New Releases by Mateo Askaripour

“A thrilling page-turner.”—Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Wildly imaginative.”—The Washington Post “Askaripour soars.”—The Boston Globe A rallying cry for anyone who has ever felt invisible. A powerful, captivating novel about how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love, and what happens when we resist the narratives others write about us. Welcome to the Northwestern Hemisphere, 2529. An equally exciting and terrifying world born from the ashes of our own, where almost half of people are born invisible, and thus relegated to second-class citizenship. Sweetmint, a young invisible woman, has done everything right her entire life, from excelling in school to landing a highly sought-after apprenticeship with a mysterious, powerful inventor. But all she has fought so hard to earn comes crashing down when she learns that her missing brother, whom she had presumed dead, is not only alive and well but also the primary suspect of a high-profile political murder. Armed with nothing more than courage, intellect, and unwavering love for her brother, Sweetmint sets off on the mission of a lifetime: to find her brother before it’s too late. With five days until the hemisphere’s big election, Sweetmint must evade and outsmart all who aim to destroy her and her people, braving a world full of hard truths that many would rather remain hidden.

Una punzante sátira sobre el éxito empresarial y el racismo en el mundo de los negocios. «Fascinante... Una acrobacia arriesgada repleta de ímpetu y de una energía divertida y oscura.» Colson Whitehead, autor de El ferrocarril subterráneo Darren es un chico joven y poco ambicioso que vive con su madre en un humilde hogar de Brooklyn. A pesar de haberse graduado como el mejor estudiante de su clase, nunca fue a la universidad y lleva cuatro años trabajando como barista en un Starbucks de Park Avenue. Su vida cambia el día que se topa con el carismático CEO de una empresa tecnológica que, fascinado por su buena mano con los clientes, lo invita a unirse a un equipo de comerciales de élite. «Posiblemente la primera sátira que funciona también como autoayuda.» Los Angeles Times «Una novela cómica irresistible sobre la persistencia del racismo en el mundo empresarial estadounidense.» The Washington Post

Darren « Buck » Vender a 22 ans, il vit avec sa mère à Brooklyn. Major de promotion intelligent mais démotivé il a choisi de travailler comme barista dans un Starbucks de Manhattan. Instinct ou hasard ? C''est en convaincant un habitué de changer de boisson qu''il va lui-même changer le cours de sa vie. L''homme d''affaires est tellement impressionné par son charisme qu''il lui propose de le rejoindre chez Sumwun, une startup au succès aussi fulgurant qu''opaque. Après un entretien surréaliste, et une formation infernale qui ressemble fortement à un bizutage Darren (ou plutôt Buck, comme on l''appelle désormais), est embauché. Le problème, c''est qu''il ne sait pas bien pourquoi. Plongée hilarante et acide dans le monde de l''entreprise du XXIe siècle, Buck & moi est une satire inoubliable qui rappelle aussi bien BlackKKklansman de Spike Lee que La Foire aux vanités de Thackeray.

"For fans of Sorry to Bother You and Wolf of Wall Street: a crackling, satirical debut novel about a young black man who accidentally impresses a CEO while serving his Starbucks order, catapulting him into the opportunity of a lifetime-a shot at stardom as the lone black salesman at an eccentric, mysterious, and wildly successful startup where, he will soon learn, nothing is as it seems"--

The Book Club Kindles contain selections from the library''s Table Talk and Cover to Cover Book Clubs as well as celebrity book club picks from Oprah Winfrey, Jenna Bush Hager, and Reese Witherspoon.