen and the collision of three unexpected characters through the mayhem.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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