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    Books & Books’ Staff Picks Their Most Anticipated Books for 2020

    by The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan Jan 03, 2020 1 minute

    For the first episode of The Literary Life for 2020, host Mitchell Kaplan is joined by three of the greatest readers around, who have the job of knowing just what those books are: Books & Books Head Buyer Gael LeLamer; Cristina Russell, Head Buyer for Children’s and Young Adult Books; and Cristina Nosti, Events and Marketing Manager. The four discuss the new books to expect as the year unfolds.

    Some Books Recommended for 2020:

    Gael’s Picks
    Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart · Constellations by Sinéad Gleeson · Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker · On Lighthouses by Jazmina Barrera and translated from Spanish by Christina MacSweeney

    Christina Russell’s Picks
    Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry · We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez · Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed · Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

    Cristina Nosti’s Picks
    Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit · Topics of Conversation by Miranda Popkey · Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford · The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich · A Burning by Megha Majumdar · The Book of V. by Anna Solomon

    Mitchell’s Picks
    American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins · Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano · Hard Wired by Len Vlahos · Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. · The Mirror & The Light by Hilary Mantel · The Resisters by Gish Jen · Deacon King Kong by James McBride

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