—Robert Scheer, author of Playing President
AMERICAN VISA
a novel by Juan de Recacoechea, translated by Adrian Althoff 258 pages, trade paperback original, $14.95
“American Visa, which won Bolivia’s National Book Prize in 1994 and was made into a movie in 2005, is both dark and quirky, a revealing excursion to a place over which ‘the gringos’ to the north always loom.”—New York Times Book Review
“A best-seller in its own country … De Recacoechea celebrates the hybrid in ethnicity and culture, and he does it without reverence or even respect, blending absurdity with harsh realism to tell a surprising story of roots and finding home.”—Booklist
GLORIOUS
a novel by Bernice L. McFadden
250 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95
“McFadden, in her powerful seventh novel, tells the story of Easter Bartlett as she journeys from the violent Jim Crow South to the promise of the Harlem Renaissance and the civil rights movement … McFadden (Sugar) weaves rich historical detail with Easter’s struggle to find peace in a racially polarized country, and she brings Harlem to astounding life … Easter’s hope for love to overthrow hate—and her intense exposure to both—cogently stands for America’s potential, and McFadden’s novel is a triumphant portrayal of the ongoing quest.”—Publishers Weekly
ANNA IN-BETWEEN
a novel by Elizabeth Nunez
320 pages, trade paperback, $15.95
“A psychologically and emotionally astute family portrait, with dark themes like racism, cancer and the bittersweet longing of the immigrant.”
—New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
“Nunez has created a moving and insightful character study while delving into the complexities of identity politics. Highly recommended.”
—Library Journal (*starred review*)
JESUS BOY
a novel by Preston L. Allen
368 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95
“Allen has created a consummate tragicomedy of African American family secrets and sorrows, and of faith under duress and wide open to interpretation. Perfect timing and crackling dialogue, as well as heartrending pain balanced by uproarious predicaments, make for a shout-hallelujah tale of transgression and grace, a gospel of lusty and everlasting love.”—Booklist
“Heartfelt and occasionally hilarious, Jesus Boy is a tender masterpiece.”
—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and The Given Day
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