A hilarious and razor-sharp debut

Ask a Bookseller · Jan 10, 2020 · 2m

Every week, The Thread checks in with booksellers around the country about their favorite books of the moment. This week, we spoke to Danny Caine from The Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kan.Bookseller Danny Caine describes Kiley Reid’s debut as “a hilarious and razor-sharp novel that kind of skewers a lot of issues of race and privilege and obsession.”The book follows a young black woman, Emira Tucker, who works for a wealthy white family. “The drama between this babysitter and the family is really hilarious, but also incredibly smart just about the way class and race works. It’s a book that’s…