Michael Shum

Milkweed Books: This spirited debut is my go-to pick lately when customers come into the store wanting a temporary respite from the news. The novel tracks the lives of a few workers and gamblers at a mysterious casino in the Pacific Northwest. The reading payoff is huge, and comes from having the story told by someone on the inside, who knows this world and can show us its grimness and its greater glories. So readable, so fun, and so wonderfully cinematic. (Roseanne)
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