TODAY: In 1859, Harriet E. Wilson publishes her novel, Our Nig.
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Rabih Alameddine’s The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me, and Patrick Ryan’s Buckeye all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. | Book Marks
“For a brief moment back in 2016, the internet’s obsession was the physical and mental well-being of an English YouTuber named Marina Joyce.” Read from Beatriz Serrano’s debut novel Discontent, translated by Mara Faye Lethem. | Lit Hub Fiction
A “READ WITH JENNA” BOOK CLUB PICK
One town. Two families. A secret that changes everything. Patrick Ryan’s Buckeye is a captivating tapestry of the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro interviews Arundhati Roy: “I might be a writer with whatever is conventionally known as success. But the things I write about and the people that I write about are being beaten, even as we speak today.” | The New York Times Magazine
“It’s basically the only place on the internet that doesn’t function as a confirmation bias machine.” On net neutrality and the editorial standards of Wikipedia. | The Verge
Jason Parham goes to a Labubu rave, because why not? | Wired
