Rebelle Book List - Spring 2023
Step in to these worlds created by authors exploring identity, life, and love.
Quietly Hostile - Samantha Irby
A much-anticipated, hilarious new essay collection from #1 New York Times bestselling unabashed fan-favorite Samantha Irby invites us to share in the gory particulars of her real life, all that festers behind the glitter and glam. We love a peek behind the curtain, especially when told through the comedic lens of a relatable women trying just about anything to make it through the day.
The House of Eve - Sadeqa Johnson
A daring and redemptive novel set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal. Eleanor and Ruby don’t know each other, but their journeys in education, love, and motherhood run parallel lines until colliding in the most unexpected of ways. They will both make decisions that shape the trajectory of their lives.
Maame - Jessica George
Smart, funny, and deeply affecting, Jessica George's Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love, and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important, it explores what it feels like to be torn between two homes and cultures―and it celebrates finally being able to find where you belong.
The Late Americans - Brandon Taylor
In the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, a social circle of lovers and friends navigate tangled webs of connection as they try to figure out what they want, and who they are. Filled with scenes of aching intimacy, The Late Americans is Brandon Taylor's richest and most involving work of fiction to date, confirming his position as one of our most perceptive chroniclers of loneliness and desire in contemporary life.
Yellowface - R.F.Kuang
What's the harm in a pseudonym? In this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Yellowface takes on questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation not only in the publishing industry but the persistent erasure of Asian-American voices and history by Western white society. This novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable.
Happy Place - Emily Henry
They broke up five months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blissful week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.
