Books Not To Miss | Starred Reviews From the August Issue

Titles to note across fiction, nonfiction, audio, graphic novels, and reference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO

Straczynski, J. Michael. Earthlight. Books on Tape.

MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

Adams, Ellery. The Little Lost Library. Kensington Cozies.

Bowen, Rhys. The Rose Arbor. Lake Union.

Lynch, Christina. Pony Confidential. Berkley.

Mara, Andrea. Someone in the Attic. Pamela Dorman: Viking.

Munier, Paula. The Night Woods. Minotaur: St. Martin’s.

Welsh-Huggins, Andrew. Sick to Death. Swallow.

Williams, Beatriz & others. The Author’s Guide to Murder. Morrow.

SF/FANTASY

Caruso, Melissa. The Last Hour Between Worlds. Orbit.

Hiiragi, Sanaka. The Lantern of Lost Memories. Grand Central.

Klune, TJ. Somewhere Beyond the Sea. Tor.

Mammay, Michael. Darkside. Harper Voyager.

Pearson, Mary E. The Courting of Bristol Keats. Flatiron.

Sivinski, Stacy. The Crescent Moon Tearoom. Atria.

ROMANCE

Boone, Georgia K. I’ll Be Gone for Christmas. Avon.

Carter, Ally. The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year. Avon.

Cassidy, Holly. The Christmas Countdown. Putnam.

Elliot, Amanda. Love You a Latke. Berkley.

Long, Julie Anne. The Beast Takes a Bride.

Murphy, Julie & Sierra Simone. A Jingle Bell Mingle. Avon.

Robb, Kate. Prime Time Romance. Dial.

FICTION

Cardinal, Ann Dávila. We Need No Wings. Sourcebooks Landmark.

Chidgey, Catherine. The Axeman’s Carnival. Europa.

Pyun, Hye-young. To the Kennels: And Other Stories. Arcade: Skyhorse.

CLASSIC RETURNS

Asturias, Miguel Ángel. Men of Maize. Penguin Classics.

Lim, Eugene. Fog & Car. Coffee House.

Reed, Cameron. The Fortunate Fall. Tor.

Russ, Joanna. On Strike Against God. The Feminist Press at CUNY.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Brubaker, Ed (text) & Sean Phillips (illus.). Houses of the Unholy. Image Comics.

Moore, Alan & Steve Moore. The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic. Top Shelf Prods.

Shaw, Dash. Blurry. New York Review Comics.

ARTS & HUMANITIES

Aduba, Uzo. The Road Is Good: How a Mother’s Strength Became a Daughter’s Purpose. Viking.

Boyd, Joe. And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music. ZE Bks.

Carlin, Shannon. Witches Run Amok: The Oral History of Disney’s Hocus Pocus. Hyperion Avenue.

Smyth, J.E. Mary C. McCall Jr.: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Most Powerful Screenwriter. Columbia Univ. p.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Radclyffe, Oliver. Frighten the Horses: A Memoir. Roxane Gay Bks.

Smolar, Piotr. Bad Jew: A Family’s Quest from the Minsk Ghetto to Netanyahu’s Israel. Other Press.

Stea, Jonathan N. Mind the Science: Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry. Oxford

PARENTING

Leighton, Chip. What Time Is Noon?: Hilarious Texts, Ridiculous Feedback, and Not-So-Subtle Advice from Teenagers. Countryman. 

Loechner, Erin. The Opt-Out Family: How To Give Your Kids What Technology Can’t. Zondervan

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Beranbaum, Rose Levy & Woody Wolston. The Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition. Morrow Cookbooks.

Martin, Melissa M. Bayou: Feasting Through the Seasons of a Cajun Life. Artisan.

Shanti, Ashleigh. Our South: Black Food Through My Lens. Union Square & Co.

Velez, Paola. Bodega Bakes: Recipes for Sweets and Treats Inspired by My Corner Store. Union Square & Co.

REFERENCE

Radico, Julie & others. You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health First-Aid Kit. The Experiment. 

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