Fall will fly by with these 10 reads from New England authors - WBUR

'Gentefication'
By Antonio de Jesús López

Sept. 15

Palo Alto is the poster child of gentrification with Silicon Valley overshadowing Antonio de Jesús López's hometown.

'Payback's a Witch'
By Lana Harper

Oct. 5

Emmy Harlow has some very good reasons for not visiting her magical hometown in over a decade. A. R. Capetta teaches in a writing MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

'Destroyer of Light'
By Jennifer Marie Brissett

Oct. 12

What if the apocalypse succeeded? There was no movie-script ending for humanity in this novel from Brissett, who was raised in Cambridge.

'Madder: A Memoir in Weeds'
By Marco Wilkinson

Oct. 12

Weeds are ubiquitous, and only out of place in the eye of the beholder.

'Just Thieves'
By Gregory Galloway

Oct. 19

Theft is a carefully constructed career plan for Rick and Frank, who follow routine house burglaries thanks to instructions from a secretive boss.

'Dreaming of You'
By Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Oct. 26

In a captivating novel written in verse, Melissa Lozada-Oliva brings pop star Selena back from the dead. The idealization of celebrity worship quickly turns sour as Selena's resurrected life and career quickly overshadow Lozada-Oliva the character's hopes for her own career and love.

'Black Paper: Writing in a Dark Time'
By Teju Cole

Oct. 27

This collection of essays explores the darkness of 2016 through 2019 as a Black man in America through the lenses of art, literature, travel and politics.



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