October 28, 2024
A ghostwriter for a famous Patterson-type moves to Florida during the pandemic. She starts jotting down vignettes of her days, all the ordinary things, all the weird things, some of them typical Florida weird – big animals, big weather – and some most assuredly NOT typical weird – missing sisters, cults, ghosts, a belly button that KeePS geTTiNg BiggeR?? State of Paradise is somewhere between Emily St. John Mandel, Jeff VanderMeer, and Ling Ma. A short, mesmerizing, haunting snack that troubles memory, grief, storytelling, and identity.
— Katie Hartman, Macmillan Field Sales Rep for PNBA
Speaking of Patterson-types, did you see that you can nominate your favorite booksellers for James Patterson bonuses again?
