The Atlas of Reds and Blues

A remarkable and structurally compelling autobiographical novel based on the author's life, The Atlas of Reds and Blues imagines a fundamental difference in one detail of her past: what if, when her home was raided by officers searching for evidence of a crime her husband did not commit, the author/narrator was shot? Laskar's husband, a tenured professor, was wrongly accused of racketeering (covered at length in The New York Times ) Showcasing the southern United States' simmering suburban racial tensions and powerful xenophobia, The Atlas of Reds and Blues is a timely story told from the perspective of the second-generation immigrant. Strong candidate for ABA's Indies Introduce and B&N Discover programs Laskar is a wonderful novelist, and this is a beautiful, relatable novel perfect for book clubs and reading groups Art, activism, and anger surge through the novel as both motivating and healing forces Northern California-based author; ARCs available at NCIBA, SCIBA, and ALA Midwinter Author is a native of Chapel Hill, NC and received her MFA from Columbia, so has strong ties on both coasts Lexile Measure: 980L