FOR THE PERSON WHO LIKES THEIR STORIES IN SNACKABLE PORTIONS 1. Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat A dazzling collection of short stories about community, family, and love, from the internationally acclaimed, bestselling author of Brother, I’m Dying. 2. Verge By
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: POP CULTURE AFICIONADO
FOR THE PERSON WHO CASUALLY REFERENCES CHARACTERS FROM POP CULTURE AS THOUGH THEY’RE FRIENDS 1. There are More Beautiful Things than Beyonce by Morgan Parker The only thing more beautiful than Beyoncé is God, and God is a black woman
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: LITERARY CONNOISSEUR
FOR THE PERSON WHOSE LOVE OF BOOKS IS ONLY RIVALED BY LOVE FOR THE OBSCURE 1. Aseroë by François Dominique The aesthetic adventures of a mad mushroom hunter. The narrator of Aseroë wanders medieval streets and dense forests, portrait galleries,
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: THE FOODIE
FOR THE PERSON WHO BELIEVES YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT PEOPLE THROUGH FOOD THAN TALKING
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: REFORMED LIT MAJOR
FOR THE PERSON WHO CANNOT READ ANOTHER BOOK FROM THE CANON 1. Be Holding by Ross Gay Ross Gay’s first book of poetry since the publication of his award winning collection CATALOG OF UNABASHED GRATITUDE, winner of the National Book
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: ARMCHAIR SCIENTIST
FOR THE PERSON WHO ENJOYS SCIENCE ON THEIR OWN TERMS 1. The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World by Sarah Stewart Johnson A young planetary scientist intimately details the search for life on Mars, tracing our centuries-old
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: ARCHITECT OF SOCIETY’S FUTURE
FOR THE PERSON WHO ENVISIONS A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE A MOVEMENT 1. Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Marie Brown How do we make social justice the most pleasurable human experience? How can we awaken within ourselves desires that make it impossible
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: STAFF PICKS
FOR THE PERSON WHO DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THEY WANT UNTIL ONE OF US SHOVES GENTLY PLACES A BOOK IN THEIR HANDS 1. The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans “Every single one of these stories will leave you breathless,
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: READY TO HIBERNATE
FOR THE PERSON WHO IS READY TO HIBERNATE 1. Devotions by Mary Oliver Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver’s personal selection of her best work, in this definitive collection spanning more than five decades of her esteemed literary career. 2. Wintering:
HOLIDAY 2020 GIFT GUIDE: IN TRANSLATION
FOR THE PERSON WHO APPRECIATES FOREIGN FILMS IN BOOK FORM 1. Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor Like Roberto Bolano’s 2666 or Faulkner’s greatest novels, Hurricane Season takes place in a world filled with mythology and violence—real violence, the kind that