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Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.
Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.
Welcome to Rivers Solomon's dark and wondrous Model Home, a new kind of haunted-house novel.
"Solomon’s genre-defying achievement subverts and reclaims the tropes of the gothic haunted house to create something wholly original and unforgettable."
—Booklist, Starred Review
"Solomon’s genre-defying achievement subverts and reclaims the tropes of the gothic haunted house to create something wholly original and unforgettable."
—Booklist, Starred Review
"Solomon’s genre-defying achievement subverts and reclaims the tropes of the gothic haunted house to create something wholly original and unforgettable."
—Booklist, Starred Review
The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family in the neighborhood. The neighbors acted nice enough, but right away bad things, scary things—the strange and the unexplainable—began to happen in their house. Maybe it was some cosmic trial, a demonic rite of passage into the upper-middle class. Whatever it was, the Maxwells, steered by their formidable mother, stayed put,
The three Maxwell siblings keep their distance from the lily-white gated enclave outside Dallas where they grew up. When their family moved there, they were the only Black family in the neighborhood. The neighbors acted nice enough, but right away bad things, scary things—the strange and the unexplainable—began to happen in their house. Maybe it was some cosmic trial, a demonic rite of passage into the upper-middle class. Whatever it was, the Maxwells, steered by their formidable mother, stayed put,
unwilling to abandon their home, terrors and trauma be damned.
As adults, the siblings could finally get away from the horrors of home, leaving their parents all alone in the house. But when news of their parents' death arrives, Ezri is forced to return to Texas with their sisters, Eve and Emanuelle, to reckon with their family’s past and present, and to find out what happened while they were away. It was not a “natural” death for their parents . . . but was it supernatural?
unwilling to abandon their home, terrors and trauma be damned.
As adults, the siblings could finally get away from the horrors of home, leaving their parents all alone in the house. But when news of their parents' death arrives, Ezri is forced to return to Texas with their sisters, Eve and Emanuelle, to reckon with their family’s past and present, and to find out what happened while they were away. It was not a “natural” death for their parents . . . but was it supernatural?
Rivers Solomon turns the haunted-house story on its head, unearthing the dark legacies of segregation and racism in the suburban American South. Unbridled, raw, and daring, Model Home is the story of secret histories uncovered, and of a queer family battling for their right to live, grieve, and heal amid the terrors of contemporary American life.
Rivers Solomon turns the haunted-house story on its head, unearthing the dark legacies of segregation and racism in the suburban American South. Unbridled, raw, and daring, Model Home is the story of secret histories uncovered, and of a queer family battling for their right to live, grieve, and heal amid the terrors of contemporary American life.
"A profoundly haunting work of true horror from one of the greatest writers working today."
"A profoundly haunting work of true horror from one of the greatest writers working today."
— Sarah Gailey
author of Just Like Home and Magic for Liars
— Sarah Gailey
author of Just Like Home and Magic for Liars
— Sarah Gailey
author of Just Like Home and Magic for Liars
BOOK-INSPIRED DINNERS
BOOK-INSPIRED DINNERS
BOOK-INSPIRED DINNERS
MAVIS-JAY SANDERS
MAVIS-JAY SANDERS
MAVIS-JAY SANDERS
COOKIN'
THE BOOKS
COOKIN'
THE BOOKS
Chef Mavis-Jay is a James Beard Award-Winning culinarian and storyteller working at the intersection of food and social justice, encouraging communities to celebrate the joys of life and humanity through food.
Mavis-Jay will be on-site preparing TWO creative dinners inspired by MODEL HOME, including a 5-course tasting menu.
Chef Mavis-Jay is a James Beard Award-Winning culinarian and storyteller working at the intersection of food and social justice, encouraging communities to celebrate the joys of life and humanity through food.
Mavis-Jay will be on-site preparing TWO creative dinners inspired by MODEL HOME, including a 5-course tasting menu.
CURATED WINE PROGRAM
CURATED WINE PROGRAM
CURATED WINE PROGRAM
BLUEBIRD
WINE & SPIRITS
BLUEBIRD
WINE & SPIRITS
BLUEBIRD
WINE & SPIRITS
FROM PAGE
TO PALATE
FROM PAGE
TO PALATE
Located just down the street from our home for the weekend, Bluebird Wine & Spirits is crafting the wine program.
We'll sip on book-themed wines all weekend, including a glass-for-glass pairing to go with Chef Mavis-Jay's tasting menu on Saturday.
Located just down the street from our home for the weekend, Bluebird Wine & Spirits is crafting the wine program.
We'll sip on book-themed wines all weekend, including a glass-for-glass pairing to go with Chef Mavis-Jay's tasting menu on Saturday.
Located just down the street from our home for the weekend, Bluebird Wine & Spirits is crafting the wine program.
We'll sip on book-themed wines all weekend, including a glass-for-glass pairing to go with Chef Mavis-Jay's tasting menu on Saturday.
HOSTED AT THE COLORFUL
HOSTED AT THE
HOSTED AT THE COLORFUL
STARLITE MOTEL
STARLITE MOTEL
STARLITE MOTEL
MODEL MOTEL
MODEL MOTEL
MODEL MOTEL
Starlite Motel is a lovingly restored 1960’s boutique motel in the Catskills, with vintage modern vibes and LOTS OF COLOR! We kinda like color if you didn't notice…
Starlite Motel is a lovingly restored 1960’s boutique motel in the Catskills, with vintage modern vibes and LOTS OF COLOR! We kinda like color if you didn't notice…
RETRO ROOMS
RETRO ROOMS
RETRO ROOMS
Starlite has a mix of King and Queen rooms, all featuring hardwood floors, retro tiled baths, natural bath products, Chemex coffee maker and more!
Starlite has a mix of King and Queen rooms, all featuring hardwood floors, retro tiled baths, natural bath products, Chemex coffee maker and more!
IT'S GIVING FALLLLL
OK, FALL !!
IT'S GIVING FALLLLL
We'll nature walk to see the leaves in full color, roast s'mores in the fire pits, practice morning yoga, and breathe in that beautiful fall air.
We'll nature walk to see the leaves in full color, roast s'mores in the fire pits, practice morning yoga, and breathe in that beautiful fall air.
We'll nature walk to see the leaves in full color, roast s'mores in the fire pits, practice morning yoga, and breathe in that beautiful fall air.
3% of every booking will be donated to READ 718.
3% of every booking will be donated to READ 718.
3% of every booking will be donated to READ 718.
READ 718 is a nonprofit literacy center based in Brooklyn, NY, providing individualized reading instruction to children from low-income households.
READ 718's mission is to close the literacy gap in Brooklyn and to help ensure educational access and equity for all Brooklyn children.
october '24
booooooooks
take a break
read aloud
PEEP SOME LEAVES
october '24
booooooooks
take a break
read aloud
PEEP SOME LEAVES