![]() Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett: This novel captures aspects of Florida that most Sunshine State novels gloss over. Nominated by Heather Halak, owner of Third House Books in Gainesville, Fla. ![]() It remains an in-demand book in the DC Public Library's collection. Veteran local journalists Tom Sherwood and Harry Jaffe's Dream City dives into the growth, decline and reemergence of Washington, D.C., by focusing on political leaders such as Marion Barry and Vince Gray. ![]() by Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood: To understand local politics, you have to understand the people who live and work in the District of Columbia. Jail's librarian to develop one of the main characters in the story, Michael Hudson.ĭream City: Race, Power, and the Decline of Washington, D.C. In researching the story, Pelecanos spent time with the D.C. The Man Who Came Uptown by George Pelecanos: The latest from George Pelecanos, The Man Who Came Uptown is a crime novel focusing on a man returning to a Washington, D.C., that has changed dramatically during his time in prison. The book was chosen as the DC Public Library's recommendation for the Library of Congress' Route 1 Reads list of romance titles. It explores Naomi's political awakening after the death of her brother, as well as her family and romantic life. Nominated by Richard Reyes-Gavilan, executive director of the DC Public Libraryīig Girls Don't Cry by Connie Briscoe: Connie Briscoe's novel focuses on the life of a young Black woman named Naomi coming of age in D.C. When you finish this one, her follow-up memoir, The Tao of Raven, is another must-read. The overall effect is one of awe and wonder at Hayes' bravery, wisdom, wit and generosity of spirit. Lingít stories weave in and out of the personal narrative, and the inlets, rainforests and mountains of Southeast Alaska are vivid characters. The memoir goes from her roots in a Lingít village in Juneau to years of poverty and wandering in California, and then her return to Alaska at age 50. This is a story about the Alaska that we once were and that I think many of us feel we are losing.īlonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir by Ernestine Hayes: An incredibly moving, sometimes painful, magical memoir by a former Alaska state writer laureate, Ernestine Hayes. After the mines closed in 1938, all sorts of characters remained, and more arrived in the following decades, creating a kind of only-in-Alaska community. McCarthy was home to a world-class copper mine. It's an excellent history of McCarthy, Alaska, in the 20th century. But Cold Mountain Path is a good place to start. There are rainforests and the Arctic tundra, tiny villages and cities, and over 100 languages spoken, from Ahtna to Zulu. Nominated by Heather Lende, Alaska state writer laureateĬold Mountain Path: The Ghost Town Decades of McCarthy-Kennecott, Alaska by Tom Kizzia: It is impossible to choose one book to represent Alaska because our state is so varied. In Alabama, we take our meat and threes and and Southern fare seriously and owe a great debt to Lewis. The Edna Lewis Cookbook by Edna Lewis and Evangeline Peterson: Once a dear friend of Alabama's Scott Peacock, the late Edna Lewis has been called "the South's answer to Julia Child." Her background reflects Southern truths of slavery and inequity, and her success is a reminder of the unsung heroes who make an outsize impact on our culture and, in the case of Lewis, what we eat. Rick Bragg covers lots of ground regarding what it means to live in the South: caring about your mama, the importance of being for the right sports team (hint: choose an SEC team), what foods makes you a true Southerner and why the chariot of his people, the pickup truck, no longer represents what it used to stand for. Where I Come From: Stories from the Deep South by Rick Bragg: This book is a series of personal stories about the South that provide a sense of place and knowing that will make Southern readers grin and that will disclose a profound picture of the South to all others. Nominated by McCall Hardison, marketing director of the Little Professor bookshop in Homewood, Ala.
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