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A finalist for the Dublin Literary Award, NOOPIMING by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is utterly unforgettable.

“This imaginative book is what would happen if we gave pen and paper to the deepest, most secretive parts of ourselves. . . Leanne Betasamosake Simpson dares to not only explore the humanity of a character, but the humanity of the parts that make us whole, in a world running on empty.”

—Catherine Hernandez, bestselling author of Scarborough

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This story doesn’t even touch on how this book became a bestseller, but I can guess: a publicist who believed in the title and worked every angle, along with a publishing team that priced, packaged, promoted, and reprinted the book so it found its audience. These things don’t happen by accident. It takes a team and a lot of hard work.

How a book about evangelicals, Trump and militant masculinity became a surprise bestseller When it came out in paperback last month, the book shot up to the bestseller list.

This ain’t over

Nearly half of Republicans support yesterday’s invasion of the US Capitol Some Trump supporters, meanwhile, are blaming the violence on Antifa