My Baby First Birthday Steve Rinella James Baldwin’s bestselling first novel—a

James Baldwin’s bestselling first novel—a coming-of-age story that depicts incredible resilience in pursuit of self-invention

He takes us into the world of Mexican-American gang members

Here Jansson takes a darker look at the subjects that animate the best of her work

would go on to inspire a new school of writing

Kitty's amorous pursuit takes her from rancorous academic committee rooms and lecture halls to French cathedrals and Parisian rooming houses

My Baby First Birthday Steve Rinella James Baldwin’s bestselling first novel—aAuthor Contributor(s): Zhang, Jenny Publisher: Tin House Date: 5 12 2020 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW A New York Public Library Best Book of 2020 A Best Read of 2020 at Ms. Magazine To read Jenny Zhang is to embrace primal states: pleasure, hunger, longing and rage. TIME Radiant and tender, My Baby First Birthday is a collection that examines innocence, asking us who gets to be loved and who has to deplete themselves just to survive. Jenny Zhang