A novel of high, almost constant suspense, and no relief; if that’s your ticket, this is your book.

Mystery & Suspense

An ambitious 19th-century astronomer tries to summon life from the stars in the author’s third novel.

Contemporary/Literary

This final work of a trilogy may be “the single best volume” about the war in Europe from D-Day to the capitulation of German forces.

History

The romantic clash between a successful rock musician and his geeky girlfriend anchors this joyful romp of a tale set in Chicago’s 1970s music scene.

Contemporary/Literary

An advantaged middle-class kid from Indiana shares misadventures with slackers and sociopaths on the road to finding purpose and a sense of self-worth.

Contemporary/Literary

The elements of fire, water, air and earth guide the author’s latest exploration of our association with food and how it sustains us.

Cooking/Food

In their chronicle of the Beat masters, the authors stamp their narrative with a compelling you-were-there novelistic style.

Contemporary/Literary

In this “guide” to the future of technology the authors forecast a human existence of constant connectedness and deepening dependence on the cloud.

Contemporary