Two of the perks of being a novelist is (if youâre lucky) the opportunity to meet some of the best writers in the business and (if youâre annoying) the chance to constantly pester them about what to read next.
I thought Iâd share this good fortune by introducing you to three of my favorite authors, and hearing their ideas for what to read this month.
Aimee Molloy STEPHANIE ZOLLSHAN â THE BERKSHIRE EAGLE
First up: Jillian Medoff, the author, most recently, of This Could Hurt, a book about life inside an office in 2009, in the wake of the financial collapse. The setting is Ellery Consumer Research, a marketing company struggling to stay afloat, its nervous employees steered mostly by Rosa Guerrero, the whip-smart, 64-year-old mother hen, who runs HR. Rosa has already fired nearly half of her staff, and the CEO is after her to fire more. When she suffers a stoke, compromising her abilities, her co-workers step in to cover for
“The Ex Talk” by Rachel Lynn Solomon, Berkley, 352 pp.
This satisfying romantic comedy tells of two 20-something radio producers in Seattle. Shay already has 10 years of experience while Dominic, fresh out of grad school, is certain that he knows more. Natural adversaries, they’re assigned to host a program that offers relationship advice from the vantage point of two exes. Of course, they scramble to maintain the ruse when the animosity melts and their romance begins.
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by Keisha Bush
Keisha Bush weaves an “Oliver Twist”-like tale of pain and faith drawn partially on her experiences living in Dakar, Senegal. Ibrahimah is a boy living an idyllic life with his family. That all changes one day when he and his cousin are sent to Senegal’s capital to study the Quran. Bush poses essential questions about free will and liberation. Full review here.