New Arrivals for the Week of June 24

The Disappearing Earth author’s sophomore novel follows two struggling sisters whose dream of escaping a wealthy island off the Washington coast is upended by the appearance of a mysterious bear. "This mythical novel of obsession, moral reckoning, and aspiration glows with fairy tale magic," exclaimed The Boston Globe.

Just in time for the 2024 election comes this illustrated step-by-step guide on how to get informed and get involved in politics during a time of dread and uncertainty (if not outright peril). In ten steps, the former Obama White House staffers will tell you where to donate, where to volunteer, and how to get involved in politics without losing your mind.

A New Yorker staff writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning critic examines the origins of reality TV, from radio through Donald Trump in this deeply reported and wildly entertaining history. Carole V. Bell of NPR praised it as combining “the appeal of a page-turning thriller and the heft of serious scholarship. Juicy and thoughtful, it's a must-read for anyone interested in television or popular culture.”

When a Memphis woman’s husband suddenly vanishes, she turns to PI Porter Hayes for help. As they piece together the missing man’s life, they stumble into a dangerous global conspiracy that puts her and her children in even greater danger.

In this "highly inventive, astute and funny” new novel from the author of Here Is The Beehive, a repressed wife finds her husband's AI-programmed sex robot, forcing her to reflect upon her marriage, her traumatic past, and her connection to the world at large in a “thought-provoking reflection on loneliness, love and the search for connection," according to the Observer.

Inspired by her experience of tending to her garden in Suffolk, the bestselling author and renowned cultural critic explores the idea of paradise, emphasizing the importance of nature and public space to humanity in an "elegantly written and thought-provoking book," according to The Financial Times.

This compelling and science-backed exploration of the ancient human belief that Earth itself is a living being takes readers on an “exhilarating journey through the hidden workings of our planetary symphony, and an invitation to reexamine our place in it,” according to Yale Climate Connections. “How well we play our part will determine what kind of Earth our descendants inherit.”

Vulture named this coming of age debut about a queer Colombian boy and his immigrant mother one of its most anticipated books of the summer, calling it a "remarkably honest portrait of self-discovery that is full of tenderness and desire and grief — all the things that make us human."

Why do women read true crime? Why do they write letters to men in jail for committing heinous crimes? This “darkly comic, fast-paced, and thrilling” debut explores these paradoxes in a story about a woman whose life falls apart when she falls for a handsome serial killer behind bars.“This is one book you'll be hard-pressed not to read in one sitting," exclaimed Bustle.

Two women separated by decades find their lives entangled in the latest from the bestselling author of The Summer Wives, which travels between midcentury Cairo and modern-day New England for an engrossing pageturner that makes a perfect beach companion.