Until I read the glowing tribute to Memorial, his just-published novel, I must confess that I had never heard of Bryan Washington. (Here are the reviews from the Washington Post and New York Times.) But the 35-year-old gay African-American writer was already getting plenty of buzz before that for Lot, a short story collection that Barack Obama named one of his favorite books in 2019. Lot also earned Washington a 5 Under 35 honor from the National Book Foundation and won several other awards. I've just ordered both books, and if they live up to the praise, I expect to nominate at least one of them for our next reading list. If any of you have read either, let me know what you think.
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