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Fathers Don’t Just Protect—They Prepare My grandfather helped his family survive in Nazi-occupied Austria. What his story taught me about fatherhood.

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How Rob Franklin Wrote 'Great Black Hope,' the Novel You’ll See by Every Lounger This Summer Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Margo Jefferson sits down with the debut novelist to discuss his literary mystery, from channeling the work of E. Franklin Frazier to finding inspiration in Carolyn Besse...

The interview about “the Novel You’ll See by Every Hamptons Lounger This Summer” with Margo Jefferson is live!

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"Franklin’s debut novel, [GREAT BLACK HOPE], tells a propulsive story about class, race, and being in the wrong place at the wrong time."

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MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR by katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social is available 7/22/25 from @summitbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #grief #healing #tragedy #comedy #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 6/1!

The 16 Best Books to Read This Summer From Taylor Jenkins Reid's 'Atmosphere' to Susan Choi's 'Flashlight'

MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR is “a wry meditation on grief, healing, and reclaiming one’s identity.” —Shannon Carlin, TIME Magazine (The 16 Most Anticipated Books of the Summer)

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"If Tom Wolfe, Jay McInerney, and Margo Jefferson somehow collaborated, [GREAT BLACK HOPE] might have been the delightful result."

THE DIRECTOR is out today. Read about Daniel's inspiration in @theatlantic.com
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GULF by mo ogrodnik releases 5/6/25 from @summitbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #debut #FiveWomen #crisis #ArabianGulf #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 4/1!

In her latest thrilling historical novel, THE PARIS EXPRESS, Emma Donoghue takes readers on a doomed train ride at the turn of the 20th century. @summitbooks.bsky.social @emmadonoghue.bsky.social

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🍸 Katie Yee Can't Picture That Book, Actually The debut author talks Icelandic horses, Scorpio questions, and one failure of imagination.

MAGGIE author Katie Yee wants to know who your number one enemy is:

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The Ghost of Reem Island - The Paris Review “On December 1, 2014, Ala’a al-Hashemi, a Yemeni-born Emirati woman, murdered an American schoolteacher in a public restroom in Abu Dhabi.”

“My excursions to malls, bus stations, and parks to photograph bathrooms and bathroom attendants fed my desire to push beyond the proscribed lines of my experience as a foreigner into something authentic.” Story from our upcoming GULF author Mo Ogrodnik on @parisreview.bsky.social

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“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe When she turned ninety, my mother sprang a final surprise on us. She started speaking in the voice of a stranger. Her usual voice is what linguists call RP, Received Pronunciation, the “standard” a…

Peter Godwin Explores the Known and Unknown Sides of Those Closest To Him in EXIT WOUNDS on sale tomorrow! lithub.com/the-past-is-...

Sir Anthony Hopkins’ deeply personal and inspiring memoir WE DID OK, KID arrives this November. A journey of resilience, reflection, and triumph—pre-order via link in bio. #WeDidOkKid

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The 39 Most Anticipated Books of 2025 New books from Susan Choi, Anne Tyler, Tina Knowles, Torrey Peters, R.F. Kuang, Kevin Wilson, and more

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The Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2025 list is here!

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Great haul from @summitbooks.bsky.social’s relaunch list