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

House of Stone
Novuyo Rosa Tshuma
Published 1/29/19

Pulsing with wit, seduction, and dark humor, House of Stone is a masterful debut that explores the creative, and often destructive, act of history-making.

Golden Child
Claire Adam
Published 1/29/19

A deeply affecting debut novel set in Trinidad, following the lives of a family as they navigate impossible choices about scarcity, loyalty, and love.

At the Wolf's Table
Rosella Postorino
Published 1/29/19

The internationally bestselling novel based on the untold true story of the women conscripted to be Hitler's food tasters.

Dreyer's English
Benjamin Dreyer
Published 1/22/19

A witty, informative guide to writing from Random House's longtime copy chief and one of Twitter's leading language gurus - in the tradition of The Elements of Style.

Holy Lands
Amanda Sthers
Published 1/22/19

A witty, heartwarming, and heart-wrenching epistolary novel about a dysfunctional family - led by a Jewish pig farmer in Israel - struggling to love and accept each other.

Last Boat Out of Shanghai
Helen Zia
Published 1/22/19

The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution - a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today.

A Curse So Dark and Lonely
Brigid Kemmerer
Published 1/29/19

In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.

All the Lives We Ever Lived
Katharine Smyth
Published 1/29/19

A wise, lyrical memoir about the power of literature to help us read our own lives - and see clearly the people we love most.

Black Is the Body
Emily Bernard
Published 1/29/19

An extraordinary, exquisitely written memoir that looks at race in twelve, connected, deeply personal essays.

The Dreamers
Karen Thompson Walker
Published 1/15/19

An ordinary town is transformed by a mysterious illness that triggers perpetual sleep.

The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
Jonas Jonasson
Published 1/15/19

The hysterical, clever, and unforgettable sequel to Jonas Jonasson's international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

When Death Becomes Life
Joshua D. Mezrich
Published 1/15/19

A gifted surgeon illuminates one of the most profound, awe-inspiring, and deeply affecting achievements of modern day medicine - the movement of organs between bodies - in this exceptional work of death and life.

The Woman in the Water
Charles Finch
Published 1/15/19

This chilling new mystery takes readers back to Charles Lenox's very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of London's most brilliant detectives.

The Monk of Mokha
Dave Eggers
Published 1/8/19

From the best-selling author of The Circle and What Is the What, a heart-pounding true story that weaves together the history of coffee, the struggles of everyday Yemenis living through civil war and the courageous journey of a young man - a Muslim ...

Brass
Xhenet Aliu
Published 1/8/19

Told in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice with a timely, tender, and quintessentially American story.

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 Winter Soldier
Daniel Mason
Published 9/11/18

By the international bestselling author of The Piano Tuner, a sweeping and unforgettable love story of a young doctor and nurse at a remote field hospital in the First World War.

The Ninth Hour
Alice McDermott
Published 9/4/18

Rendered with remarkable lucidity and intelligence, Alice McDermott's The Ninth Hour is a crowning achievement of one of the finest American writers at work today