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The Best New Books

A drama-filled family vacation,

a lyrical tale of North Vietnam, and the

disruptive power of young love

Edited by KIM HUBBARD

Amanda Eyre Ward

The Jetsetters

NOVEL

Charlotte Perkins and her three children have grown so

far apart that they’re shocked when she invites them on

a Mediterranean cruise. None of them know the truth

about the others’ lives: Lee’s Hollywood career has

tanked, Cord is engaged to a man, Regan’s marriage is a

nightmare. The exuberant activity aboard the Splendido

Marveloso (in a world before coronavirus fears) is no

match for the fireworks set off as the lies explode. Full of

wicked humor and delicious destination detail.

Nguyen Phan

Que Mai

The Mountains

Sing

NOVEL

A sweeping saga

of a North

Vietnamese family,

spanning the French

and Japanese

occupations and the

war with America.

Alternating between

lyricism and

blunt reality, Nguyen

Phan Que Mai

gives us a vivid

look at Vietnam

from within.

In a North Carolina

town, biracial Xavier

falls for the girl next

door: lily-white

Juniper. Her parents

are ambitious up-

and-comers whose

plans for Juniper

(including premarital

“purity”) definitely

don’t include Xavier.

Can love prevail?

A provocative,

absorbing read.

New in Nonfiction

Andy Greene

The Office

It just might be the

perfect time to

re-binge-watch the

iconic TV series, and

Greene’s “untold

story,” complete

with cast interviews,

is the ideal

companion volume.

Zazie Todd

Wag

Who’s a happy boy!

A dog trainer and

social psychologist

serves up tips (let

him sniff that scent-

rich breeze!) for

making sure your

beloved pup is

living his best life.

Jennifer

Steinhauer

The Firsts

What’s life on the Hill

been like for the historic

wave of women

elected to Congress

in 2018? This never-

a-dull-moment

account provides

an inside look.

book

of the

week

Contributors BOOKS ANNE LESLIE, MARY POLS,

MARION WINIK MUSIC ERIC RENNER BROWN

Therese

Anne Fowler

A Good

Neighborhood

NOVEL

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