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The Great Offshore Grounds

A novel

By: Vanessa Veselka

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE • A wildly original, cross-country novel that subverts a long tradition of family narratives and casts new light on the mythologies—national, individual, and collective—that drive and define us. On the day of their estranged father’s wedding, half sisters Cheyenne and Livy set off to claim their inheritance. It’s been years since the two have seen each other. Cheyenne is newly back in Seattle, crashing with Livy after a failed marriage and a series of personal and professional dead ends. Livy works refinishing boats, her resentment against her freeloading sister growing as she tamps down dreams of fishing off the coast of Alaska. But the promise of a shot at financial security brings the two together to claim what’s theirs. Except, instead of money, what their father gives them is information—a name—which forces them to come to grips with a long-held family secret. In the face of their new reality, the sisters and their adopted brother each set out on journeys that will test their faith in one another, as well as their definitions of freedom. Moving from Seattle’s underground to the docks of the Far North, from the hideaways of the southern swamps to the storied reaches of the Great Offshore Grounds, Vanessa Veselka spins a tale with boundless verve, linguistic vitality, and undeniable tenderness.

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Vintage

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1984899570

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9781984899576

Zazen

By: Vanessa Veselka

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Zazen

By: Vanessa Veselka

From the author of the National Book Award longlisted epic The Great Offshore Grounds, here is the debut novel that launched her career—a story of activism, police violence, and white guilt in a not so distant dystopian America. “An ambitious encapsulation of our modern times, Zazen tackles counterculture hipsters, geology, Buddhism, consumerism, terrorism, veganism, family drama, and, above all, love." —Judges' Citation, PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize The world is on fire, and Della doesn’t know what, if anything, she should do about it. The country is poised on the brink of war. Curfews and other restrictions give the police an excuse for violence. Customers at the vaguely vegan cafe where Della is working after dropping out of grad school debate which foreign countries are the best to flee to: Costa Rica? Bali? Della’s parents—former revolutionaries—are more excited at the idea of her brother and his Black wife giving them biracial grandbabies than in engaging in any new actions; her nominally activist coworkers are mostly devoted to planning a massive sex party. Della floats between them, lost and numb. Then a bomb goes off: some shallow place of capitalistic worship demolished. Inspired, for reasons not entirely clear to herself, Della calls in a second—fake—bomb threat. But a bomb goes off there, too, and soon Della finds herself pulled in by a group of people who, for once, are promising to actually do something. No matter the consequences. Prescient when it was first published, Vanessa Veselka’s debut novel is even more revolutionary now. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL.

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305

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Vintage

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0593314905

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9780593314906

Warm Your Bones

Cozy Recipes for Chilly Days and Winter Nights

By: Vanessa Seder

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Warm Your Bones

Cozy Recipes for Chilly Days and Winter Nights

By: Vanessa Seder

Los Angeles native Vanessa Seder lived in Brooklyn and Boston before she landed in Maine—a place where this chef, food stylist, and recipe developer learned to love the culinary upside of raising a family in a place where it’s so cold, for so long. In this book, Seder shares seventy-five of her favorite recipes that take the edge off any chill, from long, slow braises and simmers perfect for a winter afternoon at home to weeknight meals that draw on ingredients and nutrients that will power you and your family through a cold snap to recipes and menus for holidays and cozy gatherings. The book also includes recipes for sweets like homemade caramels and invigorating grapefruit-flavored cookies; warm drinks like teas, toddies, and several versions of hot chocolate; and pantry staples like marmalades and flavored salts. The style and imagery of the book is bright and inviting, designed to combat any winter blues. Warm Your Bones is perfect for at-home cooks who have an interest in international cuisines, for those who practice hygge, and for individuals who generally enjoy the coziness of winter.

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462

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Union Square & Co.

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1454954159

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9781454954156

Zazen

By: Vanessa Veselka

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Zazen

By: Vanessa Veselka

Entrez dans le monde explosif de Vanessa Venselka ! Dans une Amérique parallèle au bord de l'explosion, Della, jeune paléontologue éprouvée par la vie, cherche refuge dans d'étranges activités : elle collectionne des photos d'immolations célèbres, joue avec des rats morts, déclenche de fausses alertes à la bombe. La réalité la rattrape le jour où un attentat frappe le centre commercial voisin. La ville s'enfonce alors peu à peu dans un climat de violence et de répression policière. Della décide de rejoindre un groupuscule radical, avec pour seule perspective l'enfer sur terre. La langue nerveuse et inventive de Vanessa Veselka rappelle à certains moments Thomas Pynchon. Drôle, poignant et formidablement actuel, Zazen brosse le portrait d'une Amérique obsédée par les attentats et la désinformation, nous offrant une vision dynamitée et fantasmagorique du monde tel qu'il est peut-être déjà. D'abord publié sous forme électronique, le roman a très vite conquis un large public, imposant son auteur comme l'une des voix les plus prometteuses et les plus originales de sa génération. Zazen a obtenu en 2012 le prestigieux prix PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize.

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249

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Cherche Midi

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2749127327

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9782749127323

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