They are! So both would be perfect for your book club, I think. I also read Alison Mills Newman's Francisco last year, which has a very intimate diaristic feel—probably not for everyone (very colloquial, mostly lowercase writing) but I found it quite fun, an easy read, and a great portrait of the Black Arts Movement and of young love!
They are! So both would be perfect for your book club, I think. I also read Alison Mills Newman's Francisco last year, which has a very intimate diaristic feel—probably not for everyone (very colloquial, mostly lowercase writing) but I found it quite fun, an easy read, and a great portrait of the Black Arts Movement and of young love!
It's set in the Bay Area in the 1970s, and the protagonist spends quite a bit of time in SF, Berkeley, and makes a trip down to LA…
They are! So both would be perfect for your book club, I think. I also read Alison Mills Newman's Francisco last year, which has a very intimate diaristic feel—probably not for everyone (very colloquial, mostly lowercase writing) but I found it quite fun, an easy read, and a great portrait of the Black Arts Movement and of young love!
It's set in the Bay Area in the 1970s, and the protagonist spends quite a bit of time in SF, Berkeley, and makes a trip down to LA…