LOOK, WE’RE ALL DOING OUR BEST HERE, OK? – FICTION

In Kristen Arnett’s  Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One: A Novel, Cherry is a down-on-her-luck professional clown who juggles gigs, side jobs, and family drama. Enter Margot the Magnificent, an alluring magician whose mentorship – and attraction – push Cherry to risk it all. Facing some big questions, she’ll have to decide what kind of clown she wants to be underneath her suit. Jade Chang’s What a Time to Be Alive: A Novel follows Lola, a broke, grieving, and unemployed woman who becomes an unexpected internet folk hero. As fame and influence sweep her up, Lola grapples with loss, questions about her missing mother, and the line between scammer and sage – examining belief, the precarity of fame, and the courage to truly be seen.

Buy Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One: A Novel – Arnett

Buy What a Time to Be Alive: A Novel – Chang