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.
The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
By Yang Jisheng; translated by Stacy Mosher and Guo Jian
A thoroughly researched account of the period often shorthanded as “China gone mad.”
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Gerta: A Novel
By Kateřina Tučková; translated by Véronique Firkusny
The quiet, wrenching tale of a Czech-German woman grappling with guilt and nihilism in the aftermath of WWII.
An Interview with William Cash
By Cecily Watson
The British writer discusses midlife crises, Catholicism, and his surprising relation to an iconic American.
Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural Born Rebel
By Rachel Holmes
This lengthy account of a trailblazing suffragist buries its subject until details about the era in which she lived.
Saltwater
By Jessica Andrews
A young Englishwoman seeks to shake the legacy of alcoholism in this poetic coming-of-age tale.
Remembrance
By Rita Woods
This moving debut puts a metaphysical spin on emancipation in America.
Bride of the Sea: A Novel
By Eman Quotah
A young woman’s decision to remain in America rather than return to Saudi Arabia reverberates across generations.
