“American Dirt” by Jeannie Cummins is on sale today! Yes, it has already been hailed as great (a “Grapes of Wrath” for our times) and reviled (as cultural appropriation and even Trumpian fantasy), but I’m urging customers to read this terrifying and important story, well researched and rendered by a writer to watch. Consider your own privilege and follow Lydia and her son as they run for their lives. — Chris . . . #staffpicks #chrispick #newtitletuesday #trauma #privilegedtoread #expandyourawareness #migrantes #vecinos #weneedmorestories #citylightsnc #bookstore #downtownsylva #northcarolina #sylva #spendlocal #indiebookstore #shopwhereyoulive #readmorebooks #wnc (at City Lights Bookstore) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lRaJyJ9Ah/?igshid=kfzdo6jhqc5h