Bear: A Novel

By Julia Phillips

Bear: A Novel

Sisters in the Pacific Northwest grapple with threats real and (possibly) metaphorical.

Willie, Waylon, and the Boys: How Nashville Outsiders Changed Country Music Forever

A virtuoso account of the renegade artists who redefined a genre.

The Disappeared

By Rebecca J. Sanford

The Disappeared

Fallout from Argentina’s Dirty War haunts a family across generations.

On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service

A useful reminder that it’s critical to have the right person on the job.

The Fertile Earth: A Novel

An expansive, somewhat unpersuasive tale of love and secrets.

Shipwrecked

By Jonathan W. White

Shipwrecked

An ambitious, bloated tale of 19th-century derring-do.

Tabula Rasa

By John McPhee

Tabula Rasa

The master wordsmith reflects on his stumbles and false starts.

A Question of Belonging: Crónicas

By Hebe Uhart; translated by Anna Vilner

A Question of Belonging: Crónicas

Irresistible slice-of-life vignettes from a late master of the form.