The Washtenaw Reads Screening Committee has selected 3 titles for consideration as this year’s Washtenaw Reads book. Discover each title and vote for the one you think should win.
Learn more about Washtenaw Reads by visiting https://aadl.org/washtenawreads.
Voting begins on August 9 and wraps up on August 31. Votes are limited to one vote per IP address.
Published April 20, 2021 (336 pages)
A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
Published August 17, 2021 (576 pages)
This enchanting novel in verse captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit.
Published March 22, 2022 (368 pages)
An electrifying novel about the meteoric rise of an iconic interracial rock duo in the 1970s, their sensational breakup, and the dark secrets unearthed when they try to reunite decades later for one last tour.