Literary

Peach Picks: Gifts for Book Lovers

by / Nov. 28, 2017 8pm EST

GIFTS FOR BOOK LOVERS

Rachelle’s Picks:
Cheer​ ​Up,​ ​Jay​ ​Ritchie​ ​​(Coach​ ​House​ ​Books)​
​by​ ​Jay​ ​Ritchie
poetry​ ​/​ ​full-length​ ​debut​ ​/​ ​detachment​ ​/​ ​wonder​ ​/​ ​CanLit

My​ ​Next​ ​Heart:​ ​New​ ​Buffalo​ ​Poetry​​ ​(BlazeVOX)​
edited​ ​by​ ​Noah​ ​Falck​ ​&​ ​Justin​ ​Karcher
poetry​ ​anthology​ ​/​ ​young​ ​writers​ ​/​ ​Buffalo​ ​literary​ ​scene

Stomachs​ ​/​ ​Los​ ​estómagos​ ​​(Scrambler​ ​Books)​
by​ ​Luna​ ​Miguel
poetry​ ​/​ ​Spanish​ ​and​ ​English​ ​bilingual​ ​edition​ ​/​ ​physicality​ ​/​ ​melancholy​ ​/​ ​Catalonia


Matthew’s​ ​Picks:

You​ ​Private​ ​Person​ ​​(Sorry​ ​House​ ​Books)​
by​ ​Richard​ ​Chiem
short​ ​fiction

 

 

 

 

Meet​ ​Me​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Bathroom​ ​​(Dey​ ​Street​ ​Books)​
by​ ​Lizzy​ ​Goodman
rock​ ​revival​ ​/​ ​oral​ ​history​ ​/​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City

 

 

 

 

They​ ​Can’t​ ​Kill​ ​Us​ ​Until​ ​They​ ​Kill​ ​Us​​ ​(Two​ ​Dollar​ ​Radio)​
by​ ​Hanif​ ​Willis-Abdurraqib
 essays


Bre’s​ ​Picks:
Electric​ ​Arches​ ​​(Haymarket​ ​Books)​ ​
by​ ​Eve​ ​L.​ ​Ewing
poems​ ​/​ ​Black​ ​womanhood​ ​/​ ​memory

 

 

 

 

This​ ​Day​ ​in​ ​Rap​ ​and​ ​Hip-Hop​ ​History​​ ​(Black​ ​Dog​ ​&​ ​Leventhal​ ​Publishers)​ ​presented​ ​by​ ​Chuck​ ​D
music​ ​history​ ​/​ ​hip-hop​ ​/​ ​culture​ ​/​ ​artistry

 

 

 

 

Surveys​ ​​(Semiotext(e)/​ ​Native​ ​Agents)​
​by​ ​Natasha​ ​Stagg
coming-of-age​ ​/​ ​love​ ​/​ ​depression​ ​/​ ​social​ ​media​ ​/​ ​celebrity


Caitlin’s​ ​Picks:

Blind​ ​Spot​ ​(Random​ ​House)​ ​
by​ ​Teju​ ​Cole
travel​ ​/​ ​personal​ ​essay​ ​/​ ​photography​ ​/​ ​cultural​ ​criticism​ ​/​ ​NY​ ​Times

 

 

 

 

Sing,​ ​Unburied,​ ​Sing​ ​(Scribner)​
by​ ​Jesmyn​ ​Ward
fiction​ ​/​ ​road​ ​novel​ ​/​ ​ghost​ ​story​ ​/​ ​addiction​ ​/​ ​family​ ​ties​ ​/​ ​racism

 


“Peach Picks” is a new column of literary news and recommendations written by the editors of Peach Mag, an online literary magazine based in Buffalo, New York. For inquiries, contact Rachelle at peachmgzn@gmail.com.

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