We’re adding a dozen new books to Peak Picks in January!
In fiction, Maggie Su debuts with Blob: A Love Story, about a young woman who tries to shape a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend; a never before published novel from Zora Neale Hurston, The Life of Herod the Great–not the villain the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of valor and vision; Laurie L. Dove’s first novel, Mask of the Deer Woman, which follows an ex-Chicago detective turned tribal marshal who searches for a missing indigenous woman; Kate Fagan’s fiction debut, The Three Lives of Cate Kay, about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past; Samantha Sotto Yambao’s dreamlike fantasy novel Water Moon, about a woman who inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, who then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop; and Han Kang’s first novel since winning the Nobel Prize for literature, We Do Not Part, which tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history.
In nonfiction, Pico Iyer returns with Aflame, a revelatory exploration of the abiding clarity and calm to be found in quiet retreat; Martha Beck’s latest, Beyond Anxiety, which charts a new path to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity within; National Book Award winner Imani Perry’s Black in Blues, a surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue–and its fascinating role in Black history and culture; singer-songwriter Neko Case’s The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, which traces her evolution from an invisible girl “raised by two dogs and a space heater” in rural Washington state to her improbable emergence as an internationally-acclaimed talent; trans activist and Seattle University professor Dean Spade dares us to be the change we want to see–both out in the world, and amongst our closest connections, in Love in a F*cked Up World; and Markus Zusak tells of his family’s adoption of three troublesome rescue dogs–a charming and courageous love story about making even the most incorrigible of animals family in Three Wild Dogs (And the Truth).
And in case you missed it, we added three bonus titles in December: Orbital by Samantha Harvey, whose eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours won the National Booker Prize; Gabriel García Márquez’s influential masterpiece One Hundred Years of Solitude, which is debuted as an eight-episode series on Netflix; and Mel Robbins’ The Let Them Theory, which empowers people to take control of their lives with two simple words.
~posted by Frank. Descriptions provided by publishers.
Shelf TalkWe’re adding a dozen new books to Peak Picks in January! In fiction, Maggie Su debuts with Blob: A Love Story, about a young woman who tries to shape a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend; a never before published novel from Zora Neale Hurston, The Life of Herod the Great–not the villain the Bible makes him … Continue reading “A Peek at Peak Picks – January 2025”
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