Gonna Pounce part 4

This weeks Rec's:

When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson

This is one of my favorite books of all time and it comes out in paperback today with fancy blue sprayed edges. I got to meet Jandy Nelson at the Children's Institute in New Orleans 2 summers ago when I was employed by a bookstore. I was so excited to meet her I ran to her signing table the second the room opened and we chatted for a long time while the line behind me grew very impatient. She's really cool and kind.

I'm going to copy my original staff pick for this book below, but I want to point out that I've recommendedthis book to a lot of people in my life and anyone who has read it has come to me and told me it was, like, the absolute best book. I'm so excited it's out in paperback, I can't recommend this enough.

My original review: "Epic generations-spanning, fabulist family saga full of young love, heartbreak, trauma and the disastrous yet joyful experience of being human. I saw myself in so many of these characters, from the parents that are doing their best and totally blowing it, to the girl raised by a hippy parent with undiagnosed anxiety, to the young guy struggling with his sexual identity. A massive, addictive, loving piece of literature that took over my whole life in the most beautiful way."

Late Today by Jungyoon Huh and Myunngae Lee

Extremely beautiful picture book about taking your time and helping others. A kitten is trapped on a traffic-laden bridge and it doesn't look like anyone is going to help her. Might be a little stressful for some, but the excellent art and thoughtful translation elevate this above most. And the kitten is fine, don't worry.

The Lighthouse Keeper by Eugenio Fernandez Vasquez and Mariana Millanueva Segovia

A trippy and enthralling fable about a dude with a beard made of fish who helps out folks at sea and communes with the moon. I don't know why I keep seeing Peter Max and Tomi Ungerer in everything, but this is another one that evokes those creators for me in the best way. Strange, mysterious, goofy, beautiful.

a scary rec for Grown-ups:

Spread Me by Sarah Gailey

A remote desert research facility is led by a scientist with a bacteria fetish who brings a freaky creature on board that rapidly effs everything up. John Carpenter's masterpiece "The Thing" is the obvious comparison here, to the point where the characters have a swear jar for whenever someone mentions it. An excellent and fast paced erotic horror novel perfect for all the sickos.

That's it for this week!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!