Gallatin Canyon
By Thomas McGuane
Vintage $13
A collection of short stories that explore how place affects people’s lives.
Fast Boat to China: High-Tech Outsourcing and the Consequences of Free Trade — Lessons Learned From Shanghai
By Andrew Ross
Vintage $15.95
The author offers the perspective of Chinese workers in this book about the impact of outsourcing.
Baby Proof
By Emily Giffin
St. Martin’s Griffin $13.95
A novel about what happens when one spouse in a couple who had agreed to remain childless has a change of heart.
The Early Birds
By Jenny Minton
Vintage $13.95
The mother of premature twin boys describes their time in the neonatal intensive-care unit.
Teta, Mother, and Me: Three Generations of Arab Women
By Jean Said Makdisi
Norton $15.95
A memoir examining the stories of three generations of women set against the history and culture of the Middle East.
A Million Nightingales
By Susan Straight
Anchor $13.95
A novel that tells the story of a Louisiana slave girl and her daring attempt at freedom.
Alentejo Blue
By Monica Ali
Scribner $14
The author of “Brick Lane” returns with the story of a small Portuguese village caught between tradition and modernity.
The Keep
By Jennifer Egan
Anchor $13.95
A novel about a bizarre reunion between two cousins in a dilapidated European castle.
A Perfectly Good Family
By Lionel Shriver
HarperPerennial $13.95
A novel about three adult siblings fighting for ownership of their childhood estate.
