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Paperback lovers are used to waiting. There’s a lot of excitement around the hardcover release, and then months—sometimes even years—later, the paperback edition hits shelves. To readers, it often feels like there’s no rhyme or reason why a paperback comes out when it does. But with all of the buzz around hardcovers, new paperback editions often get lost in the bookish chaos. So for paperback fans, here are five must-read releases coming out this spring.
There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Ben Goldstein (March 3rd)
Journalist Ben Goldstein tells the story of Atlanta families who have joined the ranks of the working homeless, people who have full time jobs but can’t afford housing. Using his sense of story and talent for detailed research, Goldstein weaves a bigger picture that illustrates the ongoing housing crisis in America.
Authority: Essays by Andrea Long Chu (April 7th)
Andrea Long Chu is known for her splashy literary criticism and sharp wit. But Authority illustrates her range. Her essays analyze culture and delve into the corners of society, teasing out well-organized thoughts and ideas. This book is a literary nerd’s best sort of treat.
Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks (April 28th)
When Geraldine Brooks’s husband Tony Horwitz was just 60 years old, he collapsed and died on a Washington D.C. sidewalk. Brooks and her husband had met as journalists and spent their best years raising a family on Martha’s Vineyard. Their life together had been successful, picturesque. Now, overcome by grief, Brooks flies to a remote Australian island to grapple with her memories and find new ways to live.
Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li (May 19th)
In her heart-wrenching new memoir, writer Yiyun Li shares how she lost her sons to suicide. As Li works through her grief, she describes the ups and downs of her day-to-day life where she tries to hold things together the best she can.
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins by Barbara Demick (May 26)
As the Beijing bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, Barbara Demick wrote extensively on China’s one-child policy. Now she follows the long-term impact this law has had on China’s population and the children adopted by parents from other countries. She was captivated by one particular story. In 2000, twin sisters were born to a family in China’s Hunan province. While both girls were wanted, through a series of events, one twin was taken away and adopted out to a family in the United States.
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