Fall Arts Guide 2016

The 5 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down This Fall

Brazos Bookstore staffer Benjamin Rybeck recommends the best page-turners for the upcoming season.

By Jeanne Lyons Davis August 22, 2016 Published in the September 2016 issue of Houstonia Magazine

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Perfume River

Author: Robert Olen Butler
Release date: Sept 6

“The Pulitzer Prize winner returns to one of his signature subjects—the Vietnam War—and its impact upon the lives of a Florida family.”

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A Tree or a Person or a Wall 

Author: Matt Bell
Release date: Sept 13

“This first comprehensive short story collection from a store favorite (and independent publishing darling!) is full of tales that are dark, quirky and beautiful.”

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The Underground Railroad 

Author: Colson Whitehead
Release date: Sept 13

“From one of America’s greatest and most unflinching writers, this grand historical novel tells the story of a slave in the antebellum South.”

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The Mothers 

Author: Brit Bennett
Release date: Oct 11

“Set within a black community in Southern California, this debut novel is full of secrets, grief and poetry; we can’t wait for it!” Bennett reads and signs books at Brazos on Oct 14. brazosbookstore.com

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Swing Time

Author: Zadie Smith
Release date: Nov 15

“This novel investigates friendship, art and racial identity—plus, how can you say no to new work from award-winning author of White Teeth, Zadie Smith?”

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