AMERICANAH:
CHIMAMANDA NGOZI
ADICHIE
PUBLISHER: KNOPF
(MAY 14, 2013)
Two Nigerian lovers must part ways in
search of a better life, away from the
military dictatorship striking Nigeria.
One moves to America, learning quickly
about the racial tensions within the
United States, while the other manages
to live as an undocumented immigrant
in London. Years later, they are reunited
in newly democratic Nigeria, and face a
difficult decision.
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HAPPINESS, LIKE
WATER: CHINELO
OKPARANTA
PUBLISHER:
MARINER BOOKS
(AUGUST 13, 2013)
Okparanta
introduces readers
to the trials and joys
women in Nigeria
face in a revealing
portrait of everyday
life, family and love.
THE INFATUATIONS:
JAVIER MARIAS
PUBLISHER: KNOPF
(AUGUST 13, 2013)
SHINING GIRLS:
LAUREN BEUKES
PUBLISHER:
MULHOLLAND BOOKS
(JUNE 4, 2013)
After stumbling upon
a house whose doors
open into different
times, a serial killer
leaps through the
years murdering
brilliant girls with
potential. He botches
the job while visiting
1989, and his
victim hunts him
down while trying to
unravel the mystery
of these incredible
circumstances.
FIVE STAR
BILLIONAIRE:
TASH AW
BEST
SUMMER
EVER
HUFFINGTON
05.26.13
An award-winning
murder mystery
by Spanish author
Javier Marias
places a woman
— infatuated by
the relationship of
a couple she sees
every morning at
her local cafe —
in a complicated
situation when the
man is murdered.
PUBLISHER: SPIEGEL &
GRAU (JULY 2, 2013)
HIS WIFE LEAVES
HIM: STEPHEN DIXON
Set in the booming
metropolis of
Shanghai, the lives of
four people who are
living very different
lives in the city are
explored — including
a burgeoning pop
star and a girl who
discovers her new
factory job didn’t
exist. All their hopes
and stories are
linked to a shadowy
billionaire, and the
city itself.
In his first novel in
five years, Dixon
presents the story
of a man grieving
over the the loss
of his wife, Gwen,
when all he has
are the stories and
memories of their
life together.
I’LL SEIZE THE
DAY TOMORROW:
JONATHAN
GOLDSTEIN
PUBLISHER: PINTAIL
(MAY 28, 2013)
Goldstein is the
writer-presenter
of the radio show
Wiretap. If you’re a
fan, you’ll eagerly
await this book. If
not, go listen to it.
You’re welcome.
UNMASTERED:
A BOOK ON DESIRE,
MOST DIFFICULT
TO TELL:
KATHERINE ANGEL
PUBLISHER: FSG
(JUNE 4, 2013)
This book on female
sexuality was already
published in the UK
where it received
mixed reviews. All,
however, found
it a moving and
memorable read.
YOU ARE ONE OF
THEM: ELLIOTT HOLT
PUBLISHER: PENGUIN
PRESS (MAY 30, 2013)
A coming-of-age story
is intertwined with
a Cold War murder
mystery in 2011
Pushcart Prize winner
Elliott Holt’s debut
novel, beginning with
two little girls sending
Soviet premier Yuri
Andropov petitions for
peace in the 1980s.
PUBLISHER:
FA