Tayari's Blog: A Novel That I Love Is Out of Print

Posted by TayariJones on February 11, 2005 04:57 PM
Filed under Bookshelf

There is a novel I love called Dying Young. It's a gorgeous read. Brilliant on so many levels-- an alomst palpable sense of place, delicious writing, and an unflinching examination of class/gender/love/death. It's pretty obvious that I am a devoted fan-- not a reader, but a FAN-- of the author, Mari Liembach who surprised me last week with an email. I’m not too fabulous to admit that I was thrilled to pieces to hear from her. She told me, among other things, that Dying Young is out of print. I can’t believe it.

Hill Street Press used to sponsor the Palimpsest Prize for the best out of print book. (The winning title would be reprinted.) But, alas, the award has been discontinued. My idea was to give a list of five out of print books, but (and here’s the good news) most of the books I wanted to recommend are happily reissued. So check out these titles which have been given a second chance between the covers: Mulberry and Peach by Hua-Ling Nieh, The Black Woman by Toni Cade Bambara, and Parrot in the Oven by Victor Martinez.

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Comment #1, by Robert Adams

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October 28, 2005 07:12 PM

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