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The Light Pirate

by Lily Brooks-Dalton

Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels wreak gradual havoc on the state’s infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small town on the southeastern coast. Kirby Lowe, an electrical line worker, his pregnant wife, Frida, and their two sons, Flip and Lucas, prepare for the worst. When the boys go missing just before the hurricane hits, Kirby heads out into the high winds in search of his children. Left alone, Frida goes into premature labor and gives birth to an unusual child, Wanda, whom she names after the catastrophic storm that ushers her into a society closer to collapse than ever before. As Florida continues to unravel, Wanda grows. Moving from childhood to adulthood, adapting not only to the changing landscape, but also to the people who stayed behind in a place abandoned by civilization, Wanda loses family, gains community, and ultimately, seeks adventure, love, and purpose in a place remade by nature. Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time—The Light Pirate mirrors the rhythms of the elements and the sometimes quick, sometimes slow dissolution of the world as we know it. It is a meditation on the changes we would rather not see, the future we would rather not greet, and a call back to the beauty and violence of an untamable wilderness.

Poverty, by America

by Matthew Desmond

In this landmark book, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond draws on history, research, and original reporting to sh…

American Mermaid

by Julia Langbein

Penelope did not write American Mermaid for fame or fortune- she is quite content with her life teaching highschool e…

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

by Rick Rubin

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else:…

It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism

by Bernie Sanders

It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism presents a vision that extends beyond the promises of past campaigns to reveal w…

So Shall You Reap

by Donna Leon

In the thirty-second installment of Donna Leon’s bestselling series, a connection to Guido Brunetti’s own youthful pa…

Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life

by Dacher Keltner

Up until fifteen years ago, there was no science of awe, the feeling we experience when we encounter vast mysteries t…

Anaximander: And the Birth of Science

by Carlo Rovelli

Over two millennia ago, the prescient insights of Anaximander paved the way for cosmology, physics, geography, meteor…

Age of Vice

by Deepti Kapoor

Part crime drama, part family saga, and all money, power and corruption set in modern India, Age of Vice has all the …

What Happened To Ruthy Ramirez

by Claire Jimenez

The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen‑year‑old middle child Ruthy disappeared after …

I Have Some Questions For You

by Rebecca Makkai

It’s been over twenty years since Bodie Kane graduated from Granby Academy when she is invited to return to her board…

Enchantment

by Katherine May

“Enchantment cannot be destroyed. It waits patiently for us to remember that we need it.” Feeling drained, anxious an…

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