Kramers Book Club Picks - October
"They say you know nothing at eighteen. But there are things you know at eighteen that you will never know again.” —Andrew O'Hagan, Mayflies
Fiction Choice:
Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan: Everyone needs a friend like Tully; one who defines your life, and the friendship they share shapes James' childhood. Their shared love of music, film, and a kindred rebel spirit binds them together in an unbreakable way. Thirty years and almost a whole life later, Tully has news, but the kind that is earth shattering, and now both must face their own mortality head-on.
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Nonfiction Choice:
Have You Eaten Yet: Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World by Cheuk Kwan: Family-run Chinese restaurants can be found all around the world. Icons of immigration, community, and delicious food, these wonderful restaurants are glimpses into history. Cheuk Kwan weaves a personal narrative with a global trek and history with chefs, entrepreneurs, and dreamers who make up this incredible staple of cities everywhere.
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Children's/YA Choice:
Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White: The night Miles came out to his parents as trans didn't go according to plan--and the coming out wasn't the upstart, but the incriminating evidence that could put the crooked sheriff in the hot seat sure did the trick, as well as being beaten to an inch of his life because of said evidence. It doesn't help that Miles' family has been fighting the sheriff's family for almost a hundred years. Set in an old Appalachian mining town, Miles learns the hardest lessons of all about life, identity, friends, and family.