15 new books coming out today.
They’re saying October is the new December when it comes to holiday shopping! I’m sure you’ve heard about all the looming supply chain issues by now, and the best way to beat the rush is by getting your goodies early. This Tuesday, a beautiful bounty of books awaits. Perhaps you’ll find something for your loved ones on this list/at your local indies!
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Patti Smith, Woolgathering
(New Directions)
“A slim, poetic memoir of Smith’s early years … Ethereal spins of innocence and enchantment.”
–Kirkus
Amanda Moore, Requeening: Poems
(Ecco)
“These highly descriptive poems evoke a dreamlike state, one that is quick-moving and evocative, temporarily erasing actual and imagined boundaries.”
–Library Journal
Louise Glück, Winter Recipes from the Collective: Poems
(FSG)
“With this magnificent collection, a great poet delivers a treatise on how to live and die.”
–Publishers Weekly
Paul Auster, Burning Boy
(Henry Holt)
“Auster plainly loves Crane—and wants the reader to—for Crane’s own far-from-sweet sake. And Auster is right: Crane counts … Auster is often sharp-eyed and revealing about the details of Crane’s writing.”
–The New Yorker
Alan Cumming, Baggage
(Dey Street)
“Cathartic and revelatory, Cumming’s memoir will fascinate fans and those who relate to his internal struggle.”
–Kirkus
Katie Couric, Going There
(Little, Brown)
“Couric attempts to fill in those messy parts, to demystify herself and the world she inhabits. What readers learn is that behind that chipper veneer there was a sharper-edged, savvier figure quietly taking notes—and judging everyone.”
–The Washington Post
Farah Ali, People Want to Live
(McSweeney’s)
“Ali’s debut collection delivers sharp insights into Pakistani culture and lifestyle … Ali’s dexterous debut strikes hard.”
–Publishers Weekly
John Pomfret, From Warsaw with Love
(Henry Holt)
“An eye-opening account of America’s relations with Poland and its intelligence service … A lively and insightful exploration of an overlooked international alliance.”
–Kirkus
Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing
(Melville)
“In this powerfully descriptive work, a grueling hike becomes a metaphor for a woman’s experience with Asperger’s syndrome … Candid, rough, and uplifting, this moving account shines.”
–Publishers Weekly
Kevin Boyle, The Shattering
(W.W. Norton)
“[A] skillful encapsulation of an era that brought to a boil conflicts still tormenting American society today.”
–Publishers Weekly
Doma Mahmoud, Cairo Circles
(Unnamed Press)
“This novel’s complex web of relationships makes for an ambitious literary debut.”
–Kirkus
Kwon Yeo-Sun, tr. Janet Hong, Lemon
(Other Press)
“Those ready to sink into a creepy and intense yet understated emotional experience will find that this story hits and sticks.”
–Publishers Weekly
Neil Lanctot, The Approaching Storm
(Riverhead)
“…meticulously researched … A rigorous, dense historical study that reveals how three individuals helped pave the way for the American century.”
–Kirkus
Paul Griffiths, Mr. Beethoven
(NYRB)
“Stylistically rich and thoughtfully conceived historical fiction.”
–Kirkus
Pamela Paul, 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet
(Crown)
“Readers who remember the dawning of the internet era will find plenty to commiserate with in this mostly lighthearted lament.”
–Publishers Weekly
