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Editor’s pick…
“Inland” is a magical-realism Western full of ghosts and premonitions and the more quotidian cowboy woes of finding water and escaping the sheriff, all laddering into a sort of microcosm of the great American myths. Obreht’s writing is beautiful and eerie: She brings the whisperings of spirits and the desperate thirst of the desert sun to life in equal measure.
Book club pick…
Sally Rooney’s debut novel is the September pick for the PBS NewsHour - New York Times book club, Now Read This. “It’s a novel about belonging and growing up, about bad decisions and human nature, and about how the world doesn’t always fit into the archetypes we’ve seen or read,” according to the club’s announcement post.
On the screen…
See the trials and tribulations of a fraying family from the heartwarming perspective of their dog. Man’s best friend has much to teach about winning, losing, and loving on this emotionally turbulent ride. The movie adaptation stars Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, and Kevin Costner as the voice of the dog, Enzo.
In memoriam…
Dorothea Benton Frank died on September 2 after complications from cancer. She grew up in South Carolina, and set many of her novels there. In this heartwarming story, there’s a faith in the strength of family and an undying hope in rebirth after destruction that shines brighter than the sun on the hottest South Carolina summer day.
Scribd Original…
Get ready for camp this summer with our first fiction Scribd Original from Paul Theroux. For three weeks, Andy Parent attends Camp Echo with other Boy Scouts, where they teach each other difficult lessons about masculinity, social class, and race that will last a lifetime.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month 2019
Pay tribute to the contributions of Hispanic Americans with these diverse reads.Curated by Alex P.
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A generational reckoning in ten books.Curated by Scribd Editors
The New Irish Writers You Need to Know
Rising stars in Ireland are lighting up the literary world with these novels.Curated by Scribd Editors
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Editors’ Picks: Fiction
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