Her country is a ghost haunting the water. Her country is a dream she remembers once having. It lies slantwise and slight.

Samantha Harvey, Orbital #SundaySentence #booksky #books #oboc #onebookonechicago

Grabbed my copy of this year’s #OneBookOneChicago selection today from the @chipublib.bsky.social: Orbital, by Samantha Harvey

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She felt about her mother much as she felt about Puerto Rico itself: mysterious and unknown entities. Her only certainty about either was that they, somehow, were both a part of Olga.

Xochitl Gonzalez, Olga Dies Dreaming #sundaysentence #booksky #onebookonechicago #OBOC

Next up for my long weekend reading: the #OneBookOneChicago selection, Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

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Loved Olga Dies Dreaming and the accompanying #onebookonechicago film and discussion last night, esp after just finishing The Battle of Lincoln Park. Kudos, CPL 📚🏠❤️ #OBOC

New swag

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The wait is almost over! Join us THIS Wednesday at Harold Washington Library for the #OneBookOneChicago Keynote with Tommy Orange, author of There There. We'll discuss his career, his book, the importance of Native American voices and his future projects. Nov. 15, 6 pm.
Details: bit.ly/obocorange

Used my daily walk to go to the library and snag this year’s #OneBookOneChicago selection.

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