![]() ![]() Socially awkward and attached to his routines, Henry is nevertheless one of the most charming and kind men Asher has met in a long time.Īn accidental date, an impulsive kiss, and a few conflicted feelings later, can Asher get Henry to see the world-and him-in a different light? ![]() ![]() But when he receives a wrong-number text confirming the details of a date, he does what any considerate person would-he goes to meet them and explain why they’ve been stood up.Īsher Wescott hadn’t expected his blind date to go well, because when do they ever? Henry shows up instead, and things are suddenly looking up. Evolutionary psychology professor Henry Hathaway is ready to spend his birthday the same way he does every year: a good teeth cleaning followed by lunch with his brother. ![]()
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![]() The very high-level premise of both books– Dark Matter and Thin Air–could be described as follows: A man–an outsider among his peers–joins an expedition that will take him to one of the coldest and most inhospitable places on Earth. ![]() Classic, timeless lore befitting Lord Halifax’s Ghost Book. No, it’s still excellent, and both novels pull together something that feels like a legend. You might think the latter story might be less effective for being so close to the first. This is especially remarkable as they are so similar. ![]() I’ve only read two of her novels in fact, but they’re two of the best ghost stories I’ve ever read. On her official page, Michelle Paver is described first as simply “A Creator of Legends,” and whoever wrote that “ain’t never lied,” as the folks say. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oluo, a fearless columnist, wrote a prescient 2018 book, “ So You Want to Talk About Race.” But as “Mediocre” was being edited, she declined the opportunity to update it in reaction to the pandemic and protests. ![]() 3 on the New York Times Best Sellers list.īeyond those parallels, their paths and approaches to this particular moment, after mass protests over the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, couldn’t be more different. Acho’s debut, “ Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man,” was published earlier this month and debuted at No. Oluo’s book, “ Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America,” is out next week. Ijeoma Oluo and Emmanuel Acho are both children of Nigerian immigrants, and today both are guiding lights in America’s conversation about antiracism. ![]() If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. ![]() |