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Good Neighbors
By Sarah Langan | February | $2^ ʖ ATRIA BOOKS
A false narrative reaches a fever pitch in this
unsettling story set in the quasi-dystopian
future of a Long Island suburb. The Wilde family,
freshly arrived from Brooklyn, don’t quite ɿt in
on idyllic Maple Street. Neighborhood queen
Rhea Schroeder casts them out once and for
all at the same time as a sinkhole opens inside
a nearby park and Rhea’s daughter falls inside.is further destroyed when
the rest of the family,
except their college-aged
son Danny and his older
imprisoned brother Matt,
are found dead on a vaca-
tion in Mexico. While Dan-
ny serves a life sentence
for the murder of his high
school girlfriend, young
Matt must attempt to
piece together what hap-
pened to his family, and
how it might be linked
to his brotherŠs fate. This
debut is gripping from
the ɿrst bone-chilling
line until the ɿnal page.Every Last Fear
By Alex Finlay | March
$2. ʖ MINOTAUR
BOOKS
The already-shattered
Pine family, the subject of
a hit true crime podcast,
Sweig deftly pulls back
the curtain on the life and
achievements of First Lady
Claudia Alta “Lady Bird”
Johnson, inviting us to
explore the lesser known
aspects of a woman who
helped shape her hus-
bandŠs presidency. Armed
with thorough research
and a keen eye, Sweig
gives Johnson the credit
she so richly deserves,
all the while entertain-
ing us in the process.Lady Bird Johnson:
Hiding in Plain Sight
By Julia Sweig | March
$ 2 ʖ RANDOM HOUSENONFICTION
The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
By Karen Tumulty | April | $2. 0 ʖ SIMON SCHUSTER
Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty
examines the impact First Lady Nancy Reagan
had on her husband’s presidency, starting
with a look at her childhood to her time in the
White House. Tumulty does a remarkable job
presenting a complete picture of a renowned ɿrst
lady, and bringing novel material to the subject.