What Fiction are you reading this week, July 16, 2023?

[KPN]

1. Yikes -- 105?! No AC? Take good care of yourself hermetic. ... So, I just started

The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon. First time I've read Chabon. So far it seems interesting, but I'm not quite sold on his writing style yet. I'm only about 40 pages into it and haven't quite adapted my reading ear to his style, so we'll see.

Plot Summary: In the alternative-history novel, The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007), American author Michael Chabon imagines that during World War II, Jewish refugees were settled in Sitka, Alaska and that the State of Israel was destroyed in 1948. As a result, Sitka—now a thriving, Yiddish-speaking metropolitan area—is the center of the Jewish Diaspora. However, this year, the American government is due to return control of Sitka to the state government of Alaska. In this context, Sitka detective Meyer Landsman is ordered not to investigate a murder, in order to avoid bad publicity, but he presses ahead with the investigation anyway. The Yiddish Policemen's Union won many awards for science-fiction writing, including the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel.