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The Best New Books

Beauty pageant drama, addiction’s

lasting toll and a high school coach

who isn’t what he seems

EDITED BYKIM HUBBARD

Michael Callahan

The Night She Won

Miss America

NOVELAtlantic City, 1949: Miss Dela-

ware, Betty Jane Welch, is a reluctant

contestant in the Miss America pag-

eant. But after she falls for her escort,

life is glorious—until she wins the title,

and things turn darker. Inspired by a

true story, this delightful novel is like

an old black-and-white movie trans-

lated to the page, perfectly capturing

the era as it serves up breathless

romance and a heart-pounding plot.

Lisa Scottoline

One Perfect Lie

NOVELIf Central Valley’s

new assistant coach is as

clean-cut as he seems, why

is he trying to target vul-

nerable students? There’s

newbie Justin, struggling

son of a single mom. And

Raz, the baseball team’s

star pitcher who’s adrift

after his father’s death...

This twisty thriller about

high school secrets and

deadly consequences is

impossible to put down.

Julie Buntin

Marlena

NOVELHeadlines about

the current meth and

opioid epidemics come

alive in the story of Cat and

Marlena, 15 and 17, stuck in

families both broken and

broke in rural Michigan.

Their intense friendship

is not enough to save

Marlena from the forces

sucking her down; almost

20 years later Cat can’t stop

blaming herself. Dreamily

written, achingly real.

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Foundling

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d the parents

aised him—

thought he was

r own—weren’t

blood relatives.

gripping tale

secrets and

elf-discovery.

Alec Baldwin

Nevertheless

The30 Rockstar

and master Trump

impersonator on

the great actors

who’ve inspired him,

his road to fame,

why he doesn’t

think he’s truly

funny and more.

Jason Zinoman

Letterman

An illuminating

biography about

the talk show host’s

rise despite his

near-crippling fear

of failure. Letterman

cooperated and

even offers some

introspection.

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1907 who must out-

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in order to survive.

INSETS, FROM LEFT: DANIEL BURKE; NINA SUBIN; ZOEY SLESS-KITAIN DOUGHERTY; (BOOKS) PETER ZAMBOUROS(4)

CONTRIBUTORSMUSICJeff Nelson, Jordan RuntaghBOOKSLisa Greissinger, Robin Micheli, Marion Winik