We’re back, with NINETEEN new Peak Picks coming your way over the next few weeks!
In fiction, YA novelist Ríoghnach Robinson’s magnetic, undeniably clever debut for adults— perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Emily Henry—captures the tender ache of two people caught between criticism and connection in Bad Words; Emily St. John Mandel (Station Eleven) returns with Exit Party, a breathtaking novel of doubles, shadow worlds, and fractured timelines as a man disappears from a glittering Los Angeles party, and a woman—a gunrunner, an art collector, an operative of the State—searches for answers; From Nafissa Thompson-Spires (Heads of the Colored People) comes The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Rich Milford, a sly, spry, literary debut novel about the murder of an infamous moonshiner and the cacophony of true stories a small town can tell about itself; John Green makes his much-anticipated return to fiction with Hollywood, Ending, a behind-the-scenes Hollywood love story about finding someone to trust in an untrustworthy world; Oliver K. Langmead’s latest, The Killing of a Chestnut Tree introduces dapper, delightful, and decidedly queer Havelock Harper, gentleman detective, who’s here to solve your most magical mysteries; figures of the past find new life in Music Against the Night, Yiyun Li’s thrillingly imagined saga following two musicians as they mature, study, travel, love, grieve, and, above all, chase their ambitions; from Barbara Kingsolver, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead, comes Partita, a story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all—our eternal human longing for art and beauty; a mysterious accident along a country road sparks an awakening and an investigation in The Radiance, Ayad Akhtar’s most daring work yet—a visionary novel of spiritual transformation in an age of fracture; Emma Cline returns with Switzy, a mesmerizing portrait of an aging man’s last pilgrimage, from the award-winning author of The Girls and The Guest; and from R.F. Kuang (Katabasis and Yellowface) comes Taipei Story, a wryly humorous and profoundly moving coming-of-age novel that grapples with grief, language, and culture shock—all set against the backdrop of an unforgettable summer in Taipei.
In nonfiction, Haruki Murakami pens a moving reflection on the author’s father—plus a cat!—in Abandoning a Cat, a beautiful short work of family history from one of our most beloved, iconic writers; Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor team up for End Times Fascism, a scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist survivalists who increasingly define the contemporary right—and a recipe for how to fight them; Alexis Nikole Nelson, the beloved social media sensation known as Black Forager, debuts with Happy Snacking, Don’t Die!, the long-awaited guide to foraging (sometimes even in your own backyard!) and vegan cooking; David B. Williams embarks on a breathtaking journey through Washington’s Cascades—where fire, ice, wildlife, and human stories collide—with In the Range of Fire and Ice; in the stunning and compulsively readable memoir Never Say Die, the Oscar-winning star of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Goonies, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan, tells the story of his journey from Vietnamese refugee to ‘80s child star to the most inspiring comeback in Hollywood history; Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian who attended Columbia University and became a prominent figure during the student protests against the war on Gaza debuts with No Land to Stand On, a revelatory and powerful testament of protest, courage, and imprisonment in America’s deportation regime; from Robert Kolker (Hidden Valley Road) comes The Vanishing Family, the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing an unthinkable destiny, whose flawed genetic code might hold the long-sought key to a cure for dementia; Adam Grant (Think Again) illuminates the surprising science of chemistry and closeness and reveals the secrets of strong connections in a lonely world in Vibe; and Layli Long Soldier’s latest, We, is an extraordinary work of poetry, essay, and artwork by the award-winning poet, artist, and citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation.
~posted by Frank
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