Chat ’n Chew Book Buzz @WorkmanLibrary @WorkmanUpdate The Fortunate Ones Ed Tarkington Fiction / Family Life • For fans of Ann Patchett's Commonwealth and Kevin Wilson's Nothing to See Here, this is an engrossing story of class, love, and loyalty. • “Tarkington’s writing . calls to mind a young Pat Conroy.” —Garden & Gun • “The novel is concerned with what lies beneath both the best intentions and worst impulses. There’s a tantalizingly thin line between love and desire here. An impressive literary balancing act that entertains as it enriches.” —Kirkus Reviews starred review On Sale: January 5, 2021 ISBN: 9781616206802 Votes due $26.95, HC, 320pp December 1, 2020 eBook: 9781643751078 At the Edge of the Haight Katherine Seligman Fiction / Coming Of Age • The Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction. • Set in San Francisco, where high rents have exacerbated the homeless problem and where large tent cities are often under threat, Seligman shows us what homelessness can look like in a wealthy, trendy city. • “What a read this is, right from its startling opening scene. But even more than plot, it’s the richly layered details that drive home a lightning bolt of empathy. —Barbara Kingsolver On Sale: January 19, 2021 ISBN: 9781643750231 Votes due $26.95, HC, 368pp December 1, 2020 eBook: 9781643751153 Let’s Get Back to the Party Zak Salih Fiction / Gay • Set in the year between the 2015 Supreme Court marriage equality ruling and the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre, this debut novel explores the intertwined lives of two gay men, Sebastian Mote and Oscar Burnham: estranged childhood friends who reconnect as adults in Washington, DC. 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For librarian and educator resources go to: www.sourcebooks.com/ QUESTONS? librarian-educator- contact Margaret Coffee resources [email protected] YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED TO LACEY Star of The Amber Ruffin Show writes with her sister Lacey hilarious anecdotes full of absurd detail about everyday experiences of racism. Title: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey Author: Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar ISBN: 9781538719367 Price: $28.00 ($35.00 CAN) On-Sales Date: 01/12/2021 Format: HARDCOVER BOOK Publisher: Grand Central Publishing 240 Pages/Trim: 6" x 9"/ BISAC: HUMOR / Form / Essays CHANGE For readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Richard Thaler, and Cass Sunstein, a bold and paradigm-busting new theory about the complex way ideas and behaviors spread, and how to efficiently effect the change you want to see in the world. 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Author: Kristin van Ogtrop ISBN: 9780316497497 Price: $28.00 ($35.00 CAN) On-Sales Date: 04/13/2021 Format: HARDCOVER BOOK 336 Pages/Trim: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4" BISAC: SELF-HELP / Aging Publisher: Little, Brown and Company HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE A debut novel in the tradition of Zadie Smith and Marlon James, set in Barbados, about four people confronting violence and love in a beachfront "paradise". Title: How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House Author: Cherie Jones ISBN: 9780316536981 Price: $27.00 ($0.00 CAN) On-Sales Date: 02/02/2021 288 Pages/Trim: 6" x 9-1/4" Format: HARDCOVER BOOK BISAC: FICTION / Cultural Heritage Publisher: Little, Brown and Company THIS CLOSE TO OKAY From the award-winning Southern writer who Roxane Gay calls "a consummate storyteller" comes a cathartic novel about the life-changing weekend shared between two strangers: a therapist and the man she prevents from ending his life. Title: This Close to Okay Author: Leesa Cross-Smith ISBN: 9781538715376 Price: $27.00 ($34.00 CAN) On-Sales Date: 02/02/2021 Format: HARDCOVER BOOK 320 Pages/Trim: 6" x 9" Publisher: Grand Central Publishing BISAC: FICTION / Family Life / General WHAT’S MINE AND YOURS From the Kirkus Prize finalist and author of Halsey Street, an original and timely multi-generational novel of family, identity, and race in America, for readers of Tayari Jones and Kiley Reid. Title: What’s Mine and Yours Author: Naima Coster ISBN: 9781538702345 Price: $28.00 ($35.00 CAN) On-Sales Date: 3/02/2021 352 Pages/Trim: 6" x 9" Format: HARDCOVER BOOK BISAC: FICTION / Family Life / African American / Coming of Age Publisher: Grand Central Publishing WHO IS MAUD DIXON? For readers of The Silent Patient -- a taut, twisty, character-driven suspense novel about a famous novelist and a small-town striver locked in a struggle for fortune and fame Title: Who is Maud Dixon? 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