Headshot: A Novel
Rita Bullwinkel
Headshot: A Novel follows eight teenage girl boxers. Each girl is extremely talented, and they all end up in the city of Reno, Nevada, to compete. In their fight to be named the best, each girl must confront her past, reflect on her reasons for pursuing the top, and strengthen her resolve in order to have a shot at being crowned the victor in this nail-biting competition.
The Antidote
Karen Russell
The Antidote is a book that takes place in the time period of “Black Sunday” in a fictional town in Nebraska. But this town has more problems than just the horrific dust bowl. The entire town’s secrets are on the verge of being revealed, and when magic comes into play, how will the eclectic group of townspeople carry on with their lives and stop the destruction?
When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World
Jordan Thomas
When It All Burns follows Jordan Thomas’s experience fighting the vicious fires in California. Alongside the Los Padres Hotshots, who are special firefighters trained for these types of emergencies, Thomas spends six months tackling a megafire in California. While Thomas details this difficult job, as an anthropologist, he also explores the history of firefighting, regulation, and culture.
Nettle & Bone
T. Kingfisher
Those of royal status have been known to abuse their power, and it is no different in Nettle and Bone. After years of torment, Marra decides she can no longer watch her family suffer. She wants to kill the prince responsible. To do this, she must team up with an unlikely cast of characters, make a deal with a gravewitch, and do the impossible to save her family from further suffering.
A Guardian and a Thief
Megha Majumdar
A Guardian and a Thief follows two different people. The first is Ma, who is days away from moving with her family to reconvene with her husband in America. The second is Boomba, who begins committing crimes to keep his family afloat, including stealing Ma’s purse containing her immigration papers. In their fights for better lives for their families, how will they both manage to meet their needs?
Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I went 77 Years Without Growing Up
Dave Barry
Dave Barry uses Class Clown to tell his story, and outline the many wild experiences that got him to where he is today. From childhood, to college, to a small newspaper, to business, to a newspaper columnist, and even a book author (obviously), Barry has led a life rich in humor and stories, and through this book, he shows the funny side of his 77 years.
The Ministry of Time
Kaliane Bradley
How would time travel affect the human mind and body? In The Ministry of Time, a woman is tasked with finding that out. She must act as a bridge between the past and present and house Commander Graham Gore, a man who died on an expedition into the Artic. This situation is awkward for both parties, but the longer they spend together, she finds herself falling in love. Is there anyway she can keep this new life?
Shadow Ticket
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket follows a man named Hicks McTaggart, who has somehow landed himself in the business of private investigation. After receiving a job to locate an heiress to a Wisconsin Cheese fortune, he finds himself in Hungary and encounters Nazis, Soviet agents, and more. Everyone except the heiress. What will it take for him to be able to get home and away from these schemes?
Bleeding Edge
Thomas Pynchon
Also by Thomas Pynchon, The Bleeding Edge is about Maxine Tarnow. She’s a mother of two, in a weird relationship with her ex-husband, and also running a fraud investigation business of questionable legality. But when she starts digging into the wrong company, her life is turned upside down, and she meets many dangerous people.
Flesh: A Novel
David Szalay
When István moves to a new town in Hungary, he finds it very difficult to fit in with his peers. After an event that isolates him for good, he distances himself from who he once was, running from the traumatic events of his childhood. Through his interactions with many people throughout his life, István is able to grow and develop in spite of his past.
Eowyn Thompson ’29 is a creative writing and publishing & editing double major. She is a Marketing and Outreach Student Manager for the Blough-Weis Library as well as its Student Government Association Liaison. Additionally, she is an executive of the Student Library Advisory Committee, a member of Chorale and Studio SU, and she contributes to The Quill.
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