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Hot News This Week
June 15, 2023
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Several titles published by Theatre Communications Group won gold at the 2023 Tony Awards last Sunday:
- Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori won five trophies, including Best New Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book of a Musical
- Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks won Best Revival of a Play
- Jodie Comer’s performance in Prima Facie by Suzi Miller (TCG / Nick Hern Books) won the award for Best Leading Actress in a Play
- Parade by Jason Robert Brown and Alfred Uhry, anthologized in TCG’s The New American Musical, won Best Revival of a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical
Three cheers for the many artists honored!
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| | Freedom House
by KB Brookins
Deep Vellum Publishing • June 2023 • 9781646052639
“This visceral collection of poems casts a stark light on what is is to be black and trans in America. . . . They write with a frank, bruising ferocity, yet their resilient heart and compassionate voice radiate on the pages.” — Grace Harper, Mac’s Backs (Cleveland Heights, OH)
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| | The Fifth Wound
by Aurora Mattia
Nightboat Books • March 2023 • 9781643621487
“A hymnal for fairies in love, girlprophets, collectors and hermits. Aurora Mattia has created a new world of language and insisted upon its arrival. I want to run my fingers across every word.” — Lou, Third Place Books (Seattle, WA)
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| Celebrating Two Lammy Winners
MissSettl
by Kamden Ishmael Hilliard
Nightboat Books • June 2022 • 9781643621401
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| | Cocktail
by Lisa Alward
Biblioasis • September 2023 • 9781771965620
★ “A finely detailed debut collection of stories set in Canada from the 1960s to the present. . . . Refreshingly tart reflections on family fragmentation and its aftershocks.” — Kirkus Reviews
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| | El rebaño
by Margarita del Mazo, illus. Guridi
NubeOcho • April 2023 • 9788419253255
★ “A singular picture book for curious kids who appreciate layers of meaning and reflection in their stories—and just the right amount of silliness.” — School Library Journal
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| | Shalash the Iraqi
by “Shalash,” trans. Luke Leafgren
And Other Stories • May 2023 • 9781913505646
“Shalash the Iraqi reminded me of Nikolai Gogol’s tales of Russian village life, where an almost manic mirthfulness lights up a darkened backdrop. Shalash wrings laughter out of tragedy. It’s easy to see why he was beloved.” — Wall Street Journal
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“‘Some spies are all about warmth, others are a blast of cold Arctic air.’ The same description applies equally to Wolff’s prose, all sharp edges and abrupt surprises, keeping the reader in a state of edgy discomfort. . . . [This novel] establishes him as a memorable voice in the genre.” — New York Times Book Review
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| | The Flock
by Margarita del Mazo, illus. Guridi
NubeOcho • April 2023 • 9788419253262
“The numbers One through Nine enter as sheep who usually jump single-file over a hurdle while a sleepy boy named Mike counts. One night, Four refuses to jump. It is a numeric and a narrative crisis, which the illustrator Guridi animates with humor and urgency.” — New York Times Book Review
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“Zuravleff’s meticulous latest follows a family of Russian immigrants as they acclimate to life in early 1900s Pennsylvania.” — Publishers Weekly
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On June 15, Esquire recommended Andrew Krivak’s The Bear (Bellevue Literary Press) in a list of the best books about fatherhood.
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