A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World
By Ian Shapiro
An astute, sobering assessment of lawmakers’ blundering.
Passion & Presence
By Jupiter Berrysmith
Reflections on the Capital Love LitFest.
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
By Michelle Zauner
The author seeks to better understand her dying mother and strengthen family ties through food.
Southbound: Essays on Identity, Inheritance, and Social Change
By Anjali Enjeti
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A writer of color seeks to understand her place in the American South.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Two Vietnamologists discuss the fall of South Vietnam.
Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice, 1967-1975
By Richard Thompson with Scott Timberg
This hit-or-miss memoir leaves far too much unsaid.
Big new titles perfect for the littles.
Early Morning Riser: A Novel
By Katherine Heiny
This fun, bighearted tale feels like a much-needed balm after a year of upheaval.
Notes from an Apocalypse
By Mark O’Connell
A wise meditation on social collapse and those preoccupied with the thought of it.
