{"product_id":"the-book-of-chuck","title":"The Book of Chuck","description":"\u003cp\u003eby LaToya Watkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiny Reparations Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\/18\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9780593854549\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary new novel about family, legacy, and an inherited curse, from National Book Award-nominated author LaToya Watkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet across Texas and spanning four generations, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e is a gimlet-eyed investigation into birthright and belonging through the story of one family in which certain members have clairvoyant powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Pa, no go. Him burn.\" When baby Nannie utters these prophetic words in 1936, she marks herself as cursed. The ability to see death before it happens forever changes the course of her life, and the lives of her descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty years later, Chuck is about to become a father. He intends to make a home filled with love, unlike the one he was born into. But when he begins paying visits to his estranged mother, Nannie, in search of answers, she starts pushing him away from the life he's always wanted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the cusp of a new millennium, and Baby is on the precipice of major change. Her mother is packing up their home and moving them into a religious community that believes the world is ending. But when Baby begins to have surprising visions of death, she investigates her lineage, piecing together what she can about her father, Chuck, and her family's deeply shrouded past. These visions, once seen as a curse, become an indelible link to her history--recasting what she thought she understood of love, parentage, and prophecy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This astonishes.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Moving back and forth in time and among characters, Watkins portrays a family bound together by a curse that might also be a blessing. Her lyrical prose and empathetic exploration of generational trauma will appeal to readers of Jesmyn Ward, Ayana Mathis, and Zelda Lockhart.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"LaToya Watkins's \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Chuck\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous meditation on time, family, regret and how we're shaped by the people we love and those who loved us, even long after they're gone. Watkins's characters breathe and weep and laugh on the page--Baby, Lettie and of course Chuck himself--all came alive for me in a way that's so rare and so precious.\" -- Tara Conklin, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaToya Watkins\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning author of two books. Her short story collection, \u003ci\u003eHoller, Child\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the National Book Award and was the winner of the Reading the West Book Award in Fiction and the Writers' League of Texas Book Award in Fiction. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003ePerish\u003c\/i\u003e, was published to great acclaim in 2022. LaToya's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003e A Public Space, The Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. She lives and teaches in a suburb of Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53617797464347,"sku":"Book of Chuck","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/717iSsS8SpL._SL1500.jpg?v=1787072344","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-chuck","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}