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Homebound: A Novel
Author: Portia Elan
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Five interlocking lives. One beloved story. A dazzling adventure across centuries and continents in search of the things that hold us together.
“A joy—at once a gripping mystery that confidently spans centuries, and a hauntingly beautiful exploration of what makes us human...It kept me up all night!” —Madeline Miller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Circe and Song of Achilles
It’s 1983 and Becks can’t wait to get the hell out of Cincinnati. She’s nineteen, blasting her Walkman, and hiding from the fact that her beloved uncle, the only person who understood her, is dead.
But she has work to do: he left her a half-finished game to complete—one last collaboration to find her way out of loneliness. Little does she know, what Becks is making will echo far into the future and shape the lives of a scientist, a sentient automaton, and a flinty sea captain in ways she cannot imagine.
All are bound together by their search for connection—and by a futuristic traveler on a mysterious mission through space. A novel about our deep interconnectedness, Homebound is a clear-eyed, hopeful adventure into humanity’s future and capacity for love.
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Ronnica Fatt
May 4
May is looking to be a great months for new releases. Here are some May 5th new book releases on my radar (and should be on yours!)
Saturn Returning by Kim Narby - 4.25/5 stars
Put this on your TBR if you enjoy character-forward stories about messy lesbians who face real-life struggles.
Homebound by Portia Elan - 3.5/5 stars
Put this on your TBR if you like a book that explores both the path and the future. The 1980s queer coming of age story was especially intriguing.
And the ones I haven't gotten my hands on yet:
Seek Immediate Shelter by Vincent Yu
Why it interests me: explores the aftermath of a ballistic missile warning on a community that was a false alarm.
The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
Why it interests me: diverse fantasy. In full transparency, I ordered this through Aardvark but will probably hold off until I'm excited for fantasy again.
One Leg on Earth by 'Pemi Aguda
Why it interests me: it's said to exploring coming of age and motherhood, set in Nigeria.
Now Then by Morgan Radford
Why it interests me: a multigenerational novel exploring a Cuban American family.
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee
Why it interests me: everyone loves Fonda Lee's writing, and I think I will too.
Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed
Why it interests me: it's comped to A Memory Called Empire. I love books like this, set on a generational ship.
Honey by Imani Thompson
Why it interests me: a feminist rage novel. If we don't read about it, maybe we'll be forced to act on ours.
John of John by Douglas Stuart
Why it interests me: it sounds like a quiet novel exploring queerness in a rural, traditional setting.