Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Binding:Hardcover and she has to deal

and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment

Bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs Mieko Kawakami invites readers back into her immediately recognizable fictional world with this new

and of course bao buns—that perfectly fluffy finger food that feeds a crowd and can be tailored with delicious sweet and savory fillings

it is an invitation to the human race

Gather Me: A Memoir in Praise of the Books That Saved Me Binding:Hardcover and she has to dealA "dramatic [and] ingeniously crafted" (Los Angeles Times) memoir of family, community, and resilience, and an ode to the power of books to help us understand ourselves, from the renowned founder of Well Read Black Girl. "A beautiful portrait of a full life that has been buoyed by an expansive and ever growing love for words and for language." Hanif Abdurraqib, author of There's Always This Year AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "She is a friend of my