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New Julia Alvarez, Laugh-Out-Loud Essays, & 48 Other Exemplary Titles | Starred Reviews, Mar. 2020
Essential titles reviewed in our March 2020 print issue, spanning fiction, graphic novels, romance, mystery/suspense, sf/fantasy, and more.
Mystery & Suspense
Boyle, William. City of Margins. Pegasus Crime.
Coben, Harlan. The Boy from the Woods. Grand Central.
James, Rebecca. The Woman in the Mirror. Minotaur: St. Martin’s.
Raybourn, Deanna. A Murderous Relation. Berkley.
Wendelboe, C.M. The Marshal and the Mystical Mountain. Five Star: Cengage.
SF/Fantasy
Muir, Tamsyn. Harrow the Ninth. Tor.com.
Vo, Nghi. The Empress of Salt and Fortune. Tor.com.
Romance
Lorret, Vivienne. Lord Holt Takes a Bride. Avon.
Rodale, Maya. An Heiress To Remember. Avon.
Parenting
Levine, Madeline. Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids To Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World. Harper.
Self-Help
McHargue, Mike. You’re a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass): Embracing the Emotions, Habits, and Mystery That Make You You. Convergent.
Montague, Brad. Becoming Better Grownups: Rediscovering What Matters and Remembering How To Fly. Avery.
Sally, David. One Step Ahead: Mastering the Art and Science of Negotiation. St. Martin’s.
Fiction
Alvarez, Julia. Afterlife. Algonquin
Christie, Michael. Greenwood. Hogarth: Crown.
Feldman, Ellen. Paris Never Leaves You. Griffin: St. Martin’s.
Hadlow, Janice. The Other Bennet Sister. Holt.
Jedrowski, Tomasz. Swimming in the Dark. Morrow.
Kidd, Sue Monk. The Book of Longings. Viking.
Nicholls, David. Sweet Sorrow. Houghton Harcourt.
Arts & Humanities
Harris, Susan K. Mark Twain, the World, and Me: Following the Equator, Then and Now. Univ. of Alabama.
Holmes, Jasmine L. Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope. IVP.
Irby, Samantha. Wow, No Thank You: Essays. Vintage.
Misumi, Noriko. Joyful Mending: Visible Repairs for the Perfectly Imperfect Things We Love! Tuttle.
Stein, Gertrude. The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas. Penguin.
Social Sciences
Frank, Richard. Tower of Skulls: A History of the Asia-Pacific War. Vol. I: July 1937–May 1942. Norton.
Fry, Zachery A. A Republic in the Ranks: Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac. Univ. of North Carolina.
Gevisser, Mark. The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World’s Queer Frontiers. Farrar.
Holley, Joe. Sutherland Springs: God, Guns, and Hope in a Texas Town. Hachette.
Hubbard, Ben. MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammad bin Salman. Tim Duggan: Crown.
Ivester, Jo. Once a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey. She Writes.
Kalb, Bess. Nobody Will Tell You This But Me. Knopf.
Mansel, Philip. King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV. Univ. of Chicago.
Menkedick, Sarah. Ordinary Insanity: Fear and the Silent Crisis of Motherhood in America. Pantheon.
Schwarz, Geraldine. Those Who Forget: My Family’s Story in Nazi Europe. Scribner. tr. from French by Laura Marris.
Streeter, Leslie Gray. Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like “Journey” in the Title. Little, Brown.
Science & Technology
Ansel, Dominique. Everyone Can Bake: Simple Recipes To Master and Mix. S. & S.
Curl, Jami. Baking Gold: How To Bake (Almost) Everything with 3 Doughs, 2 Batters, and 1 Magic Mix. Ten Speed: Crown.
Dorsey, Ray & others. Ending Parkinson’s Disease: A Prescription for Action. PublicAffairs.
Egan, Sophie. How To Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet. Workman.
Everything Chocolate: A Decadent Collection of Morning Pastries, Nostalgic Sweets, and Showstopping Desserts. America’s Test Kitchen.
Jahren, Hope. The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where To Go from Here. Vintage.
Kolker, Robert. Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family. Doubleday.
Tallamy, Douglas W. Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard. Timber.
Reference
Felder, Deborah G. The American Women’s Almanac: 500 Years of Making History. Visible Ink.
Audiobooks
Cha, Steph. Your House Will Pay. HarperAudio.
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. The Water Dancer. Random House Audio.
Klein, Ezra. Why We’re Polarized. S. & S. Audio.
Miller, Chanel. Know My Name. Books on Tape.
Sepetys, Ruta. The Fountains of Silence. Listening Library.
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