Hothouse Kids
By Alissa Quart
Penguin $15
An investigative journalist looks at the detrimental effects of the effort to raise gifted children.
Happiness Sold Separately
By Lolly Winston
Warner $13.99
A novel from the author of “Good Grief” about an accomplished woman who finds out her husband is having an affair.
Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as a Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany
By Bill Buford
Vintage, $14.95
A New Yorker writer leaves his job to spend a year under the tutelage of star chef Mario Batali.
A Sense of the World
By Jason Roberts
Harper $14.95
A biography of blind traveler James Holman, and his journey around the globe.
Throw Like a Girl
By Jean Thompson
Simon & Schuster $13
Short stories about womanhood during all stages of life.
Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette
By Sena Jeter Naslund
Harper $15.95
A narrative account of the young queen of France and her journey from the public favorite to hated ruler.
Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays
By David Foster Wallace
Back Bay, $14.99
Stories on topics from the presidential race to the world’s largest lobster cooker.
Poison
By Susan Fromberg Schaeffer
Norton $15.95
A novel about the life and death of a brilliant poet, by a former University of Chicago professor.
Our Former Lives in Art
By Jennifer S. Davis
Random House $13.95
Short stories about relationships set in the Deep South.
