August 2019 Indie Next List #1 Great Read

The Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson WhiteheadThe Nickel Boys: A Novel by Colson WhiteheadOn the cover of this month's Indie Next list is
The Nickel Boys: A Novel, by Colson Whitehead

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“With every book, Colson Whitehead proves his ever-growing genius. He’s a master of the written word and truly one of the greatest living American novelists of our time. I didn’t think it was possible for him to write something better than Underground Railroad, but he most certainly has — The Nickel Boys grabbed me at page one. It’s a mystery and a thriller, a treatise on race and social injustice, and a literary masterpiece all rolled into one. Ellwood and Turner are characters that will stay with me forever. This should be mandatory reading in every classroom.”

—Michelle Malonzo, Changing Hands, , Tempe, AZ

 

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