I’ll Steal You Away
By Niccolo Ammaniti
Canongate $14
A novel about life in a small town in Southern Italy as seen through the eyes of a scrawny adolescent and an aging womanizer.
Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish
By Tom Shachtman
North Point $14
An exploration of the Amish youth ritual of rumpsringa, when teenagers are allowed to live outside the limitations of their faith.
Triangle
By Katharine Weber
Picador $14
A historical novel based on the calamitous 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City.
Voodoo Heart
By Scott Snyder
Dial $13
A debut collection of stories drawn from the American lexicon of symbols and songs.
Winkie
By Clifford Chase
Grove $12
A debut novel about a teddy bear who wills himself to life and ends up accused of terrorism.
Wish Club
By Kim Strickland
Three Rivers $13.95
A Chicago author’s novel about a group of women in a book club who discover a talent for casting spells.
The God Factor
By Cathleen Falsani
Farrar, Straus and Giroux $14
The Sun-Times religion writer collects her interviews with various public figures about their religious beliefs.
Casting With a Fragile Thread: A Story of Sisters and Africa
By Wendy Kann
Picador $15
The author shares her memories of an African childhood when she returns there after her sister dies.
Voices of Time: A Life in Stories
By Eduardo Galeano
Picador $15
A collection of interconnected stories from the renowned Latin American author of the “Memory of Fire” trilogy.
