Stephanie's Picks

Black Buck (Hardcover)

By Mateo Askaripour

$26.00

ISBN: 9780358380887

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Published: Mariner Books - January 5th, 2021

In his debut, “Black Buck”, Mateo Askaripour offers up a raucous, biting, funny, and finally, affecting skewering of corporate culture and festering racism. The book is constructed as a self-help memoir for the aspiring Black salesperson and this generates a few laugh-out-loud moments. There are also a few moments that induce the urge to slap Darren square in the mouth, and others that might make you want to stand up and root for him or fold him into your arms for a long hug. In the end, “Black Buck” asks necessary questions about America, capitalism, bias, and the nature of success while being a blast to read.

The Power (Hardcover)

By Naomi Alderman

$26.00

ISBN: 9780316547611

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Published: Little, Brown and Company - October 10th, 2017

The Power is the story of a world inexorably changed by the ability of (almost all) women to electrocute with a touch. This is not a fable for the essentialist or the faint of heart. The patriarchy does go, but not quietly. The titular power shifts the balance, but it also corrupts as thoroughly as any other. The narrative is by turns infuriating and exhilarating, hopeful and terrifying, unnerving and wickedly funny--all of which make for an indelible reading experience.

Lovecraft Country: A Novel (Paperback)

By Matt Ruff

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062292070

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Published: Harper Perennial - February 14th, 2017

Navigating the daily horrors of Jim Crow leaves the marvelously-drawn protagonists well-prepared to cope with the supernatural challenges Ruff throws at them. The book is creepy, dread-filled, thought-provoking, and darkly witty. Just a great read!

The Story of Ferdinand (Paperback)

By Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson (Illustrator)

$7.99

ISBN: 9780140502343

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Published: Puffin Books - June 30th, 1977

Ferdinand is big and strong. More importantly, he is gentle and kind and he is true to himself. This classic children’s book has as much to say today--to people of all ages--as it did in 1936.

Stories of Your Life and Others (Paperback)

By Ted Chiang

$16.95

ISBN: 9781101972120

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Published: Vintage - June 14th, 2016

Just when you think you know what these stories are revealing, and how, Chiang tells you something else entirely. His writing style is sparse yet lush and utterly compelling. Science, math, linguistics, history, religion, and philosophy share a wonderfully resonant stage in each of the pieces and in the whole.