Today in Bookish and Literary History, January 7
1907 The Truth by Clyde Fitch - US 2016 History of Violence by Édouard Louis - FR History of Violence is international bestselling French author Edouard Louis’s autobiographical novel about surviving a shocking sexual assault and coping with the post-traumatic stress disorder of its aftermath. 2020 Long Bright River by Liz Moore - US 🎬 Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters' childhood and adolescence, Long Bright River is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate. 2020 Wilmington's Lie by David Zucchino - US From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino comes a searing account of the Wilmington riot and coup of 1898, an extraordinary event unknown to most Americans. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize 2020 Summer Snow: New Poems by Robert Hass - US A major collection of entirely new poems from the...