Book Club Recommendations (11/15/23)

Wondering what to read next with your book club? Check out these recommendations where a cold case is revisited, an American-born daughter of immigrants shares her memoir, and a teen explores her Muslim identity through a mixture of prose and verse.

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EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD BY JENNY HOLLANDER

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“Nine years ago, Charlie Colbert fled a bloody scene at her elite journalism school on Christmas Eve, more culpable than she’s willing to admit. She’s since built a career as editor in chief of a major magazine but then learns that a film is being made that promises to reveal the truth about the event. Now she’ll protect herself at any cost.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert

MY SIDE OF THE RIVER BY ELIZABETH CAMARILLO GUTIERREZ

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“The U.S.-born daughter of Mexican immigrants, Gutierrez was entering high school as a top-notch student when her parents were forced to return to Mexico after their visas expired, [leaving her] to care for her younger brother and get herself through school… Here she discusses separation trauma, the opportunities and costs of staying in the United States, and the love between her and her brother.”–Library Journal Pre-Pub Alert

HOPE ABLAZE BY SARAH MUGHAL RANA

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Told through alternating prose and verse sections, and with a touch of magic, this is gripping, heartbreaking, often funny, and ultimately uplifting. In her unforgettable exploration of poetry, society, and self, Rana not only celebrates the Islamic faith and Pakistani culture, but simultaneously confronts racism and Islamophobia with unflinching bravery.

EVERYONE WHO CAN FORGIVE ME IS DEAD by Jenny Hollander; 9781250890849; 2/6/24
MY SIDE OF THE RIVER by Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez; 9781250277954; 2/13/24
HOPE ABLAZE by Sarah Mughal Rana; 9781250899316; 2/27/24