New Arrivals for the Week of September 23

Publishers Weekly was delighted by this "boldly experimental and emotionally devastating story of estrangement" from the sensational millennial Irish author. "This feels like Rooney's most fully realized work, especially as she channels the modernist styles of James Joyce and Virginia Woolf... Even the author's skeptics are liable to be swept away by this novel's forceful currents of feeling."

Recently longlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, the new novel from this Pulitzer Prize winner “explores that last wild place we have yet to colonise and interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity” according to the Booker Prize 2024 judges.

From a reflection on his mother's death to a love story between Jesus and Barabbas, each of these twelve stories blend memoir, comedy, gothic fiction and the personal obsessions of the Academy Award winner. Vulture discovered a "genre-agnostic spin through the Spanish filmmaker's favorite preoccupations: doleful divas, Catholic education, rebellion, and the countercultural ferment of Madrid after Franco's rule."

The latest masterwork from this Nobel Prize winner "reckons with some of the major intellectual questions of the 20th century while simultaneously spinning a mysterious—and spooky—web of intrigue and suspense," praised Kirkus in their starred review, calling it "a crucial addition to Tokarczuk's oeuvre."

In the latest from The Middlesteins author a troubled mother and her two daughters navigate the fallout of their patriarch's death, each confronting their pasts and redefining their family bonds over four decades in a changing America. "Entertaining and empathetic… Attenberg knows how to imperil her characters and love them at the same time,” observed Booklist. “Readers will happily sit with these women through it all."

From one of America's favorite government teachers comes the story of twelve ordinary citizens whose courage shaped the nation’s character. Kirkus calls it "an accessible, cheerful, and affectionate portrait of Americans who, though little known, made a difference."

Fans of the demigod hero are excited to see Percy, now in his senior year, using his divine talents to secure college recommendation letters from the gods. This new installment follows last year's The Chalice of the Gods, marking a return to the beloved series after a 14-year gap since the original books.

The Orange is the New Black star offers a tribute to her mother while exploring her Black immigrant identity. Publishers Weekly raves, "in this powerful autobiography, even readers unfamiliar with Aduba's acting work will be spellbound."

Critics are fawning over the talented award winner author's latest cinema-inspired work, with Parade hailing: “You don't need to have seen The Blair Witch Project to know that when some aspiring filmmakers head into the woods to film their creepy homage to Invasion of the Body Snatchers that things might not go as planned. Toss in unrequited love and a hodgepodge of references to classic sci-fi and horror movie tropes and you've got the ingredients for a disturbing spin on artistic control and a demand for final cut."

The author of New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick Lucky returns with a rock story centered on a grunge-era musician's quest to discover what happened to her husband and musical partner, who disappeared years earlier. LitHub describes it as "both a page-turning mystery and a love letter to the grunge era."