№ 01
“This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity.” source
Actor and producer
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is an actor and producer who is also a publisher and longtime champion of books. She runs the imprint SJP Lit and served as honorary chair of the ALA's Book Club Central. Picks below come from her ALA selections and novels she has personally acquired and published.
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All Sarah Jessica Parker book recommendations.
№ 02
“Ms. Smarsh writes with authority and urgency about the entrenched deprivation of overlooked Americans born into poverty across the country. Her straightforward, empathetic storytelling is motivated by a deeply saturated love for her family and Kansas home.” source
№ 03
“To be taken hostage by Fatima Farheen Mirza's heartrending and timely story is a gutting pleasure.” source
№ 04
“Jonathan Miles is a great American storyteller, a writer to celebrate with a new novel easily devoured.” source
№ 05
“'Stay with Me' is a wise and deeply humane debut novel that unpeels the layers of politics in a marriage from the inside. Ayobami Adebayo tells the story of Akin, Yejide, and their families with both savagery and heart.” source
№ 06
“Mohsin Hamid's EXIT WEST gives a deeply real, beautiful, intricate and electrifying look at what it means to be an immigrant right now.” source
№ 07
“'No One Is Coming to Save Us' marks the arrival of a wonderfully gifted new American writer. JJ, Ava and Sylvia are easy characters to fall in love with, and Stephanie Powell Watts brings them to life with warmth and generosity.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
