Hell Of A Book (2021)
Fiction / Literary, - Fiction / African American & Black / Urban & Street Lit, - Fiction / Magical Realism, - Fiction / Cultural Heritage, - Fiction / Visionary & Metaphysical, - Fiction / Urban & Street Lit, - Fiction / Satire, - Fiction / Humorous / Black Humor, - Fiction / Humorous / General, - Fiction / Coming of Age, - Fiction / City Life, - Fiction / Absurdist, - Fiction / Southern, - Fiction / African American & Black / General, - Fiction / Romance / African American & Black, - Literary Collections / American / African American & Black, - Fiction / General, - Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures, - Literary Criticism / General, - Language Arts & Disciplines / Writing / General, - Political Science / Political Process / General -
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Jason Mott
Overview
<p><b>WINNER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021<br></b><b>AN <i>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY</i> 'MUST READ'</b><br><b>A <i>TODAY</i> SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK</b><br>* * * * *<br><b>Discover this astonishing work of fiction from award-winning,<i> NEW YORK TIMES</i> bestselling author Jason Mott.</b><br><br>'Powerful, timely and provocative' <b>ABI DARÉ</b><b>, author of <i>GIRL WITH A LOUDING VOICE</i></b><br><br>'Jason Mott truly has written one hell of a book.' <b>CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of <i>QUEENIE</i></b><br><br><b>This is a true story.</b><br>An author goes on a book tour for his new bestseller which, as people keep telling him, is one hell of a book.<br><b>This is a coming-of-age story. </b><br>One morning, he meets The Kid: a young Black boy who looks just like the one he keeps seeing on the news. And The Kid wants him to tell his story.<br><b>This is a sad story. </b><br>It's the story of a boy who spent most of his life trying to hide. And it may not be that different from the story of our author.<br><b>This is a love story. </b><br>But to find out why, you'll have to read this for yourself.</p>
