A Spot of Bother
By Mark Haddon
Vintage $13.95
A novel about family and madness from the author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.”
The Hive: The Story of the Honeybee and Us
By Bee Wilson
Thomas Dunne $14.95
Facts and myths about honeybees.
Harmony
By Joanna Goodman
New American Library $13.95
A novel about a new mother dealing with her son’s birth defect.
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
By Michael Pollan
Penguin $16
The James Beard Award-winning book about the moral and health implications of the foods Americans eat.
Slacker Girl
By Alexandra Koslow
Plume $13
A humorous novel about an underachieving New Yorker whose leisurely life begins to crumble.
The Blind Side
By Michael Lewis
Norton $13.95
The author of “Moneyball” tells the story of an underprivileged youth whose life is turned around by football and a loving family.
Sunstroke and Other Stories
By Tessa Hadley
Picador $13
A collection of stories about the turning points of love affairs.
Thomas Paine
By Craig Nelson
Penguin $16
A biography of the Enlightenment intellectual who wrote “Common Sense” and ended his career in disgrace.
The Natural Disorder of Things
By Andrea Canobbio
Picador $14
A thriller set in the Italian countryside about a vengeful man and the mysterious woman who brings him closer to his desired revenge.
