Today in Bookish and Literary History, September 17
1954 " Lord of the Flies " by William Golding is published by Faber and Faber in London (UK) The plot concerns a group of prepubescent British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island and their disastrous attempts to govern themselves that led to a descent into savagery. 2019 Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes A hilarious, offbeat debut space opera that skewers everything from pop culture to video games and features an irresistible foul-mouthed captain and her motley crew, strange life forms, exciting twists, and a galaxy full of fun and adventure. 2024 Us Fools by Nora Lange A tragicomic, intimate American story of two precocious sisters coming of age during the Midwestern farm crisis of the 1980s. National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Finalist 2015 Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald (UK) The novel explores the dangerous intrigue that surrounds the powerful Corta dynasty, one of the five families who control industry on the ...