Redeployment by Phil Klay
Phil Klay's Redeployment takes readers to the frontlines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, asking us to understand what happened there, and what happened to the soldiers who returned. Interwoven with themes of brutality and faith, guilt and fear, helplessness and survival, the characters in these stories struggle to make meaning out of chaos. "It's clear that Klay, himself a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in Iraq, has parlayed his insider's knowledge of soldier-bonding and emotional scarring into a collection that proves a powerful statement on the nature of war, violence, and the nuances of human nature." (Publishers Weekly Reviews)
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
Evan Osnos, a Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, documents the political, economic and cultural changes occurring in today's China, examining a transition from Communist to personal power while addressing key questions about national freedom, generational identity and the influence of the West. "Osnos combines scintillating reportage with an eye for telling ironies that illuminate broader trends; without downplaying the uniqueness of Chinese society, he makes its tensions feel achingly familiar for Western readers." (Publishers Weekly Reviews)
Faithful and Virtuous Night by Louise Glück
Louise Gluck shares her dreamlike poetry, including "Theory of Memory," "The Melancholy Assistant," and "The Couple in the Park" in her latest collection. "Witty, philosophical, and sensuous, Glück embraces dichotomies—The whole exchange seemed both deeply fraudulent / and profoundly true—while gracefully posing provocative questions about the nexus between nature and art and the churning complexity of consciousness." (Booklist Reviews)
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child’s soul as she searches for her place in the world. Woodson’s poetry also reflects the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, despite the fact that she struggled with reading as a child "...the result is both elegant and eloquent, a haunting book about memory that is itself altogether memorable." (Booklist Reviews)
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