Contributors BOOKS SUE CORBETT, LISA GREISSINGER, MARION WINIK
MOVIES SAMANTHA MILLER MUSIC ERIC RENNER BROWN
The Best New Books
A knockout thriller, a JFK romance
reimagined and a witty coming-of-age tale
Edited by KIM HUBBARD
Alexis Schaitkin
Saint X
NOVEL
What starts as a luxurious vacation on the
(fictional) island of Saint X goes dark for the
Thomas family when Alison, their rebellious
teenage daughter, disappears. The collateral
damage of this mystery is the subject of
Schaitkin’s smashing debut. At the center of the
tragedy is Alison’s little sister Claire, whom we
follow into adulthood. A smart, socially
conscious thriller that will take you away.
may have done LSD
with him and was
mysteriously
murdered in 1964.
Wolfe’s riveting novel
imagines what Meyer’s
diary—burned by the
CIA after her death—
might have revealed.
Great fun for
conspiracy theorists
and romantics alike.
Bump
Everywhere
You Don’t
Belong
NOVEL
Claude is a black
nerd from Chicago’s
South Side. Raised
by his grandmother
and her gay best
friend, he grows
up amid police
shootings and bloody
riots. The stuff of
comedy? Bump’s first
book manages to be
both crazy funny—
and deadly serious.
YA pick!
Becky Albertalli
and Aisha Saeed
Yes No Maybe So
He’s shy and Jewish.
She’s an extroverted
Muslim. Working
together on a political
campaign helps
bridge their differ-
ences, and a tender
romance blossoms.
New in Nonfiction
Joan Frank
Try to Get Lost
“The first thing I
do... when planning
to travel,” Frank
writes, “is to not
want to go.” Her
smart, surprising,
irreverent travel
essays will give you
wanderlust.
Lydia Denworth
Friendship
Science journalist
Denworth examines
the evolution,
biology and societal
impact of our need
to connect
emotionally with
others. Discuss it
with a friend!
Tara Schuster
Buy Yourself the
F*cking Lilies
Schuster was a
successful Comedy
Central exec, but on
the inside she was
crumbling. How
she vanquished
self-doubt and
how you can too.
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