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THIS WEEK
I Could Be Famous
A Very Cold Winter
The Hitch
An IndianAmerican woman questions the integrity of her neighbors when they blame her for her wife’s mysterious disappearance in Thrity Umrigar’s Missing Sam.
Underground cartoonist Bill Griffith draws the life of his grandfather, pioneering photographer William Henry
Jackson, in
Photographic
Memory.
Jo Segura sends out her Raiders of the Lost Heart series with The Lust Crusade, which follows its protagonists on a treasure hunt through Greece.
The Emotions
The Ballad of the Last Guest
The Aquatics
Superhero
Pushcart Prize L: Best of the Small Presses
The Book of Luke
When the Fire ies Dance
Lost Lambs
Before I Forget
The Gallagher Place
The World at Home
Missing Sam
Her Beautiful Life
Dark Humor
Edge: A Detective Harriet Foster Thriller
The Quiet Mother
Friends and Liars
Spasm
The Night Watcher
The Living and the Dead: A Novel About a Crime
The Privileged
Artifact
The Curse of the Cole Women
A Steep and Savage Path
The Luminous Fairies and Mothra
30Seven
The Lust Crusade
Last First Kiss
Rules of the Heart
The Happiness Collector
Bed Chemistry
A Most Worthy Husband
The Rebel with Broken Strings
Christmas Romance
Her Pretty Knight
Not Exactly Mr. Darcy
Plain Jane’s Secret Admirer
Whispers at Painswick Court
Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and the American West
Patchwork: A Graphic Biography of Jane Austen Kate Evans.
E Corus Wave
Our Reviewers
Do More in Four: Why It’s Time for a Shorter Workweek
Joe O’Connor and Jared Lindzon. Harvard
When Worlds Quake:
The Quest to Understand the Interior of the Earth and Beyond
Hrvoje Tkalčić. Princeton Univ., $29.95
Getting to Reparations:
How Building a Different America Requires a Reckoning with Our Past
In Return of the King, historian Thomas Aiello links Muhammad Ali’s 1970 boxing comeback to an accompanying surge of Black political power in Atlanta.
Pure White podcaster Sarah Meoslener’s After Purity traces the connection between evangelical Christianity and racism in the U.S.
Duet: An Artful History of Music
Dig Me a Grave: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Who Seduced the South
Richard A. Harpootlian, with Shaun Assael.
After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan’s Memory Palace
A Long Game: Notes on Writing Fiction
Return of the King: e Rebirth of Muhammad Ali and the Rise of Atlanta
Comebacks: e Return of the Aging Film Star
E Paradox of the Organism: Adaptation and Internal Con ict
Cells: The Illustrated Story of Life
Battle of the Arctic: The Maritime Epic of World War II
Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America
After Purity: Race, Sex, and Religion in White Christian America
Astro Herbalism: Holistic Wellness and Self-Discovery Through Herbalism and Astrology
Freely Sober: Rethinking Alcohol Through the Lens of Faith
The Sea Captain’s Wife:
A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
Lost Synagogues of Europe: Paintings and History
My Son, the Priest: A Mother’s Crisis of Faith
I’m the Worst: How Freedom Is Found in Admitting Our Faults
Suuban’s First Day:
A First Day of Herding Story
Rock and Roll
Unfunny Bunny
Daddy Plays a Mean Guitar
X Marks the Haunt
A Tale of Plagues and Perfumes
Time to Go, Sid!
Sweets, Sparkles, Sky
Reach
Oxford Blood
16 Forever
The Swan’s Daughter
Gumshoe
Wallflower
Wrong Friend Charise Mericle Harper, illus. by Rory
Children of the Night (When Monsters Wake #1) Victoria Setian, illus. by Savanna
Fros, Fades, and Braids: A Brief History of Black Hair in America
Indie Spotlight
BookLife Talks with Benjamin Plumb
BookLife Talks with Anna Dao
Isabel, Anacaona & Columbus’s Demise: 1498—1502 Retold
Bright Before Us, Like a Flame Edited by Sasa Aakil & Kathy Crutcher
Meet Lusia (Lucy) Harrris-Stewart: The Amazing, Amazing Basketball Sensation
Deeply researched, devastating novel of the dawn of Caribbean colonialism.
Powerhouse anthology highlighting the works of diverse young writers.
Women’s basketball pioneer gets her due in this detailed and inspiring biography.
Grabtown
The Passionate Sister
Slow Bright Things
Moving, redemptive story of a beloved mother and addict.
Tender, healing lesbian romance between two older women.
Small-town thriller of secrets, silence, and buried mystery.
Eye in the Blue Box: Eyes of Awakening, Book One
When Shadows Burn
Vengeance Is Hers
Dark small-town thriller examining the line between justice and obsession.
Classic Southern Gothic horror with plenty of modern twists.
Fast-paced dark fantasy packed with deadly challenges and monsters.
Fishing the Unexpected: Navigating the Unpredictable Waters of Entrepreneurship
13: Stone Corners and Other Stories
Powerful analysis of business missteps, with concrete solutions.
Uneasy tales melding the supernatural with memory, pain, and secrets.
Amazing Hummingbirds You Can Find In Arizona: Strategies for Attracting, Feeding, and Photographing These Miniature Marvels
A Truth Versus the Truth: How Religious People Embrace or Resist the Modern World
Hope On The Border
Thought-provoking resource gauging how faith intersects with contemporary life.
Powerful account of humanitarian efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Informative look at Arizona’s hummingbirds, with gorgeous photography.
Momma May Be Mad: A Memoir
Stateless in Paradise: A Stranded Soul’s Fight for Freedom
Harrowing recovery memoir extols honest writing as path to peace.
Beautifully rendered memoir of the harsh realities of LGBTQ exile.
The following are reviews of self-published titles that have previously appeared in PW
Best Offer Wins
Author Marisa Kashino
Agent, UTA Meredith Miller
Coordinator, UTA Ethan Schlatter
Junior Designer, Celadon Books Chloé Dorgan
VP and Editor-in-Chief, Celadon Books Ryan Doherty
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