{"product_id":"the-new-naturals-paperback","title":"The New Naturals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGabriel Bump\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritically acclaimed, for readers of Paul Beatty's \u003ci\u003eThe Sellout\u003c\/i\u003e and Jennifer Egan's \u003ci\u003eThe Candy House\u003c\/i\u003e, a moving and darkly funny novel about an attempt to found an underground Utopia.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An abandoned restaurant on a hill off the highway in Western Massachusetts doesn't look like much. But to Rio, a young Black woman bereft after the loss of her newborn child, this hill becomes more than a safe haven--it becomes a place to start over. She convinces her husband to help her construct a society underground, somewhere everyone can feel safe, loved, and accepted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Soon their utopia begins to take shape and attracts the unhoused, the disillusioned, and the spiritually lost. But no matter how much these people all yearn for a sanctuary from the existential dread of life above the surface, what happens if this new society can't actually work? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From an exciting new literary voice, \u003ci\u003eThe New Naturals\u003c\/i\u003e is fresh and deeply perceptive, capturing the absurdity of life in the 21st century. In this remarkable feat of imagination, Bump shows us that, ultimately, it is our love for and connection to each other that will save us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A 2023 NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST Notable Book and a BOSTON GLOBE Best Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Bump\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in South Shore, Chicago. He received his MFA in fiction from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eEverywhere You Don't Belong\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of 2020 and has won the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award for Fiction, the Heartland Booksellers Award for Fiction, and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's First Novelist Award. Bump teaches at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.24 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753274540320,"sku":"9781643755335","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/15f023d092931ab52b017d96f4b956fe.webp?v=1780016017","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-naturals-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}