Dear BookBrowsers,
In this issue, we cover two books by Ghana-born authors. In Yaa Gyasi's second novel,
Transcendent Kingdom (after the award-winning
Homegoing), a young woman from Huntsville, Alabama reckons with her brother's death from an opioid addiction when she was a child and her mother's subsequent ongoing mental health issues. In debut author Peace Adzo Medi's
His Only Wife, a Ghanian woman moves from her small hometown to the capital city of Accra for an arranged marriage. Though the circumstances are very different, both novels feature strong, ambitious female protagonists.
In
We Have Been Harmonized, journalist and author Kai Strittmatter provides a chilling look at state surveillance in China, warning that the technology used by the Chinese Communist Party may soon be exported to the rest of the world. In the accompanying
Beyond the Book article, our reviewer offers in-depth analysis on China's use of artificial intelligence and cellphone apps to control its population.
Make sure to also check out the review of former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey's remarkable memoir
Memorial Day and enter our
giveaway by October 5th to win a copy!
We have plenty more reviews as well, including the latest paperback releases, plus previews of books publishing in the coming weeks.
Enjoy and stay well.
Your editor,
Davina
Cover photo of author Yaa Gyasi. Photo by Peter Hurley, Vilcek Foundation
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