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Nestled in Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow, where Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café. It was supposed to be a quick trip to close the café and settle her grandmother’s estate, but she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the quirky Southern town her mother ran away from, and the mysterious blackbird pie everybody can’t stop talking about. As the truth about her past slowly becomes clear, Anna Kate will need to decide if this lone blackbird will finally be able to take her broken wings and fly.
Hellooooooo and welcome to another Tuesday of good books! I can’t believe July is pretty much over, but at least we got lots of books out of it. I have a few amazing new books to tell you about, and you can hear about more awesome reads on this week’s episode of the All the Books! Alice and I discussed Marilou is Everywhere, Rotherweird, Speaking of Summer, and more great books.
Thanks so much for reading and enjoy your week! XOXO, Liberty
Sponsored by Forge Books
Nestled in Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow, where Anna Kate has returned to bury her beloved Granny Zee, owner of the Blackbird Café. It was supposed to be a quick trip to close the café and settle her grandmother’s estate, but she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the quirky Southern town her mother ran away from, and the mysterious blackbird pie everybody can’t stop talking about. As the truth about her past slowly becomes clear, Anna Kate will need to decide if this lone blackbird will finally be able to take her broken wings and fly.
Goodnight Stranger by Miciah Bay Gault
This quiet psychological mystery just made the Man Booker long list! It’s about a sister and brother who live a secluded, yet comfortable life, on Wolf Island. Lydia has cared for Lucas since their mother’s death a decade earlier. But when a stranger enters their lives, nothing will be the same. Lucas is convinced Cole is the reincarnation of their baby brother, while Lydia is drawn to him in different ways. She will have to face her fears to learn his truth.
Backlist bump: Everything You Never Told Me by Celeste Ng
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. Lockington
This is a powerful #OwnVoices debut about a young girl who longs to fit in. Makeda June Kirkland is eleven years old, adopted, and Black. Her parents and big sister are white, leaving Makeda to often feel left out and wondering what her life would be like if she had a family that looked like her. She has one Black friend in Maryland, Lena, but when her family moves to New Mexico, she loses her best friend and seems unable to make new ones. Missing Maryland, and a family she never knew, Makeda wonders how she will find her way if she doesn’t know where she’s been. This is an important novel about transracial adoption that is essential for middle grade libraries.
Backlist bump: When the Black Girl Sings by Bil Wright
Chances Are . . . by Richard Russo
His first stand-alone novel in a decade! This one is about three college friends who revisit the disappearance of a girl they all loved forty years ago, and learn they may not know as much about each other – or themselves – as they thought. There’s something so comforting about reading new work by an author who has been reliably great for decades now. It’s relaxing, really.
Backlist bump: Nobody’s Fool by Richard Russo
See you next week!