The Names of the New World

Available from Nook & Cranny Books when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

A ferocious superstorm strikes Minneapolis, obliterating swaths of the city in minutes. In its wake, three people forge an unlikely bond that will shape their lives for the next twenty-five years: Naomi, a lawyer and an amateur MMA fighter, is a Pacific Islander transplanted to the Midwest for her less-than-satisfying career; Amaré, an investment banker, has grand designs for all the money he’s about to make; and Raheem, a diesel mechanic, is nearly paralyzed by the storm and struggles to save h