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May 29, 2017
2017 Summer Reading Suggestions
Since Memorial Day is considered the unofficial kickoff of summer, here are my reading suggestions for the season. These are my favorite books published in 2017 so far.
Always Happy Hour
by Mary Miller
Mary Miller's Always Happy Hour is one of the year's finest short story collections, one filled with characters so realistically portrayed they seem personally familiar.
The Book of Joan
by Lidia Yuknavitch
Lidia Yuknavitch's ambitious and accomplished novel The Book of Joan, a dystopic and science fiction retelling of Joan of Arc, might be the perfect novel for our times.
The Evening Road
by Laird Hunt
Filled with strong characters and lyrical prose, Laird Hunt's The Evening Road is one of the year's finest novels.
Exes
by Max Winter
Max Winter's debut novel Exes is cleverly put together, compulsively readable, and poignant.
Exit West
by Mohsin Hamid
Mohsin Hamid's novel Exit West is powerful and timely.
The Gift
by Barbara Browning
Barbara Browning's novel The Gift is a brilliant work of autofiction from one of my favorite writers.
Harmless Like You"
by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's novel Harmless Like You is a dazzling debut about family, home, and love. One of the best books I have read this year.
Imagine Wanting Only This
by Kristen Radtke
Kristen Radtke's graphic memoir Imagine Imagine Wanting Only This is one of the most moving and thoughtful comics I have read in years.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
by Emil Ferris
Emil Ferris's My Favorite Thing Is Monsters is the best graphic novel I have read in years.
Sorry to Disrupt the Peace
by Patty Yumi Cottrell
Patty Yumi Cottrell's novel Sorry to Disrupt the Peace is a brilliant, darkly comic debut, and my favorite book of the year so far.
Sympathy
by Olivia Sudjic
Olivia Sudjic's debut Sympathy is a startlingly original novel about obsession and identity.
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