New Arrivals: The Best Recent Book Releases

This long-awaited, “astonishing, puzzling, and hallucinatory” story of lost love, hidden libraries, and dreamlike worlds will mesmerize fans of Borges, Kafka or this acclaimed Japanese author’s other bestselling novels like Norwegian Wood. In its starred review, Kirkus praised, "another beguilingly enigmatic tale from Murakami, complete with jazz, coffee, Borgesian twists, the Beatles, and other trademark motifs” and called it “one of his most satisfying tales."

"Robin Wall Kimmerer, celebrated author of Braiding Sweetgrass, gifts her readers once again with this gorgeous meditation on reciprocity and abundance in nature,” raved Oprah Daily. “Beautifully illustrated, brimming and buzzing with plant and animal life, The Serviceberry is a lyrical call to action."

With honesty and humor, this memoir by one of pop culture’s most enduring figures traces her journey from a chaotic childhood to her unforgettable partnership with Sonny, while reflecting on the moments that shaped her fierce independence and timeless talent. It’s a dazzling portrait of resilience, fame, and trailblazing success from a one-of-a-kind icon.

When a former dancer finds herself back in her hometown to heal an injury, she encounters the Coast Guard rescue swimmer who broke her heart years before. "Yarros keeps the twists coming as her complex but lovable characters find their way back to each other in the face of impossible odds,” observed Publishers Weekly. “Readers who like their romance on the soapy side will be more than satisfied."

The History of the Rain author’s latest novel takes place in “the remote, rain-soaked village of Faha,” which according to the California Review of Books “is to the brilliant Irish writer Niall Williams what Yoknapatawpha County was to William Faulkner.” This slow burning story of second chances recounts “a Christmas tale of the very best sort, one that reminds us of the fundamental mystery of being human. Even in this sinking parish on the furthermost edge of nowhere, in the dark and dying time of the year, there's something in the air that speaks of the miraculous."

This award-winning novelist, filmmaker and journalist’s “moving and masterful” account of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks was hailed by The Washington Post’s Becca Rothfeld as a “magnificent book…I wept many times reading V13…Carrère commits everything to the page, omitting nothing, however unbearable. After 10 months, he is left with what he describes as ‘a unique experience of horror, pity, proximity and presence.’ So, too, is everyone fortunate enough to read his extraordinary and generous book."

From Dostoevsky to García Márquez and Virginia Woolf, the New York Review of Books’ longtime editorial director reveals the stories that shaped the novel and the world itself. “In a time in which books and book culture are under threat, Frank's literary history proves to be more than just a trip through our greatest works; it's an urgent call for daring in our reading and writing," hailed the Chicago Review of Books.

The bestselling Aimless Love author invites readers to pause and reflect on remarkable moments in everyday life with these poems that are "witty, wry and tender when it hurts,” according to The Washington Post. “Water, Water is a pleasure to read and easy to give."

This collection brings together some of acclaimed anthropologist David Graeber’s most influential essays and interviews. Drawn from over two decades of the pioneering Occupy activist and bestselling Debt author’s work, it features a foreword by author Rebecca Solnit.

Fans of this bestselling author’s phenomenal writing on the HBO hit The Wire will devour this “searing snapshot” about a tragic East Harlem tenement building collapse that’s packed with “vivid characters,” according to Publishers Weekly. With this latest urban drama, “Price once again proves he's the bard of New York City street life."