New Arrivals: The Best Books Published This Week (April 15)

In the picture-perfect community of Riverside Close, the residents enjoy gardens, the quiet with occasional birdsong, and tranquility, all behind a lcoked gate. It's idyllic until the new neighbors arrive. The Kentworthys have four gas-guzzling cars, loud children, and plans for the neighborhood. Let's just say, they don't make fast friends. So when Giles Kentworthy is found dead with a crossbow bolt in his chest, Detective Hawthorne gets involved. But how do you solve a whodunit when anyone who knew the guy would've done it?

On August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie was attacked with a knife. Here, Rushdie speaks out for the first time, exploring the artistic response to violence that is possible, and how he found the strength to continue forward. A harrowing and intimate meditation on life, loss, art, and endurance.

Doris Kearns Goodwin is one of America's nationally recognized historians, and she, and her late husband, Dick Goodwin, had a storied past tied to American politics--Dick as a speechwriter and staff member for Lyndon B. Johnson, who Doris worked for as well. When Doris and Dick decide to open more than 50 boxes from his time in public service and life, the two unpack the history of the 1960s, the stories between them, and explore a time not so dissimilar to now of great political upheaval.

Most of us don't want to think about "the end." But what if thinking about death could help us lead better, more authentic lives? That's what Alua Arthur thinks. She has supported and helped many in end-of-life care, from the business matters to the medical directives to the sacred moments. After Alua's first-hand experience with fleeing 1980s Ghana, struggling with depression, and advocating for her brother-in-law as he died of lymphoma, Arthur found her life's calling. Author Jodi Picoult calls the book "a truly unique, inspiring perspective on the time we have."

Noemi just wants a fresh start. She has plans to move away from the reservation with her boyfriend, until he's found dead, suddenly, of an apparent suicide. But Noemi isn't the only one who thinks something is off and there might be more that lurks within the tribal lands. When her Uncle Louie returns after over a decade away from the reservation, he and Noemi work together to unbury the answers.

Kenetria Nash was going to become a historical preservationist until she was diagnosed with disassociative identity disorder and had a breakdown. Now, she and her alters take care of a historic home on a Hudson River island. But when Kenetria is trapped in a storm with a group of possibly dangerous strangers, including the man who ruined her life, she will have to face her past or risk losing their future.

Annie "Anh Le" Shaw grew up poor, but from the outside, she seems to now have it all-- a beautiful home, a wonderful family, and a dream career. But when her mother, a Vietnam War refugee, dies suddenly one night, Annie's curated life begins to unravel. Her obsessive-compuslive disorder, previously vanquished, comes surging back into her life. Except, this time, the obtrusive, disturbing fixations in her brain might actually be. . .real?

Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger works with a team of specialized, tenacious scientists to explore what is needed to find life on faraway planets. With contagious enthusiasm, Kaltenegger explores the most unusual exoplanets--like planets covered in oceans of lava--and questions like, "what actually is life, and what would it look like on other planets?"

Nowadays, pizza's gotten high-tech--fancy outdoor pizza ovens and stones. But Alexandra Stafford assures us that making great pizza isn't complicated, regardless of the equipement we have. In Pizza Night, four doughs--thin crust, pan, gluten-free, and Neapolitan--and some easy techniques are all you need. From there, you can make any of the year's worht of delicious pizzas and accompanying salads in this book, whether that's Salami and Red Onion Pizza with Calabrian Chiles and Hot Honey or something more like a plain cheese pie.

Honey, as a rebellious teenager, escaped her father's grasp and reinvented herself. She dives into art and beauty; she works at a high-end auction house in Los Angeles. Now, in her twilight years, she returns home. But her family hasn't changed, and old patterns and cruelties begin to resurface. Honey can't quite decide if what she seeks is to forgive. . . or to avenge in a novel that asks, "What are the limits of compassion in a world gone mad?"