COLUMN: ‘True Biz’ should be the next book you read
By Jenna Williams | Apr 20, 2022 4:18 pm“True Biz” shares stories of life at River Valley School for the Deaf.
“True Biz” shares stories of life at River Valley School for the Deaf.
The ALA tracked 729 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2021.
Peter Handke’s literary fiction translated by Krishna Winston published March 15.
It’s important to read diverse stories by diverse authors year-round.
“Checkout 19” is author Claire-Louise Bennett’s second novel.
The novel was published in Spanish in 2020 and in English February 2022.
“Defenestrate” follows twins Marta and Nick whose family is doomed to various falls.
Wang's second novel follows an awkward attending named Joan living and working in New York.
A group of senior citizens sleuth out unsolved murders as a hobby in their retirement village.
“Fiona and Jane” published Jan. 4.
“True Biz” published April 5, 2022. It follows the fictional students and staff of the Deaf community at a residential school in Ohio.
The American Library Association tracked 729 challenges to library, school and university materials and services in 2021. These books have been challenged during the ALA’s tracking history.
Peter Handke’s “The Fruit Thief” published March 15. The fruit thief is an imagined character of the protagonist’s writing.
Celebrate Women’s History Month with more intentional reading. “Pachinko,” by Min Jin Lee, is a cross-generational historical fiction novel.
“Checkout 19” by Claire-Louise Bennett retells the protagonist’s life through remembering the books she has read. It is Bennett’s second novel.
“Chilean Poet” by Alejandro Zambra captures the contemporary literary scene in Chile in a story about love and words. The English translation of “Chilean Poet” published early February.
Weike Wang’s second novel “Joan is Okay” published Jan. 18. The story follows intensive care unit doctor Joan as she navigates her work and life balance, or lack thereof.
"Fiona and Jane" is the debut novel of writer Jean Chen Ho and was released Jan. 4. It follows the friendship of two Taiwanese-American women throughout their lives.
"How Beautiful We Were" is a novel published March 4, 2021, by Imbolo Mbue.
"Harlem Shuffle" is a novel published on Aug. 23, 2021, by Colson Whitehead.
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