Lot Stories
Lot Stories by Bryan Washington is an illustrated collection published by Penguin on March 19, 2019, featuring 240 pages in English. This book presents a vivid portrayal of life in Houston, where the son of a Black mother and a Latino father navigates his coming-of-age journey while working in his family’s restaurant. As he grapples with family dynamics and his emerging identity, the narrative unfolds through the experiences of various characters in the city, each contributing to a rich tapestry of community life.
Readers will find a profound exploration of themes such as trust and love, as well as the complexities of identity and belonging. The stories delve into the lives of diverse individuals, including a young woman facing the repercussions of an affair, a group of young hustlers, and hurricane survivors, all set against the backdrop of Houston’s neighborhoods. Lot Stories captures the raw energy and emotional depth of its characters, reflecting the universal search for home and connection in a multifaceted world.
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One of Barack Obama’s “Favorite Books of the Year”
“Phenomenal” –Justin Torres, author of We the Animals
“Brilliant” –Nicole Dennis-Benn, author of Here Comes the Sun
“A profound exploration of the true meaning of borders.” —The New York Times Book Review
NAMED ONE OF THE 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2019 in the New York Times by Dwight Garner
A New York Times Notable Book of 2019
In the city of Houston – a sprawling, diverse microcosm of America – the son of a black mother and a Latino father is coming of age. He’s working at his family’s restaurant, weathering his brother’s blows, resenting his older sister’s absence. And discovering he likes boys.
Around him, others live and thrive and die in Houston’s myriad neighborhoods: a young woman whose affair detonates across an apartment complex, a ragtag baseball team, a group of young hustlers, hurricane survivors, a local drug dealer who takes a Guatemalan teen under his wing, a reluctant chupacabra.
Bryan Washington’s brilliant, viscerally drawn world vibrates with energy, wit, raw power, and the infinite longing of people searching for home. With soulful insight into what makes a community, a family, and a life, Lot explores trust and love in all its unsparing and unsteady forms.
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