Recommendations from Jude Burke-Lewis (Square Books)
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami
The long-awaited new novel from Haruki Murakami, his first in six years, revisits a Town his readers will remember, a place where a Dream Reader reviews dreams and where our shadows become untethered from our selves. A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for these strange post-pandemic times, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a singular and towering achievement by one of modern literature’s most important writers.
https://squarebooks.com/book/9780593801970
Brightly Shining
by Ingvild Rishøi
Beautifully told with humor and tenderness, Brightly Shining is a Norwegian Christmas tale of sisterhood, financial hardship, and far-off dreams, acclaimed by reviewers and beloved by readers across Europe, where it has been a major bestseller. Skillfully told, evoking the delight, misunderstandings, and innocence of a child’s voice, Brightly Shining is small in stature but with an outsize impact on the reader, and has all the markings of a magical modern classic.
https://squarebooks.com/book/9780802163493
Four Points of the Compass
by Jerry Brotton
For millennia, the four directions – north, south, east and west – have been foundational to our travel, navigation, and exploration, and are central to the imaginative, moral, and political geography of virtually every culture in the world. Yet they are far more subjective—and sometimes contradictory—than we might realize. For anyone interested in history, geography, or surprising new ways to think about the world at large, Four Points of the Compass will be a stimulating experience.
https://squarebooks.com/book/9780802163684
What the Chicken Knows
by Sy Montgomery
For more than two decades, Sy Montgomery—whose The Soul of an Octopus was a National Book Award finalist—has kept a flock of chickens in her backyard. In this short, delightful book, Sy takes us inside the flock and reveals all the things that make chickens such remarkable creatures. With a winning combination of personal narrative and science, What the Chicken Knows is exactly the kind of book that has made Sy Montgomery such a beloved and popular author.
https://squarebooks.com/book/9781668047361
When Southern Women Cook
by America’s Test Kitchen, Toni Tipton-Martin
When Southern Women Cook showcases the hard work, hospitality, and creativity of women who have given soul to Southern cooking from the start. Every page amplifies their contributions, from the enslaved cooks making foundational food at Monticello to Mexican Americans accessing sweet memories with colorful conchas today. Covering every region and flavor of the American South, from Texas Barbecue to Gullah Geechee rice dishes, this collection of 300 recipes is a joyous celebration of Southern cuisine and its diverse heroes, past and present.
https://squarebooks.com/book/9781954210493
The Egg Bowl: Third Edition
by William G. Barner with Danny McKenzie and Jeff Roberson
For the fan who demands to know every stat about Mississippi’s monster football rivalry, The Egg Bowl is the ultimate reference. From the contentious delay of the first clash in 1901 to the latest battle in 2023, this new third edition updates the two previous editions to give the most accurate, in-depth overview of the Ole Miss-Mississippi State rivalry. One hundred ninety photographs illustrate the intensity of action on the field and capture the players and exploits faithful fans will always remember.
https://squarebooks.com/book/9781496849731
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that “hoarding won’t save us, all flourishing is mutual.”
https://squarebooks.com/book/9781668072240
