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People like us : or The other continent, or Johnny Wordcount stumbles into a high-end croissant bar on the Seine in search of The Kid & orders the big dream / Jason Mott.

Mott, Jason, (author.).

Summary:

"People Like Us is Jason Mott's electric new novel. It is not memoir, yet it has deeply personal connections to Jason's life. And while rooted in reality, it explodes with dreamlike experiences that pull a reader in and don't let go, from the ability to time travel to sightings of sea monsters and peacocks, and feelings of love and memory so real they hurt. In People Like Us, two Black writers are trying to find peace and belonging in a world that is riven with gun violence. One is on a global book tour after a big prize win; the other is set to give a speech at a school that has suffered a shooting. And as their two storylines merge, truths and antics abound in equal measure: characters drink booze out of an award trophy; menaces lurk in the shadows; tiny French cars putter around the countryside; handguns seem to hover in the air; and dreams endure against all odds"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9798217047116
  • Physical Description: 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Dutton, 2025.
Subject:
African American authors > Fiction.
Literary prizes > Fiction.
School shootings > Fiction.
Success > Fiction.
Books > Fiction.
Loss (Psychology) > Fiction.
Genre:
Autobiographical fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 74 of 79 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 79 total copies.
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Richlands Branch Library FIC MOTT (Text) 36015002502181 Adult Fiction Available -
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