With starred reviews from publications including Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal—your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about.
FICTION
Greek Lessons by Han Kang; Translated by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won
“Booker winner Kang (The Vegetarian) explores the borders of the senses in this delicate love story… This brilliant, shimmering work is never at a loss for words even when exploring the mind of a woman who won’t speak, and its pursuit of an authentic, exquisite new form is profound. Once again, Kang demonstrates great visionary power.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Han’s signature elliptical, incisive writing first introduces “she” and “he” as separate loners, each struggling in isolation. What might originally read like a bifurcated narrative deftly intertwines into a haunting exploration of tentative possibilities and yearned-for connections.“—Booklist, starred review
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On sale April 18, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
“Pulitzer Prize finalist Makkai (The Great Believers) knows whereof she writes; she lives on the campus of the boarding school she attended as a teenager, where her husband now teaches and her child is a student. Her lifelong, three-pronged immersion in that culture has resulted in a thought-provoking and delicious tale of life and death and justice that very well may have gone sideways.” —Library Journal, starred review
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On sale February 21, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download, and large print editions
The Last Catastrophe by Allegra Hyde
“These excellent stories dig into ruined biomes and food chains, reveal humans haunted by the ghosts of trees and creatures that have gone extinct. Hyde explores what humanity will do to distract itself from the destruction it’s wreaked and what illusions we’ll create to hide from the damage we’ve done…“—Booklist, starred review
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On sale March 28, 2023 | Available in trade paperback, eBook, and audio download editions
Red London by Alma Katsu
“Katsu’s second book in this taut spy series is even better than the first, Red Widow (2021), with the requisite suspense driving the twist-laden plot. Pair this one with Ava Glass’ Alias Emma (2022), also starring an outstanding, multidimensional protagonist.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale March 14, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
“Sittenfeld’s (Rodham, 2020) meta-romance is an utterly perfect version of itself, a self-aware and pandemic-informed love story that’s no less romantic for being either.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale April 4, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download, cd and large print editions
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal
“Stradal’s second novel goes down easy. Imbued with Midwestern references and the importance of a ‘can-do’ attitude, this warm, witty novel will appeal to fans of Curtis Sittenfeld and Meg Wolitzer.” —Booklist, starred review
“Readers will love watching these truly original characters overcome their challenges and take care of each other. An absolutely delightful read, perfect for a summer day with a good beer and a piece of pie.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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On sale April 18, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, ludio download, and large print editions
The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher
“The conceit of this stirring debut is that its protagonist, Palestinian American Elspeth, is standing at her great-aunt Nuha’s grave, recalling the story of her own life from her extraordinary birth with amazingly cobalt-blue skin until the fourth grade…Near the end of the novel, a character observes that there is no truth except in old women’s tales.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale April 25, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
White Fox by Owen Matthews
“The purely fictional premise is more of a MacGuffin than a galvanizing centerpiece, but the adventure elements of the story, especially the riot and the Siberia trek, are riveting, sort of Brute Force meets The Perfect Storm. A surprising but oddly fitting finale to the saga of a reluctant rebel.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale March 7, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
NONFICTION
Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me out of My Head and into the World by Gretchen Rubin
“Not only does each experiment give Rubin a boost in her sensory awareness; she finds that these explorations also lead to a greater awareness of her body and new and deeper connections with family and friends. This inspiring book will prompt readers to open themselves to the world around them.“—Booklist, starred review
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On sale April 18, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download, and large print editions
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
“A new account of the Wager Mutiny, in which a shipwrecked and starving British naval crew abandoned their captain on a desolate Patagonian island, emphasizes the extreme hardships routinely faced by eighteenth-century seafarers as well as the historical resonance of the dramatic 1741 event.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale April 18, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download, cd and large print editions
AUDIOBOOKS
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez, Read by Joel de la Fuente
“De la Fuente’s perfectly adjusted pacing makes this performance seem like watching a theater performance as he captures a wide range of characters who are full of malice, paralyzing fear, and desire. “—Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (25th Anniversary Edition) by Anne Lamott, Read by Anne Lamott
“Listening to Anne Lamott deliver her classic treatise on writing, life, and the writing life is akin to enrolling in what turns out to be your favorite college seminar. Twenty-five years after publication, and long after Lamott performed an abridged version, we get to appreciate her take on the complete book.“—Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
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