Open Option

Held (Anne Michaels)

Author: Anne Michaels Published: 2023 Pages: 220 Prize:  Shortlist, Man Booker 2024        please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In 1917, John lies wounded on a battlefield, […]

Open Option

James (Percival Everett)

Author: James Everett Published: 2024 Pages: 303 Prize:  Shortlist, Man Booker 2024 This is a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but can be read on its own.      please note that subscription […]

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Creation Lake (Rachel Kushner)

Author: Rachel Kushner Published: 2023 Pages: 416 Prize:  Shortlist, Man Booker 2024        please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Creation Lake follows Sadie Smith, a morally dubious […]

Open Option

Orbital (Samantha Harvey)

Author: Samantha Harvey Published: 2023 Pages: 160 Prize:  Shortlist, Man Booker 2024        please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Orbital is a poetic reflection on life from […]

Dystopia

Julia (Sandra Newman)

Author: Sandra Newman Published: 2023 Pages: 400 Project:  dystopia – government | social justice | feminism   Be mindful, having read 1984 is not mandatory but highly recommended.    please note that subscription libraries change […]

Recent Prize Winner

Blackouts (Justin Torres)

Author: Justin Torres Published: 2023 Pages: 306 Prize: National Book Award – Winner 2023 Project: Identity – sexual    please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In Blackouts a young […]

War

Night Watch (Jayne Anne Phillips)

Author: Jayne Anne Phillips Published: 2023 Pages: 276 Prizes: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2023 Project: War – American Civil War    please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In 1874, […]

Recent Prize Winner

Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)

Author: Barbara Kingsolver Published: 2022 Pages: 560 Prizes: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2022    please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restriction may apply Demon Copperhead is a modern retelling of David Copperfield […]