Reviews of the best new books, and previews of dozens of books publishing soon

French Exit
Patrick deWitt
Published 8/28/18

From bestselling author Patrick deWitt, a brilliant and darkly comic novel about a wealthy widow and her adult son who flee New York for Paris in the wake of scandal and financial disintegration.

Sold on a Monday
Kristina McMorris
Published 8/28/18

From New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris comes another unforgettable novel inspired by a stunning piece of history.

Gone So Long
Andre Dubus III
Published 10/2/18

Andre Dubus III's first novel in a decade is a masterpiece of thrilling tension and heartrending empathy.

Dry
Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Published 10/2/18

When the California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, one teen is forced to make life and death decisions for her family.

The Apprentice
Greg Miller
Published 10/2/18

It has been called the political crime of the century: a foreign government, led by a brutal authoritarian leader, secretly interfering with the American presidential election to help elect the candidate of its choice.

Listen to the Marriage
John Jay Osborn
Published 10/2/18

A riveting drama of marital therapy.

American Prison
Shane Bauer
Published 9/18/18

A ground-breaking and brave inside reckoning with the nexus of prison and profit in America: in one Louisiana prison and over the course of our country's history.

Heartland
Sarah Smarsh
Published 9/18/18

A perfect companion to Evicted and Nickel and Dimed, Heartland reveals one woman's experience of working class poverty with a startlingly observed, eye-opening, and topical personal story.

The Dinosaur Artist
Paige Williams
Published 9/11/18

New Yorker magazine staff writer Paige Williams explores the riveting and perilous world of fossil collectors in this true tale of one Florida man's attempt to sell a dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia.

Transcription
Kate Atkinson
Published 9/25/18

A dramatic story of WWII espionage, betrayal, and loyalty, by the #1 bestselling author of Life After Life.

Your Duck Is My Duck
Deborah Eisenberg
Published 9/25/18

A much-anticipated collection of brilliantly observant short stories from one of the great American masters of the form.

Washington Black
Esi Edugyan
Published 9/18/18

A dazzling new novel about a boy who rises from the ashes of slavery to become a free man of the world.

Five-Carat Soul
James McBride
Published 9/25/18

Exciting new fiction from James McBride, the first since his National Book Award–winning novel The Good Lord Bird.

The End We Start From
Megan Hunter
Published 9/18/18

A searing original, a modern-day parable of rebirth and renewal, of maternal bonds, and the instinct to survive and thrive in the absence of all that's familiar.

A Disappearance in Damascus
Deborah Campbell
Published 9/18/18

In the midst of an unfolding international crisis, renowned journalist Deborah Campbell finds herself swept up in the mysterious disappearance of Ahlam, her guide and friend. Campbell's frank, personal account of a journey through fear and the ...

The Golden House
Salman Rushdie
Published 6/5/18

A modern American epic set against the panorama of contemporary politics and culture—a hurtling, page-turning mystery that is equal parts The Great Gatsby and The Bonfire of the Vanities

Do Not Become Alarmed
Maile Meloy
Published 6/5/18

From a beloved, award-winning writer, the much-anticipated novel about what happens when two families go on a tropical vacation - and the children go missing.

Salt Houses
Hala Alyan
Published 6/5/18

From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut novel about a Palestinian family caught between present and past, between displacement and home.