Recommendations from Book Passage 7.11.24 - San Francisco Bay Times
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Swift River depicts a Black mother-daughter duo in poverty, exploring ancestral racism in a New England town. The Lion Women of Tehran follows two Iranian friends through decades of love, loss, and societal change. The weekend trip to Nigeria in Armistead Maupin's novel escalates into a fight for survival amidst lies and violence.
Upcoming events feature authors Adrienne Chung, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and Julia Phillips discussing their works. Chung's poetry delves into why we cling to obsolete thoughts, while Brodesser-Akner's Long Island Compromise unveils family trauma. Phillips's Bear narrates the tale of two sisters on a Pacific Northwest island and the fractures that appear when one sees a magical bear.
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