In This Fleet, Funny Novel, a Writer Makes Art and Sells Out in Hollywood
The heroine of Danzy Senna’s new book is a novelist envious of the material pleasures all around her in Hollywood.
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It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the new books coming out each month. And, as a result, it’s easy to miss or put off getting books that came out in hardcover, even the ones that garnered all the buzz. But fear not: the paperback reprints of February (also, how is it already February of 2024?) are here. Below, you’ll find a roving selection of books newly released in paperback this month. There are hotly anticipated novels by DK Nnuro, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Matthew Salesses, and many others; Michelle Dowd’s account of doomsday cult life; Toni Bentley’s fittingly terpsichorean reflections on ballet and George Balanchine; Johan Eklöf’s moving musings on nighttime and the need for darkness in an increasingly bright world; poignant essays by V (Eve Ensler); and much, much more. If you missed these when they first came out, you have another chance to pick them up now—and, Dear Reader, you certainly should. * What Napoleon Could Not Do – Nnuro, Dk DK Nnuro, What Napoleon Could Not Do (Riverhead) “ What Napoleon Could Not Do is a multifaceted drama of familial relationships, duty, loss, and dreams deferred. Nnuro creates beautiful symmetry between America and Ghana, juxtaposing the physically draining disappointments of the Ghanaian government with the emotionally draining letdowns of the U.S. bureaucracy. He boldly explores discrimination across and within race and culture and intricately crafts characters….Nnuro establishes himself as a powerful storyteller.” – Booklist Gone Like Yesterday – Williams, Janelle M. Janelle M. Williams, Gone Like Yesterday (Tiny Reparations Books) “There’s so much music in the engrossing pages of Gone Like Yesterday— in the songs of mothers and daughters, brothers and sisters, would-be lovers, and the ancestors who watch over us. With lyricism and precision, Janelle M. Williams deftly captures the complicated beauty and chaos within our deepest relationships. A magical, mesmerizing debut!” –Deesha Philyaw A Spell of Good Things – Adebayo, Ayobami Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things (Vintage) “Adébáyọ̀ follows up Stay with Me with this bright and distinctive tragedy….The story’s violent denouement is as devastating as it is inevitable. Pitch-perfect details provide […]
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The heroine of Danzy Senna’s new book is a novelist envious of the material pleasures all around her in Hollywood.
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