{"product_id":"the-book-of-chuck","title":"The Book of Chuck","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaToya Watkins \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author of two books. Her short story collection, \n\u003ci\u003eHoller, Child\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the National Book Award and was the winner of the Reading the West Book Award in Fiction and the Writers' League of Texas Book Award in Fiction. Her debut novel, \n\u003ci\u003ePerish\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to great acclaim in 2022. LaToya's writing has appeared in \n\u003ci\u003e A Public Space, The Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She lives and teaches in a suburb of Dallas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A transcendent reading experience that reveals life's darkest corners while transmitting a surprising amount of hope.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This astonishes.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Moving back and forth in time and among characters, Watkins portrays a family bound together by a curse that might also be a blessing. Her lyrical prose and empathetic exploration of generational trauma will appeal to readers of Jesmyn Ward, Ayana Mathis, and Zelda Lockhart.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"LaToya Watkins's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous meditation on time, family, regret and how we're shaped by the people we love and those who loved us, even long after they're gone. Watkins's characters breathe and weep and laugh on the page--Baby, Lettie and of course Chuck himself--all came alive for me in a way that's so rare and so precious.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Tara Conklin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tracing the story of a family burdened with the generational gift of clairvoyance--specifically with regards to the last moments of those they touch-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e is a magical intervention into the possibilities of history and memory. It sings with the pain of knowing that whether we confront, deny, or rail against destiny, our individual decisions are always made with imperfect knowledge, and how we choose to operate within those parameters is the axis on which this novel spins. Love weaves its way through questions of predetermination and agency, and Watkins has spun a cast of flawed characters whose longing to become versions of themselves they can live with will leave an indelible mark on any reader's heart. I carried this book around with me for days.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Jemimah Wei, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Original Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary new novel about family, legacy, and an inherited curse, from National Book Award-nominated author LaToya Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet across Texas and spanning four generations, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e is a gimlet-eyed investigation into birthright and belonging through the story of one family in which certain members have clairvoyant powers. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Pa, no go. Him burn.\" When baby Nannie utters these prophetic words in 1936, she marks herself as cursed. The ability to see death before it happens forever changes the course of her life, and the lives of her descendants. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty years later, Chuck is about to become a father. He intends to make a home filled with love, unlike the one he was born into. But when he begins paying visits to his estranged mother, Nannie, in search of answers, she starts pushing him away from the life he's always wanted. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the cusp of a new millennium, and Baby is on the precipice of major change. Her mother is packing up their home and moving them into a religious community that believes the world is ending. But when Baby begins to have surprising visions of death, she investigates her lineage, piecing together what she can about her father, Chuck, and her family's deeply shrouded past. These visions, once seen as a curse, become an indelible link to her history--recasting what she thought she understood of love, parentage, and prophecy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/08\/2026 (EAN 9780593854549, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Tiny Reparations Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496195326230,"sku":"9780593854549","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780593854549.jpg?v=1783057260","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-book-of-chuck","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}