Hey, y'all, it's me back with another book to tell you about. If you love contemporary retellings of

classic novels like James by Percival Everett, then let me tell you about your next favorite book.

It's called The Great Man and it is a retelling of the Great Gatsby, but it is set among the black upper class of post-war Los Angeles

and is inspired by real-life historic events. It follows Charlie Tremel, a young veteran who is

lured by his cousin Marguerite to the esteemed West Adams Heights, L.A.'s newly recristened Sugar Hill, a place for black elites. As Charlie

navigates a landscape rife with ambition, betrayal, and societal turmoil, he soon finds himself

beside the dazzling James Reaper man, facing a pivotal decision that could end in tragedy.

Whether you've read or not read

the Great Gatsby, you're going to like The Great Man. The Great Man is out now. It is by

Kira Davis-Lurie, and you can find it wherever books are sold. Over the course of the project,

I was lucky to benefit from advice from authors that I

really admire. And one person who was generous with their time was Patrick Raddenkief. And I remember

having a conversation with him about how I could have researched this book until the end of

my life. Like I could have lived to be Rosa Royce and Blit years old and still be

researching. You know, it was a comforting process for me. It was an exciting process for me. But I also

had to know when to stop and when to start writing. And I think it was helpful to talk to Patrick about

that because he was like, yes, I think that that's true for all narrative nonfiction writers. You have to, you have to just start writing at some point.

Welcome to the Stacks, a podcast about books and the people who read them. I'm your host,

Tracy Thomas, and today I am joined by journalist and debut author

Haley Cohen Gilliland to discuss her new book, A Flower Traveled in My Blood, the incredible true

story of the grandmothers who fought to find a stolen generation of children. This book tells the story

of the abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, a group of grandmothers who challenged

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