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The goal of the Gulf Coast Reads program  encourages readers throughout the Gulf Coast to discuss a particular book with their neighbors, co-workers, friends and families during October each year.  

2020  Gulf  Coast Reads -- Gods of Jade and Shadow    by sylvia Moreno-garcia

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"The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark,  one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore.
The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather’s house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. 
Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather’s room. She opens it—and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea’s demise, but success could make her dreams come true.
In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucatán to the bright lights of Mexico City—and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld."
NEBULA AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Tordotcom • The New York Public Library • BookRiot
http://www.gulfcoastreads.org​

Past years' Gulf Coast Reads selections include:
2012     Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close   by Jonathan Safran Foer
2013      The Dog Stars   by Peter Heller
2014      Remember Ben Clayton   by Stephen Harrigan
2015      The Promise​ by Ann Weisgarber
2016       The Train  to Crystal City  by  Jan Jarboe Russell
2017        News of the World   by Paulette Jiles
2018       Bluebird, Bluebird by   Attica Locke
2019       The Library Book   by Susan Orlean