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MEMORIAL,by Bryan Washington. (Riverhead, $27.)A

sense of estrangement pervades this assured debut

novel, which opens as a man flies to Osaka to care

for his terminally ill father, leaving his visiting

mother and his Black boyfriend to keep each other

company. One of the great themes of “Memorial” is

the immense power parents wield over their chil-

dren, even well into adulthood.

THE LAST MILLION:Europe’s Displaced Persons

From World War to Cold War,by David Nasaw.

(Penguin Press, $35.)Nasaw manages to make vivid

sense of a chaotic moment at the end of World War

II, when more than a million displaced persons were

left with nowhere to go.

BILLION DOLLAR LOSER:The Epic Rise and Spectac-

ular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork,by

Reeves Wiedeman. (Little, Brown, $28.)This scrupu-

lous account of the shared-office-space company

WeWork focuses on the billionaire co-founder who

eventually all but wrecked it. Who doesn’t love the

tale of a proud titan laid low by the gods, or by their

current equivalent, the markets?

RUNAWAY:New Poems,by Jorie Graham. (Ecco,

$26.99.)Graham, 70, has claimed a berth in the

American literary establishment for four decades.

She still knows how to get your attention. From its

opening page until its final lines, Graham’s 15th

collection of poetry has the heightened urgency of a

young writer’s debut.

GOD-LEVEL KNOWLEDGE DARTS:Life Lessons From

the Bronx,by Desus & Mero. (Random House, $26.)

Following their success as podcast and late-night

TV hosts, the Bronx-bred duo now dispense written

advice that falls somewhere between what they

wish they’d known and what they definitely think

you need to know to avoid being a total “herb.”

A TRAITOR TO HIS SPECIES:Henry Bergh and the

Birth of the Animal Rights Movement,by Ernest

Freeberg. (Basic Books, $30.)In the 19th century the

idea that animals had rights would have seemed

absurd to most people, until Henry Bergh came

along. A passionate defender of creatures large and

small, he fought with P. T. Barnum and created the

A.S.P.C.A.; now Freeberg gives him his due.

TOMBOY:The Surprising History and Future of

Girls Who Dare to Be Different,by Lisa Selin Davis.

(Hachette, $28.)Leveraging a familiar term, and

examining girls who reject dolls, dresses and

sparkles in favor of athletics, sportswear and dirt,

Davis takes a thoughtful, comprehensive look at

gender performance.

EDITING HUMANITY:The Crispr Revolution and the

New Era of Genome Editing,by Kevin Davies. (Pega-

sus, $29.95.)Davies offers a history of “one of the

most remarkable scientific revolutions” ever — the

ability to edit genes, potentially removing diseases

from our DNA. He explores the medical and ethical

challenges while remaining rapt at the promise.

CULTURE WARLORDS:My Journey Into the Dark

Web of White Supremacy,by Talia Lavin. (Hachette,

$27.)Lavin infiltrated the underworld of online

extremism, creating a number of avatars to expose

the violence and vileness in these dark corners.

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(^) THE SENTINEL, by Lee Child and Andrew Child. (Delacorte) Jack Reacher intervenes on 1
an ambush in Tennessee and uncovers a conspiracy.
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(^1) A TIME FOR MERCY, by John Grisham. (Doubleday) The third book in the Jake Brigance 3
series. A 16-year-old is accused of killing a deputy in Clanton, Miss., in 1990.
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(^2) THE RETURN, by Nicholas Sparks. (Grand Central) A doctor serving in the Navy in 5
Afghanistan goes back to North Carolina where two women change his life.
4
(^) THREE WOMEN DISAPPEAR, by James Patterson and Shan Serafin. (Little, Brown) 1
Detective Sean Walsh must solve a case involving three missing women who had access
to a home where a man was murdered.
5
(^) SHAKEUP, by Stuart Woods. (Putnam) The 55th book in the Stone Barrington series. A 1
criminal mastermind turns out to be a person of influence.
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(^) THE WONDER BOY OF WHISTLE STOP, by Fannie Flagg. (Random House) Bud 1
Threadgoode returns to his hometown and sets off some life-changing events.
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(^3) THE SEARCHER, by Tana French. (Viking) After a divorce, a former Chicago police officer 4
resettles in an Irish village where a boy goes missing.
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(^) TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY, by Karen Kingsbury. (Atria) An 18-year-old who wants to become 1
a police officer falls in love with a young woman who has an aggressive form of cancer.
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(^6) THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE, by V. E. Schwab. (Tor/Forge) A Faustian bargain 4
comes with a curse that affects the adventure Addie LaRue has across centuries.
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(^4) THE EVENING AND THE MORNING, by Ken Follett. (Viking) A prequel to “The Pillars of the 7
Earth.”
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(^1) GREENLIGHTS, by Matthew McConaughey. (Crown) The Academy Award-winning actor 2
shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the last 35 years.
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(^2) UNTAMED, by Glennon Doyle. (Dial) The activist and public speaker describes her journey 34
of listening to her inner voice.
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(^3) CASTE, by Isabel Wilkerson. (Random House) The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist 13
reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.
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(^) GROUP, by Christie Tate. (Avid Reader) A law student grappling with feelings of sadness 1
and isolation is invited to join a psychotherapy group.
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(^4) KILLING CRAZY HORSE, by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. (Holt) The ninth book in the 8
conservative commentator’s Killing series focuses on conflicts with Native Americans.
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(^7) SHADE, by Pete Souza. (Voracious/Little, Brown) The former White House photographer 11
juxtaposes pictures of former President Obama with tweets, headlines and quotes from
the Trump administration.
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(^5) ONE VOTE AWAY, by Ted Cruz. (Regnery) The Republican senator from Texas gives his 5
views on what might happen if liberals gain a simple majority on the Supreme Court.
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(^11) BLACKOUT, by Candace Owens. (Threshold Editions) The conservative commentator 7
makes her case that Black Americans should part ways with the Democratic Party.
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(^) OBAMA, by Pete Souza. (Little, Brown) More than 300 pictures of the former president 18
by his White House photographer, with behind-the-scenes stories.
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(^) THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE, by Bessel van der Kolk. (Penguin) How trauma affects the 18
body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
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