Jan '22 Notable Books: Danya Kukafka, Hanya Yanagihara, Leonard Mlodinow & More
A recurring series on the most interesting book releases of the month...
Emotional - Leonard Mlodinow (Jan. 4) - Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us.
To Paradise - Hanya Yanagihara (Jan. 11) - From the author of the classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. To Paradise is a fin de siècle novel of marvellous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius.
The Stars Are Not Yet Bells - Hannah Lillith Assadi (Jan. 11) - A story of secrets, loss, and the betrayals of memory: a lyrical novel of an aging woman confronting her romantic past under the mysterious skies of her island home.
How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsu (Jan. 18) - From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe.
Notes on an Execution - Danya Kukafka (Jan. 25) - In the tradition of Long Bright River and The Mars Room, a gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
Emotional - Leonard Mlodinow (Jan. 4) - Taking us on a journey from the labs of pioneering scientists to real-world scenarios that have flirted with disaster, Mlodinow shows us how our emotions help, why they sometimes hurt, and what we can make of the difference. Told with characteristic clarity and fascinating stories, Mlodinow's exploration of the new science of feelings is an essential guide to making the most of one of nature's greatest gifts to us.
To Paradise - Hanya Yanagihara (Jan. 11) - From the author of the classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia. To Paradise is a fin de siècle novel of marvellous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius.
The Stars Are Not Yet Bells - Hannah Lillith Assadi (Jan. 11) - A story of secrets, loss, and the betrayals of memory: a lyrical novel of an aging woman confronting her romantic past under the mysterious skies of her island home.
How High We Go in the Dark - Sequoia Nagamatsu (Jan. 18) - From funerary skyscrapers to hotels for the dead to interstellar starships, Sequoia Nagamatsu takes readers on a wildly original and compassionate journey, spanning continents, centuries, and even celestial bodies to tell a story about the resilience of the human spirit, our infinite capacity to dream, and the connective threads that tie us all together in the universe.
Notes on an Execution - Danya Kukafka (Jan. 25) - In the tradition of Long Bright River and The Mars Room, a gripping and atmospheric work of literary suspense that deconstructs the story of a serial killer on death row, told primarily through the eyes of the women in his life.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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