Telegraph Avenue

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New York Times Bestseller

“A genuinely moving story about race and class, parenting and marriage. . . Chabon is inarguably one of the greatest prose stylists of all time." — Benjamin Percy, Esquire

New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon has transported readers to wonderful places: to New…

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Literary fiction

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1 author picked Telegraph Avenue as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Joan Gelfand

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“Telegraph Avenue” captures both the seediness and joy of South Berkeley in the early 1970s. Peopled with compelling characters, this book gives readers a backstage look at the soul music, soul food, and soul of a neighborhood on the verge of change.

Home to simple, working-class folks, South Berkeley provided a safe haven for creative innovation and experimentation, as well as social change and community activists.

From Joan's list on 1970’s art & politics.

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Alexandra is a gifted student, adoring daughter, and exuberant prankster. She is also hiding in the open. After a blissful childhood, Alex learned she’s an illegal refugee from a brutal regime, smuggled into…

Edge of the Known World

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1 author picked Edge of the Known World as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

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Alexandra Tashen is a brilliant student, adoring daughter, merry wit, and exuberant prankster. After a blissful childhood on a Texas ranch, she learns the truth: She is a refusé, an illegal refugee smuggled into the Allied Nations as an infant. Everyone from her birth region carries a harmless but detectable bit of…

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