February Book Picks From Indie Booksellers

From: Penguin Random House - Wednesday Feb 23,2022 05:03 am

We turned to these booksellers to find out what new books they recommend this month!

A wonderfully written story that is sure to become a favorite on your shelf. I can't say enough how much I loved this novel.

—Kaitlin Smith, Copperfield’s Books

Love & Saffron
By Kim Fay

The #1 Indie Next Pick, in the vein of the classic 84, Charing Cross Road and Meet Me at the Museum, this witty and tender novel follows two women in 1960s America as they discover that food and friendship are the antidote to most any heartache. A brief respite from our chaotic world, Love & Saffron is a gem of a novel, a reminder that human connection will always be worth creating.
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A really fun read with all kinds of insights into classical music and the inherent racism in the world of orchestras and operas ... a sort of cross between The Queen's Gambit and Lupin.

—William Carl, An Unlikely Story

The Violin Conspiracy
By Brendan Slocumb

A riveting page-turner about a Black classical musician’s desperate quest to recover his lost violin on the eve of the most prestigious musical competition in the world.
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This is a smart, wonderful novel about pressures and choices ... Wang is incredible at making social commentary a seamless part of the larger story, subtle yet unmissable.

—Anton Bogomazov, Politics & Prose

Joan Is Okay
By Weike Wang

Deceptively spare yet quietly powerful, laced with sharp humor, Joan Is Okay touches on matters that feel especially resonant today: being Chinese-American; working in medicine; finding one’s voice within a dominant culture; being a woman in a male-dominated workplace; and staying independent within a tight-knit family. Above all, it’s a portrait of one remarkable woman so surprising that you can’t get her out of your head.
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