Season of the Swamp: A Novel

By Yuri Herrera; translated by Lisa Dillman

Season of the Swamp: A Novel

A future president of Mexico endures exile in 1850s New Orleans.

The Bog Wife: A Novel

By Kay Chronister

The Bog Wife: A Novel

A family saga that gives new meaning to the word “haunted.”

Dorothy Parker in Hollywood

There was no glamour and little glitz in the famed humorist’s Tinseltown years.

The Globe

By James Hannam

The Globe

Our fascinating journey toward a spherical world.

The Enchanters

By James Ellroy

The Enchanters

This over-the-top potboiler may be too much for all but the author’s diehard fans.

The Position of Spoons: And Other Intimacies

Though spare, these trenchant musings are rendered expansively.

The Mighty Red: A Novel

By Louise Erdrich

The Mighty Red: A Novel

Upheaval comes fast — and resolves too soon — in the lauded storyteller’s latest tale.