04894cam a2200781 4500 521620597 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250243225 125024322X 9f5311f6-2927-49fd-b0c4-2e3da1a2f90a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4678489 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Lerner, Ben. The Topeka School [Libby] : A Novel. Macmillan Audio, 2019. autofiction. books on tape. American Authors. audiobooks. contemporary fiction. psychiatrist. Coming of age. audio books. therapy. Midwest. Family Saga . American Literature. family drama. metafiction. roman a clef. debating. middle america. autobiographical writing. expansive. new york magazine best books of the year. washington post best books of the year. npr best books of the year. new york times notable books of the year. time magazine best books of the year. topeka kansas. vogue magazine best books of the year. new york public library best books of the year. new york times best books of the year. nypl best books. the tls best books of the year. vulture magazine best books. esquire magazine best books of the year. barack obama's favorite books of the year. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 291MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 291MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<p><b>Named one of the most anticipated fall books by:</b><br /> <i>Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Vogue, Vulture</i>, <i>The Observer, Kirkus, Lit Hub,</i> <i>The Millions, The Week, Oprah Magazine, The Paris Review Daily, Nylon, Pacific Standard, Publishers Weekly, Slate, The Philadelphia Inquirer</i>, and <i>The Guardian</i><br /> <br /> <b>From the award-winning author of <i>10:04</i> and <i>Leaving the Atocha Station</i>, a tender and expansive family drama set in the American Midwest at the turn of the century: a tale of adolescence, transgression, and the conditions that have given rise to the trolls and tyrants of the New Right.</b><br /> <br /> Adam Gordon is a senior at Topeka High School, class of '97. His mother, Jane, is a famous feminist author; his father, Jonathan, is an expert at getting "lost boys" to open up. They both work at a psychiatric clinic that has attracted staff and patients from around the world. Adam is a renowned debater, expected to win a national championship before he heads to college. He is one of the cool kids, ready to fight or, better, freestyle about fighting if it keeps his peers from thinking of him as weak. Adam is also one of the seniors who bring the loner Darren Eberheart—who is, unbeknownst to Adam, his father's patient—into the social scene, to disastrous effect.</p> <p>Deftly shifting perspectives and time periods, <i>The Topeka School</i> is the story of a family, its struggles and its strengths: Jane's reckoning with the legacy of an abusive father, Jonathan's marital transgressions, the challenge of raising a good son in a culture of toxic masculinity. It is also a riveting prehistory of the present: the collapse of public speech, the trolls and tyrants of the New Right, and the ongoing crisis of identity among white men.</p> <p>Cover photograph from The Wichita Eagle. © 1990 McClatchy. All rights reserved. Used under license. Kansas.com</p>. Media Type: Audiobook. National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. Pulitzer Prize Finalist. Notable Books for Adults. 10 Best Books of 2019. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. Linari, Nancy. Berkrot, Peter. Wright, Tristan. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4678489-TheTopekaSchool.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9f5311f6-2927-49fd-b0c4-2e3da1a2f90a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4678489-TheTopekaSchool.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=9f5311f6-2927-49fd-b0c4-2e3da1a2f90a&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)