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Five must-read nonfiction book recommendations for book lovers of all ages, from our friends at Bookish, Fort Smith, Arkansas’s only independently owned bookstore. You can order online, call 479.434.2917, or email orders@bookishfs.com, then schedule curbside pick-up or free delivery!
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
Introduce your young reader to London’s classic before watching Harrison Ford in the 2020 remake. The story of Buck’s kidnapping and his fight or survival is a tale that has lived in the hearts of generations of young readers.
Emily Writes: Emily Dickinson and her Poetic Beginnings
by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Christine Davenier
Davenier’s watercolors convey sunshine and nature as we meet young Emily and watch her love for language grow. Dickinson fans can read this to young readers to spark their own love of writing, and older kiddos could use this to aid in their own understanding of the poet and her work.
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
by Grady Hendrix
Like a lot of us these days, the only thing that keeps Patricia Campbell sane is her book club. Imagine the drama when Patricia is
attacked by an elderly neighbor, ushering in a series of events that has her thinking her hot neighbor James is more dangerous than his good looks and cultured personality initially led her to believe.
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick
by Zora Neale Hurston
Fans of Hurston will appreciate this compilation of her short stories. More so because it is expertly edited in the order they were written, so the evolution of Hurston as a writer can be explored. The combined twenty-one stories include humor, darkness, complexities of love and race, and the wild spirit that we have come to love from Hurston’s writing.
The Roxy Letters
by Mary Pauline Lowry
This is your fun read for the month! Set in Austin, Texas, Roxy begins writing letters to her ex-boyfriend Everett who recently moved back in with her because he is homeless and unemployed. Through these letters, we witness Roxy’s journey into love and personal growth. The writing is fun, the allusions to hipster culture are wistful, and you’ll cheer for Roxy and her privileged Whole Foods friends the entire time.