
The Sentence
Louise Erdrich · 2021
A Native American bookstore in Minneapolis is haunted by the ghost of its most difficult customer, set against the real events of 2020: George Floyd's murder outside the window, pandemic lockdowns, the uprising. Erdrich makes the immediate historical into literature with characteristic grace.
Best of Last 10 Years · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.