Among the many wonderful books published by Southern California authors in the past year, some struck a particular chord: They not only helped shape conversations and made powerful, unique statemen…
Among the many wonderful books published by Southern California authors in the past year, some struck a particular chord: They not only helped shape conversations and made powerful, unique statements, but they also captured wide critical acclaim. Not to mention they were just plain old great reads.
Chadburn, whose works of criticism and reportage have been published in the Paris Review, New York Review of Books and elsewhere, earned wide attention from the literary world with her fresh and compelling fiction debut: It made best book lists from New York Magazine, Buzzfeed, Ms. Magazine, Alta, The Millions and many others.
The unrest of 2020 following George Floyd’s murder spurred Cho to create this story, set during he 1992 L.A. uprisings. “Troublemaker” deftly and poignantly tackles racial justice, violence and the ways children navigate a sometimes dangerous and confusing world. Grande told SCNG it took her more than seven years to write this story. “I kept putting it away because I was so intimidated by it, and I kept thinking that I had bitten off more than I could chew and that I didn’t have it in me to write this book. Once I finished the draft and the revising started, I started feeling more confident that I could do it.” Could she ever.Tess Gunty won the National Book Award for fiction for her novel “The Rabbit Hutch.
Altadena resident Michelle Huneven has garnered many laurels for her writing over the years – a James Beard Foundation award for her food writing, a nod from the National Book Critics Circle Award and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, to name a few. Pasadena’s Rasheed Newson made his mark as a TV writer, whose credits include “Bel-Air,” “Narcos” and “The Chi,” but the role of author seems to suit him well, too: In his sometimes humorous, often poignant debut novel, “My Government Means to Kill Me,” Newson explores a young gay man’s experience during the early AIDS epidemic.
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