Have you read American Dirt? Jayne and Paula decided to find out what all the fuss is about with this book being touted as "defining the migrant experience." They discuss the book, the controversy and more.

Books they mention:

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins

The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Wham! George & Me by Andrew Ridgeley

Grown Ups by Marian Keyes

The Break by Marian Keyes

The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate

A Very Stable Genius by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker

She I Dare Not Name by Donna Ward

The Phantom Price by Elizabeth Kendall with a contribution by Molly Kendall

The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske

Timmy the Ticked Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement by Magda Szubanski

Links:

Myriam Gurba article

https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/

Buzzfeed article

https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/

ABC article

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-06/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-the-controversy-explained/11924192

Goodreads review by David

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3083591534?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1

A Very Stable Genius Parody by Randy Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LTRwZb35A

Our book for next month is My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.