Tin House Books (paperback, 02/18/2020)
*New & Noteworthy: From nation building to tarot readings, Good Boys (Tin House) by Megan Fernandes is an amalgamation of feminist rage, existential dread, and rumination on the liminal space between borders. Readers will helplessly watch as the speaker plays with nuclear bombs and indulges in visions of beauty. You'll travel through homelands and childhood memories, witness racism in academic settings, and take car rides with manipulative men. Contemplating the earth’s demise, an astringent voice comes forward to agitate those caught sitting on their hands. Whether theorizing over a bowl of phở or allowing a late-night snack to trigger feelings of otherness, Fernandes is brilliant, disorienting, and unrelenting. Good Boys is a deft contemporary study of fury and mercy.
