Paperback Picks<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s almost<\/span> February, which means bookstores will be celebrating two major events: Black History Month and Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n This month\u2019s most-anticipated new paperbacks throw the spotlight on important Black authors and thinkers, and there\u2019s also plenty of room for love as the already-booming romance genre kicks into high gear for its biggest holiday of the year.<\/p>\n \u201cSupersonic\u201d<\/strong> by Thomas Kohnstamm (Counterpoint, $18.95). The follow-up to local author Kohnstamm\u2019s great debut novel, \u201cLake City,\u201d is a cross-generational narrative spanning the history of Seattle, with narrative threads pulling together many of the most important moments in our city\u2019s story.<\/p>\n \u201cLast Seen\u201d<\/strong> by Judith Giesberg (Simon & Schuster, $20). Giesberg explores one of America\u2019s worst atrocities: the separation of families in slave auctions. Subtitled \u201cThe Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families,\u201d Giesberg\u2019s nonfiction account tells the story of freed slaves who spent their lives trying to find the loved ones who were ripped away from them.<\/p>\n \u201cDeath of the Author\u201d<\/strong> by Nnedi Okorafor (William Morrow Paperbacks, $19.99). Okorafor\u2019s latest novel stars a young Nigerian American author whose sci-fi novel becomes a huge, runaway success that could alter the future of human civilization. Alternating between the novelist\u2019s life and chapters of her novel, \u201cDeath of the Author\u201d is a kaleidoscopic tribute to storytelling.<\/p>\n \u201cBreathing Out\u201d<\/strong> by Whitney Parnell (Mascot Books, $23.95). Subtitled \u201cRuminations of a Millennial Black Woman,\u201d this memoir-manifesto explores systemic racism, allyship and the daily cost of living life in modern America as a Black woman.<\/p>\n \u201cJunie\u201d<\/strong> by Erin Crosby Eckstine (Ballantine, $20). Set on an Alabama plantation just before the Civil War, \u201cJunie\u201d is about a 16-year-old slave who dreams of freedom and mourns the death of her older sister. When the plantation is swept up in preparation for a wedding, Junie hatches a plan for liberation.<\/p>\n \u201cSay You\u2019ll Remember Me\u201d<\/strong> by Abby Jimenez (Forever, $18.99). A sexy veterinarian seems like the perfect man until he opens his stupid mouth and irritates our heroine in the latest novel from this New York Times bestselling romance author.<\/p>\n \u201cApparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die\u201d<\/strong> by Greer Stothers (Titan Books, $19.99). This gay fantasy romance brings an awkward sorcerer and a failure of a knight together through a prophecy that could ultimately kill them both. But why kill when you could kiss instead?<\/p>\n \u201cHow to Kill a Guy in Ten Dates\u201d<\/strong> by Shailee Thompson (Gallery Books, $18). A boring speed-dating event ends with a prospective date\u2019s grisly murder, and a young woman has to figure out who did it before the killer strikes again in this funny cross between a romantic comedy and a slasher film.<\/p>\n \u201cLove and Other Brain Experiments\u201d<\/strong> by Hannah Brohm (Atria, $19). Two competitive neuroscientists must pretend to be dating in order to attend a prestigious conference. But when one of the neuroscientists discovers the conference has been convened by her ex-boyfriend, everything gets a little more complicated.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen the Moon Hits Your Eye\u201d<\/strong> by John Scalzi (Tor Books, $18.99). Some sci-fi novels are nothing more than a thought experiment meant to explore the ramifications of one big idea. The idea in Scalzi\u2019s latest novel is \u201cWhat would happen if the moon suddenly turned into cheese?\u201d Scalzi wins the reader over by taking that admittedly silly premise very seriously, exploring every angle of the daft concept.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Quiet Librarian\u201d<\/strong> by Allen Eskens (Mulholland, $19.99). After a Minnesota librarian\u2019s best friend is murdered, long-buried secrets from her past come to light. She\u2019s revealed as a notorious soldier in the Bosnian war, and someone from those blood-soaked days could be targeting her in the name of vengeance.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPatriot\u201d<\/strong> by Alexei Navalny (Vintage, $21). Any politician who dares to run against Vladimir Putin in Russia is by definition brave. But Navalny survived a near-deadly poisoning attempt in 2020 to write his own story with characteristic dry wit and inspiring confidence, making him a true hero. Navalny died in a Russian prison in February 2024. Later that year, Knopf published his memoirs, making him a legend.<\/p>\n \u201cDisappoint Me\u201d<\/strong> by Nicola Dinan (Dial Press Trade Paperback, $18). A trans woman makes a New Year\u2019s resolution to try dating straight men in Dinan\u2019s funny and moving novel. Can a life of \u201cgood old-fashioned heteronormativity\u201d be in the cards for her?<\/p>\n \u201cThe Woodchipper\u201d<\/strong> by Joe Ollmann (Drawn & Quarterly, $25). Ollmann is an award-winning Canadian cartoonist, and \u201cThe Woodchipper\u201d collects his latest short stories. The best story in the volume, \u201cNestled All Snug,\u201d is about a bookseller who is accidentally locked in her store\u2019s bathroom after closing on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n \u201cTrad Wife\u201d<\/strong> by Saratoga Schaefer (Crooked Lane Books, $19.99). Finally, someone has written a horror novel about the \u201ctradwife\u201d influencer phenomenon, in which women adopt picture-perfect farming lifestyles and post heavily edited videos about it to Instagram. Schaefer\u2019s book features a tradwife who goes to demonic lengths to curate the perfect life for her followers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yakimaherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paperback Picks It\u2019s almost February, which means bookstores will be celebrating two major events: Black History Month and Valentine\u2019s Day. 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