The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi: So funny! He explains that for the first time ever, he was finding it impossible to fulfill his commitment to his publisher -- the covid pandemic being a big part of that -- so the publisher let him off the hook and he immediately felt so light & free that he quickly wrote this very easy, funny novel instead.
The Trees by Percival Everett: Heavy handed a bit in the story-telling, but worth reading. Despite being a work of fiction, all the factual info about lynching, etc., is accurate. Interesting "What if?" story.
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