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MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS de Megan Giddings

From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling new novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons.

MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS
by Megan Giddings
Amistad, June 3, 2025
(via Writers House)

On an ordinary summer morning, the world is changed by the appearance of seven mysterious doors that seemingly lead to another world. People are, of course, mesmerized and intrigued: A new dimension filled with beauty and resources beckons them to step into an adventure. But, perhaps inevitably, people soon learn that what looks like paradise may very well be filled with danger.

Ayanna and Olivia, two Black Midwestern teens—and twin sisters—have different ideas of what may lie in the world beyond. But will their personal bond endure such wanton exploration? And when one of them goes missing, will the other find solace of her own? And will she uncover the circumstances of what truly happened to her once constant companion and best friend?

Megan Giddings brings her customarily brilliant and eye-opening powers of storytelling to give us a story that dazzles the senses and bewitches the mind. MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS is an unforgettable novel about faith, love, and family from one of today’s most exciting and surprising young writers.

Megan Giddings is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Her novel, Lakewood, was one of New York Magazine’s 10 best books of 2020, one of NPR’s best books of 2020, a Michigan Notable book for 2021, a nominee for two NAACP Image Awards, and a finalist for a 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in The Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction category. Her second novel, The Women Could Fly, was named one of The Washington Post’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy novels of 2022, one of Vulture’s Best Fantasy books of 2022, and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice.

THE FOREST BECOMES HER de Julie Carrick Dalton

At the intersection of Weyward and Migrations lies the perfect choice for your next book club: Julie Carrick Dalton’s THE FOREST BECOMES HER, a gorgeous, hopeful novel about three women from different generations navigating the complexities of family, the impacts of our choices, and our deep connections to the natural world beneath our feet.

THE FOREST BECOMES HER
by Julie Carrick Dalton
St. Martin’s Press, April 2026
(via Writers House)

In historic, bucolic Concord, Massachusetts, a centuries old forest has been removed to make way for a new, eco-friendly housing development. The locals are upset by the destruction, but out-of-towners like Hazel Stoddard are flocking to put down roots in their new guilt-free dream homes.

Soon a tragedy leaves Hazel unmoored in her new life, and she begins to feel the pull of the absent forest. Hazel is not alone— her neighbors, real estate agent Stella Flint and teenage environmentalist Polly Bauer, each have their own traumas and their own relationship to the land. The three women are drawn together to save the last remaining oak tree, or they risk losing themselves to lingering shadows that only they can see.

In THE FOREST BECOMES HER, Julie Carrick Dalton brings hope and reverence to this lush celebration of multigenerational female relationships, the ever-evolving female form, humanity’s connection to our changing world, and the mysteries that still exist in nature.

As a journalist, Julie Carrick Dalton has published more than a thousand articles in The Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, The Hollywood Reporter, Orion Magazine, Electric Literature, and other publications. A Tin House and Bread Loaf alum, and graduate of GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator, Dalton holds a master’s degree in literature and creative writing from Harvard Extension School. She is a frequent speaker on the topic of writing fiction in the age of climate crisis.

UN CLOWN DANS UN CHAMP DE MAÏS bientôt adapté pour le grand écran

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Eli Craig, le réalisateur du film culte Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, portera le livre d’Adam Cesare à l’écran, en partenariat avec la société de production Temple Hill. Le film d’horreur sortira au cinéma en mai 2025 aux États-Unis et c’est l’actrice Katie Douglas (Ginny & Georgia) qui jouera le rôle principal de Quinn. 

Basé sur le roman d’Adam Cesare, publié chez HarperCollins en 2020 et récompensé par un Bram Stoker Award, UN CLOWN DANS UN CHAMP DE MAÏS suit Quinn et son père venus emménager dans une ville tranquille en quête d’un nouveau départ. Au lieu de cela, Quinn découvre une communauté fracturée qui traverse une période difficile suite à l’incendie de la précieuse usine de sirop de maïs Baypen. Alors que les habitants se chamaillent entre eux et que les tensions s’exacerbent, une silhouette sinistre (Frendo le clown) émerge des champs de maïs pour nettoyer la ville de ses fardeaux, un meurtre sanglant à la fois.

« Comme toujours dans mes films, il y a un thème plus profond sur la collision entre différentes perspectives et idéaux, qui mène au chaos le plus total. Il était cependant amusant dans ce film de laisser les frissons de l’horreur prendre le dessus, tandis que l’absurdité comique que je ne peux pas m’empêcher de voir dans la vie apporte un peu de légèreté, » a déclaré Eli Craig.

(Lire l’article de Deadline)

UN CLOWN DANS UN CHAMP DE MAÏS a été publié en mai 2023 aux éditions Sonatine.

TOO SOON de Betty Shamieh

For readers of Pachinko and Queenie, a funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut that explores exile, ambition, and hope across three generations of Palestinian American women.

TOO SOON
by Betty Shamieh
Avid Reader Press, January 2025
(via Writers House)

Arabella gets an unexpected chance at love when she’s thrust into a conflict and history she’s tried to avoid all her life. 
Zoya is playing matchmaker for her last unmarried granddaughter—introducing Arabella to the very eligible grandson of an old flame and stirring up buried family history.
Naya is keeping a secret from her family that will change all their lives.

Thirty-five-year-old Arabella, a New York theatre director whose dating and career prospects are drying up, is offered an opportunity to direct a risqué cross-dressing interpretation of a Shakespeare classic (that might garner international attention) in the West Bank. Her grandmother, Zoya, plots to make a match between her and Aziz, a Palestinian American doctor volunteering in Gaza. Arabella agrees to meet Aziz since her growing feelings for Yoav, a celebrated Israeli American theatre designer, seem destined for disaster.

Arabella and Aziz’s instant connection reminds Zoya of the passion she once felt for Aziz’s grandfather, a man she desired desperately, even after her father arranged another husband for her. In turn, Zoya would later marry off her youngest daughter, Naya, who aspired to date the Jackson 5 and wasn’t ready to be a wife or mother to Arabella at sixteen. Now that Naya’s children are grown and she’s arrived at an abrupt midlife crossroads, it’s time to settle old scores…

With biting hilarity, Too Soon introduces us to a trio of bold and unforgettable voices. This dramatic saga follows one family’s epic journey from fleeing war-torn Jaffa in 1948, chasing the American Dream in Detroit and San Francisco in the sixties and seventies, hustling in the New York theatre scene post-9/11, and daring to stage a show in Palestine in 2012. Upon learning one of them is living on borrowed time, three women fight to live, make art, and love on their own terms. Too Soon joins the stories that seek to illuminate our shared history and ask, how can we set ourselves free? 

Read the profile of Betty Shamieh from The Atlantic, written by Gal Beckerman.

Betty Shamieh is a Palestinian American writer and the author of fifteen plays. She is currently the Mellon Playwright-in-Residence at the Classical Theatre of Harlem, where her comedy, Malvolio, a sequel to Twelfth Night had its world premiere in July 2023 to wide critical acclaim, including as a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Her dramedy Roar, which was also a New York Times Critic’s Pick, premiered off-Broadway in a sold-out extended run. Betty is the founding artistic director of The Semitic Root, an artistic collective that supports innovative theatre co-created by Arab and Jewish Americans, which presented her plays Chocolate in Heat and The Strangest. Selected as a Denning Visiting Artist at Stanford and a Clifton Visiting Artist at Harvard, Shamieh was named a UNESCO Young Artist for Intercultural Dialogue. A graduate of Harvard College and the Yale School of Drama, she has been awarded a Guggenheim and Radcliffe Fellowship in Playwriting. Her works have been translated into seven languages and are widely produced internationally, including at the EU Capital of Culture Festival. 

ALL THE MOTHERS de Domenica Ruta

Welcome to “the mommune.” From New York Times bestselling author Domenica Ruta comes a heartfelt, hilarious novel about a single mom reimagining what the perfect family can look like.

ALL THE MOTHERS
by Domenica Ruta
Scribner, May 2025
(via Writers House)

Sandy thought she was making her greatest mistake yet when she got unexpectedly pregnant in her mid-thirties by a dating-app flop. Now, her baby Rosie is the love of her life, but trying to co-parent with her daughter’s dad, a wannabe rock star, is a challenge—and seems to be veering into catastrophe territory when Sandy finds out through social media that her daughter has a half-sibling Sandy doesn’t know anything about.

Enter her ex’s ex, Stephanie, the other mother. Sandy is prepared to hate her but when the two women meet, they are shocked to learn how much they have in common beyond the deadbeat father their children share. Now Sandy needs to figure out what her and Rosie’s family looks like with all these new additions. Could life in a “mommune” be the answer to her prayers, or just a new brand of chaos?

In this winning story of family both born and chosen, Sandy is about to discover that when nothing goes as planned, the best things become possible.

“All the Mothers is written by one of the most talented and shockingly good writers of our time. There is depth here, there is grace, and this story will resound as a rallying cry for mothers everywhere for generations to come. If you have ever had a mother or been cared for, this book is for you, meaning this book is for everyone.” —Chelsea Bieker, author of Madwoman

“No one writes about motherhood like Domenica Ruta. Seriously, no one. With tremendous humor, intelligence, wisdom, and, of course, heart, Ruta takes a hard, unflinching look at exactly what it takes to survive in America as a single mother. The result is a defining novel for these turbulent times. I loved it and can’t stop thinking about it.” —Joanna Rakoff, author of My Salinger Year

Domenica Ruta was born and raised in Danvers, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Oberlin College and holds an MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. She was a finalist for the Keene Prize for Literature and has been awarded residencies at Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, the Blue Mountain Center, Jentel, and Hedgebrook.