Inci Atrek is a debut novelist to watch. We recommend going out and picking up a copy of her debut, Holiday Country, a novel it would be easy to overlook and underestimate. It’s much deeper than it appears at the surface. An intimate portrait of multi-generational mother-daughter relationships, it’s also a story about growing up. Growing up is never easy, but adding two countries of origin and two female role models not born in the U.S. makes it that much harder. We are back interviewing a bookstore this week with The Flying Pig Bookstore in Shelburne, Vermont, whose owner is also a children’s author. Join us.

Books mentioned in this week's episode:

• Holiday Country by Inci Atrek
• Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
• How do you Wokka-Wokka? by Elizabeth Bluemle
• Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
• Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow

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