22): This “cool, cerebral, and very funny” debut tells the story of Claudia Lin, a young woman working at a detective agency that vets potential romantic partners for people using dating apps. “Asim demonstrates all a novel can be: soaring and grounded, personal and epic, thrilling and quiet.” They dream of freedom, they fall in love despite knowing they could be separated from their partners or children at any moment, and they believe in the power of words and storytelling,” according to our review. 11): On a plantation called Placid Hall, the enslaved people, who call themselves the Stolen, “hold onto as much of their humanity as possible. Yonder by Jabari Asim (Simon & Schuster, Jan. Here are some suggestions for your reading pleasure this spring. And diversity equals pleasure when it comes to reading-the more diversely you read, the more opportunity to experience new worlds and new perspectives. There’s no such thing as a diverse book books can only be diverse when seen as a group that includes a mélange of different voices.
