Robinson Crusoe Gabrielle Balkan An electrifying debut about a

An electrifying debut about a nonbinary corporate burnout embarking on a road trip from Chicago to Arkansas to find their conspiracy-theorist father

But how close is too close

Even if it means leaving some things behind

This book is for anyone who is ready to take to heart Toni Morrison's instruction: Dream a little before you think

Robinson Crusoe Gabrielle Balkan An electrifying debut about aThis classic story of a shipwrecked mariner on a deserted island is perhaps the greatest adventure in all of English literature. Fleeing from pirates, Robinson Crusoe is swept ashore in a storm possessing only a knife, a box of tobacco, a pipe and the will to survive. His is the saga of a man alone: a man who overcomes self pity and despair to reconstruct his life; who painstakingly teaches himself how to fashion a pot, bake bread, build a canoe; and