WE NEED NEW NAMES: Overflowing With Truth

NoViolet Bulawayo's debut, We Need New Names, is a book that has been on my list awhile. While I was aware of its critical acclaim (shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize), it was only last summer at a capacity crowd reading for the VONA program faculty that I received the ever important endorsement from a … Continue reading WE NEED NEW NAMES: Overflowing With Truth →

BookNews Friday

National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 list was announced for this year, and there's some great titles. The intent behind this program to honor younger authors and help set the trends for the future of fiction is one that we applaud here at BookPeople. The 5 Under 35 program is now in it's 8th year … Continue reading BookNews Friday →