So Far GoneJess Walter. Harper, $30 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-286814-5
Walter (The Cold Millions) serves up a rollicking and heartrending adventure about a broken man determined to set things right in an increasingly divided America. Rhys Kinnick, a retired environmental reporter, has been estranged from his family for several years after punching his Christia... Continue reading »
We Don’t Talk About CarolKristen L. Berry. Bantam, $30 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-97443-8
Berry debuts with a striking and soulful crime novel about a woman investigating her aunt’s decades-old disappearance. Publicist Sydney Singleton draws on her skills as a former investigative reporter when she learns, after her grandmother’s death, that she had an aunt she never knew about. After a ... Continue reading »
The God and the GwisinSophie Kim. Del Rey, $19 trade paper (416p) ISBN 978-0-593-59968-6
A god reunites with the reincarnation of his past lover in this spellbinding standalone sequel to Kim’s The God and the Gumiho. God of deceit Seokga has been fruitlessly following the Red Thread of Fate on his finger in search of the most recent reincarnation of his lost love, Hani, for the... Continue reading »
Fan FavoriteAdrienne Gunn. Grand Central, $18.99 trade paper (384p) ISBN 978-1-5387-6825-9
Gunn debuts with a hilarious romance exploring the ways in which pop culture influences every aspect of life, from the products people buy to their perceptions of love. Reality TV junkie Edie Pepper, 35, is decidedly unhappy with her life following a bad breakup and a series of even worse hookups. S... Continue reading »
The Once and Future RiotJoe Sacco. Metropolitan, $27.99 (144p) ISBN 978-1-2508-8026-0
In 2013, in Western Uttar Pradesh, India, two Hindu cousins killed a Muslim man, and an angry crowd killed them in retaliation. This is the conflict Sacco (Paying the Land) investigates in his meticulous and beautifully crafted account of religious and territorial strife. Massive riots ensu... Continue reading »
rock flightHasib Hourani. New Directions, $16.95 trade paper (80p) ISBN 978-0-8112-3885-4
This urgent debut from Hourani spotlights Palestine’s struggle for liberation through a book-length poem interwoven with personal history. Hourani grapples with how to find adequate language to confront histories of occupation and genocide: “the more time i spend with words/ the more i realize that ... Continue reading »
The Long March HomeMarcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee. Revell, $26.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-8007-4275-1
In this tour de force from Brotherton (A Bright and Blinding Sun) and Lee (A Single Light), four friends’ lives change irrevocably when America becomes embroiled in WWII. In 1930s Mobile, Ala., preacher’s son Jimmy Propfield shares an idyllic upbringing with childhood sweetheart Cl... Continue reading »
A Year with the Seals: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sea’s Most Charismatic and Controversial CreaturesAlix Morris. Algonquin, $30 (304p) ISBN 978-1-64375-501-4
Science writer Morris debuts with a captivating account of traveling North America to investigate contentious debates over what to do with booming seal populations, which have rebounded in recent decades thanks to the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act. On the coast of Maine, Morris finds a simmering... Continue reading »
Brunch Season: A Year of Delicious Mornings from the Buttermilk KitchenSuzanne Vizethann. Gibbs Smith, $35 (208p) ISBN 978-1-4236-6563-2
“Breakfast should be treated with respect,” asserts chef Vizethann (Welcome to Buttermilk Kitchen) in this delightful collection of recipes for creating tasty brunches. Emphasizing the importance of using fresh produce at its peak, she divides the recipes by each of the four seasons. Highli... Continue reading »
Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald TrumpMolly Worthen. Convergent, $32 (464p) ISBN 978-0-593-72900-7
The “story of American charisma” is one of destructive leaders advertising apocalyptic futures, institutionalists wielding big government, and trailblazers fighting for social progress, according to this illuminating intellectual history. Worthen (Apostles of Reason), a history professor at... Continue reading »
No More ChairsDan Gill, illus. by Susan Gal. Little, Brown, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-316-55269-1
Per an author’s note, Gill draws from his own childhood in this affecting dual-timeline story about acceptance. The central account’s setting is mid-century New York City, where pale-skinned Daniel and his best friend Archie, who reads as Black, head to a classmate’s birthday party. After the pair a... Continue reading »
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