The Rarest Fruit: A Novel Memoir_Gift_Guide No one even blinks twice

No one even blinks twice over a missing Black girl from public housing because she must've brought whatever happened to her upon herself

Morgan vice-president who almost single-handedly introduced the world to magic mushrooms

Throw your own Nantucket Clam Bake

this unforgettable memoir is “a testament to Spears’s essential fortitude of spirit—something that burns off these pages” (The Telegraph)

The Rarest Fruit: A Novel Memoir_Gift_Guide No one even blinks twiceNEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Washington Independent Review of Books A gorgeous novel.New York Times Based on a true story, The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the secret history of a beloved flavor. Born into slavery, orphaned at an early age, and raised by a passionate botanist on Runion Island, Edmond Albius will defy the expectations of his time and, with his extraordinary natural