 A Song Below Water is Bethany C. Morrow's second novel. Her first published work MEM, another work of speculative fiction, addressed the ideas of cloning, memory, and trauma. Morrow is the editor of the anthology Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance, which was released in 2019. It "aims to provide marginalized teens visibility and validation in stories of everyday resistance." Here's the summary for A Song Below Water: In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school’s junior year. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment. Soon, nothing in Portland, Oregon, seems safe. To save themselves from drowning, it’s only Tavia and Effie’s unbreakable sisterhood that proves to be the strongest magic of all.  If this sounds like something you'd like to read, you can get your copy of the book from the store or online with a 15% discount through the end of August. You can have it shipped directly to you or come pick it up curbside! This title is also available as an audiobook through our partner, Libro.fm. Reviews & Interviews "Q&A: Bethany C. Morrow" -- The Nerd Daily "Black Voices, Power, and Activism" -- The Young Folks "Interview with Bethany C. Morrow" -- Pine Reads Review "Raise Your Voice: A Song Below Water" -- TOR.com "A Song Below Water" -- Kirkus "Voice As Resistance" -- Chicago Review of Books We'll meet online via Google Meet on August 29th at 7:30pm. Come discuss the book with us, even if you weren't able to completely finish it or if you didn't like it. You can see the Facebook event & RSVP here.
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By Katharine Brown  Celeste Ng is a highly acclaimed writer with dozens of awards under her belt. Her first book, Everything I Never Told You, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2014 and was named a best book of the year by over a dozen publications. Everything I Never Told You was also the winner of the 2015 Massachusetts Book Award, the 2014 the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, the 2015 ALA’s Alex Award, and the Medici Book Club Prize. Her second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, was not only an instant NY Times bestseller but won the 2017 Goodreads Readers' Choice Award and was named the 2017 Best Book of the Year by NPR, Guardian, Washington Post and many more. Little Fires Everywhere is a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned—from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren—an enigmatic artist and single mother—who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town—and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs. Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood—and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster  If this sounds like something you'd like to read, you can get your copy of the book from the store or online with a 15% discount through the end of April. Remember, you can have it shipped directly to you or come pick it up curbside! This riveting story is also available as an audiobook, narrated by the author herself, through our partner Libro.fm. Reviews & Interviews"On 'Little Fires Everywhere'" -- The Kenyon Review "In a Quiet Ohio Town, Who Started the Fire, and Why?" -- The NY Times Book Review "Little Fires Everywhere" -- Kirkus Review "It's a Novel About Race, and Class, and Priviledge" -- The Guardian Celeste Ng Says "Little Fires Everywhere" Is a Challenge To "Well-Intentioned" White Ladies" -- BuzzFeed Reader "A Mother And Daughter Upset Suburban Status Quo In 'Little Fires Everywhere'" -- NPR We'll meet online via Zoom on April 25th at 7:30 pm. You can follow the link here to join in or get more information from our Facebook page. We want to know what you thought about the book, even if you didn't finish it and we can't wait to "see" you there. Read on!
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