Meet Me at the Crossroads, Megan Giddings
Meet Me at the Crossroads, Megan Giddings
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Meet Me at the Crossroads
A Novel

Author: Megan Giddings

Narrator: Brittany Bradford

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 06/03/2025


Synopsis

A LIBRARY READS PICKFrom the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and possibly perilous new world beckons.On an ordinary summer morning, the world is changed by the appearance of seven mysterious doors that seemingly lead to another world. People are, of course, mesmerized and intrigued: A new dimension filled with beauty and resources beckons them to step into an adventure. But, perhaps inevitably, people soon learn that what looks like paradise may very well be filled with danger.Ayanna and Olivia, two Black midwestern teens—and twin sisters—have different ideas of what may lie in the world beyond. But will their personal bond endure such wanton exploration? And when one of them goes missing, will the other find solace on her own? And will she uncover the circumstances of what truly happened to her once constant companion and best friend?Megan Giddings brings her customarily brilliant and eye-opening powers of storytelling to give us a narrative that dazzles the senses and bewitches the mind. Meet Me at the Crossroads is an unforgettable novel about faith, love, and family from one of today’s most exciting and surprising young writers.

About Megan Giddings

Megan Giddings is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Her novel, Lakewood, was one of New York magazine’s 10 best books of 2020, one of NPR’s best books of 2020, a Michigan Notable book for 2021, a nominee for two NAACP Image Awards, and a finalist for a 2020 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in The Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction category. Her second novel, The Women Could Fly, was named one of the Washington Post’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy novels of 2022, one of Vulture’s Best Fantasy books of 2022, and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Her work has received support from the Barbara Deming Foundation and Hedgebrook. She lives in Minneapolis.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on March 30, 2025

Sometimes, the best stories start with impossible things. In Megan Giddings' latest novel, seven mysterious doors appear one summer morning in the Midwest. But the real story isn't about the doors—it's about two sisters who see them differently. Ayanna and Olivia are twins, the kind who finish each o......more

Goodreads review by Ladiami on March 10, 2025

This book was both mesmerizing and heartbreaking. Ayanna’s story gripped me from the start—her twin sister, Olivia, disappears through one of the seven mysterious doors that suddenly appear across the world, and Ayanna is left behind, drowning in guilt. Why was it Olivia who vanished and not her? He......more

Goodreads review by Lois on June 06, 2025

I have read this author's previous 2 novels, Lakewood & The Women Could Fly, and loved both. I was very excited to be approved for this, her 3rd novel, as an advance reader. This wasn't at all what I was expecting and I was pleasantly surprised with what was explored. This functions primarily as a c......more

Goodreads review by Lit_Vibrations on June 07, 2025

Special thanks to the author, @amistadbooks, & @hearourvoicestours for my gifted copy‼️ Delivering a mind-bending speculative fiction novel that ventures into faith, religion, love, loss, and grief. Giddings presents readers with a rare premise that’s both intriguing and thought provoking but feels j......more

Goodreads review by Brandie on June 08, 2025

This is my first book that I have read by Megan Giddings and I am blown away by this book. This is a speculative fiction book where we are introduced to seven doors that have randomly appeared. With these doors bring curiosity and wonder. And so the story takes place in Michigan where meet to twins:......more