August Preview: The Millions Most Anticipated (This Month)
We wouldn’t dream of abandoning our vast semi–annual Most Anticipated Book Previews, but we thought a monthly reminder would be helpful (and give us a chance to note titles we missed the first time around). Here’s what we’re looking out for this month. Let us know what you’re looking forward to in the comments!
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by : Doesn’t it feel like everyone is raving about this debut? tweeted, “This novel is ridiculously good…The sentences wrecked me.” Luster centers on 20-something Edie— describes her as “a slacker black queen, a depressive painter, a damn funny woman”—who gets involved in a white couple’s open marriage. In its starred review, says it’s “an unstable ballet of race, sex, and power,” and calls it a “darkly funny, hilariously moving debut