THERE YOU ARE is finally here! 📀 . 📀 . 📀 Out this week and our #bookfacefriday (not to mention an #ipgtopshelf selection) is @matheamorais ‘hypnotic and exhilarating’ There You Are from @amberjackpublishing and @chireviewpress. Growing up in the '80s and '90s in St. Louis, Octavian Munroe and Mina Rose found a future in music. Between the stacks at Rahsaan's Records, the two fell in love to the sounds of Prince and A Tribe Called Quest. But in the wake of grief and heartbreak, they drifted apart, ultimately leaving the city for fresh starts. Decades later, Rahsaan's Records is closing for good. Seeking closure of their own, Octavian and Mina travel homeward, reckoning with the ghosts of the past they left behind and the uncertain future they must create. Insightful and nostalgic, There You Are is a wise novel of love, loss, and the power of community, backed by a phenomenal soundtrack of hip hop, soul, and jazz. "Mathea Morais is a really gifted writer. It is a special joy for those of us who are fortunate enough to have read her coming-of age, personal and intimate story of a time in St. Louis circling the death of Michael Brown." —Harry Belafonte, activist, actor, singer, author “There You Are is such a rich and generous portrait of time, history, and the shifting modes of a life lived...Soundtracked by playlists and narrated with a touchable imagery that jumps off the page, it was a joy to briefly see parts of my own moments in this book. What a warm and brilliant tapestry” — Hanif Abdurraqib, acclaimed poet, essayist, and author of Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest #thereyouare #matheamorais #literaryfiction #soundtracktomylife #stlouis #stlouisbooks #stlouisbookstore #avisitfromthegoonsquad #goaheadintherain #loveandmusic #recordstore #newbook #newbookalert #bookstagram #bookish #currentlyreading #bookface #bookfacelicious #igreads @nifmuhammad @theharrybelafonte (at St. Louis) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DaNAvgQmo/?igshid=1451sdtx3l