Lists
by Powell's Books, November 23, 2020 8:38 AM
Still in need of some holiday inspiration? Sixteen of our favorite writers share the books they're giving away this year.
Rene Denfeld: Survivor Café
by Elizabeth Rosner
To: All my friends who care about the future, and how we can gently, and with compassion for each other, reconcile with the past to create a better world
From: Your pal Rene Denfeld, author of The Butterfly Girl
Sarah Mirk: The Book of Delights
by Ross Gay
To: My friends who are feeling overwhelmed by the terribleness of the world
From: Your friend who is a literal tree-hugger, Sarah Mirk, author of Guantanamo Voices
Margaret Atwood: Empire of Wild
by Cherie Dimaline
To: The people who are always asking me: What is an engrossing novel by a new author I may not have read?
From: Margaret Atwood, author of The Testaments
Matthew Ortile: Old World Italian
by Mimi Thorisson
To: The man willing to take me and my stomach to Piemonte, to Umbria, to Napoli — without leaving the apartment and getting on a plane
From: Matthew Ortile, author of The Groom Will Keep His Name
Pam Grossman: The Beatrix Gates
by Rachel Pollack
To: Magic-minded pals who dig sparkling speculative fiction, expansive gender identities, and thoughtful occulture
From: Pam Grossman, author of Waking the Witch
Renée Watson: How to Carry Water
by Lucille Clifton and Aracelis Girmay
To: My sister-friends in need of comfort and healing, and a reminder that "this too shall pass"
From: Renée Watson, author of Piecing Me Together
Sophia Shalmiyev: I Await the Devil’s Coming
by Mary MacLane
To: For your aggrieved bestie — full of torpor, sloppy desire for bad guys, rolling blackouts of isolation, and lost time
From: Sophia Shalmiyev, author of Mother Winter
Aron Nels Steinke: Kent State
by Derf Backderf
To: All the activists in my life working toward fairness and justice, and those looking to learn lessons from the past
From: Aron Nels Steinke, author of Mr. Wolf's Class
Chelsea Bieker: The Shame
by Makenna Goodman
To: The mothers out there playing alllllll the roles in 2020 and need a little escape
From: Chelsea Bieker, author of Godshot
Liz Prato: She Said
by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey
To: Warriors who want a playbook on how women and the Fourth Estate can smash the patriarchy
From: Liz Prato, author of Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege, who thinks journalists kick ass
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