Téa Obreht, Richard Russo, Claire Carusillo, and more: 20 new books out today!

At last: the new Téa Obreht novel is upon us! It comes to us in a day filled with other bounties: Richard Russo, Claire Carusillo, and Chang-Rae Lee are just a few of the other lauded names who’s work descends today. Read on for the full list, and happy Tuesday!

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Téa Obreht, Sunrise
(Random House)

“Spellbinding and ingeniously crafted, this novel deepens Obreht’s reputation as one of our moment’s most original bards and shows the power of story to orient, investigate, and illuminate.”
–Alexandra Kleeman

Richard Russo, Under the Falls
(Knopf)

“As usual in a novel by Russo, all the elements—plot, character, ambience—coalesce in a stunning and deeply sympathetic portrait.”
–Library Journal

Claire Carusillo, The Responsible Party
(Holt)

“Claire Carusillo is the funniest person alive, and her ancestresses are the funniest people dead, and The Responsible Party is better than perfect.”
–Alexandra Tanner

Chang-Rae Lee, A Tender Age
(Riverhead)

“Another powerful work about identity formation and the American experience from one of America’s best authors.”
–BookPage

Daisy Dixon, Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
(Viking)

‘‘Compelling … Dixon’s range is impressive and enjoyably global.”
–The New Statesman

Ed Park, Three Tenses: A Transmission from the Nineties
(Random House)

“It adds up to an engrossing and beguiling trip through the consciousness of a budding wordsmith.”
–Publishers Weekly

Sam Roberts, Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit
(Bloomsbury)

“As a one-stop history, etiquette guide, and miscellany, Are They Dead Yet? goes down like a dirgeful beach read.”
–Harpers

Liam Higginson, The Hill in the Dark Grove
(Hogarth)

“A sumptuously written, dark meditation on aging, obsolescence, and the brutalizing march of time and progress.”
–Paul Tremblay

Melanie Challenger, Alive: The Hidden Intelligence of the Living World
(Penguin)

“I struggle to think of a book for whose subject I have felt more sympathy and excitement: its turn to the body, its trenchant critique of scientific reductionism and misguided metaphors.”
–The Guardian

Téa Mutonji, My Person
(Putnam)

“Téa Mutonji writes sharply about the subtle ruptures endemic to formative friendships.”
–Raven Leilani

Daniel E. Lieberman, Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well
(Knopf)

“A book that neatly punctures food myths while encouraging a splendid, healthful diversity at table.”
–Kirkus

Jess Row, Storyknife: Stories
(Ecco)

“Jess Row gazes out at the reader and cleverly, hilariously calls us out, even as he draws us in. As joyful to read as it is profound.”
–Danzy Senna

Ashley Kahn, Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
(Atria)

“A deeply researched, lively study of a beloved staple of world music.”
–Kirkus

Natalie Sue, You’ll Love it Here
(William Morrow)

“A touching comedy exploring self-realization, complicated grief, and community, told through the eyes of a memorable protagonist with an observant, sharp, and hysterical voice.”
–Emily Austin

Daniela Catrileo, trans. by Jacob Edelstein, Piñen
(FSG)

“Catrileo paints her characters with a fine brush, showing how they each attempt to thrive amidst their gritty daily lives.”
–Publishers Weekly

Doortje Smithuijsen, trans. by Erica Moore, Capitalism is Sexism
(Simon and Schuster)

“A highly readable exploration of the insidious relationship between capitalism and gender inequality.”
–Kirkus

Brinda Charry, Hocus Pocus
(Scribner)

“Charry vividly describes Samuel’s stagecraft and lays bare the sordid racist tropes of early American entertainment. It’s a marvel.”
–Publishers Weekly

Michelle Berenfeld, Lessons From a Lost Republic: What Ancient Rome Can Teach Us about This American Moment
(Spiegel & Grau)

“Berenfeld brings a historian’s eye to this thrilling, sobering tale, and a citizen’s voice to its lessons for our own moment.”
–Ayad Akhtar

Leslie Bazzett, Mia
(Scribner)

“Leslie Bazzett’s debut novel is an evocative, suspenseful heir to Patricia Highsmith’s best work.”
–Teddy Wayne

Amit Chaudhuri, Château Rouge
(NYRB)

“In Château Rouge, Chaudhuri again delivers something beautiful and new.”
–Mark Krotov