The Body Scout

By Lincoln Michel

The Body Scout

Despite its many wild parts, this sci-fi/murder mystery comes together in an utterly satisfying whole.

Crossroads

By Jonathan Franzen

Crossroads

A 1970s Chicago family weathers change — personal, social, and spiritual — amid larger cultural upheaval.

A Place Called Home: A Memoir

A poignant testament to the need for better foster care.

The Book of Goose: A Novel

A young woman reflects on a complicated long-ago friendship.

Panics

By Barbara Molinard; translated by Emma Ramadan

Panics

A maddeningly abstruse story collection from France.

Silverview

By John le Carré

Silverview

The late spymaster’s world is still cold.