Still Water Saints
By Alex Espinoza
Random House, $14
This novel about a healer who makes magic in the California desert looks at human faults and beauty.
Devotion
By Howard Norman
Mariner, $13.95
A novel about faithfulness, a newlywed couple and the groom’s assault on his father-in-law.
Naked on the Page
By Jane Ganahl
Plume, $14
A memoir about a 49-year-old single woman dealing with dating and aging.
The Mule
By Juan Eslava Galan
Bantam, $12
A novel chronicling the unique friendship between a man and his mule during the Spanish Civil War.
Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History
By John Patrick Diggins
Norton, $16.95
A study of Ronald Reagan’s life and how he shaped the political culture.
Playing in the Light
By Zoe Wicomb
New Press, $14.95
This novel tackling racism is set in Cape Town, South Africa, during the 1990s.
White Bucks and Black-Eyed Peas: Coming of Age Black in White America
By Marcus Mabry
Modern Times, $15.95
The author recalls the scholarship he won to an all-white school and his lifelong struggle between two worlds.
Broken Paradise
By Cecilia Samartin
Washington Square, $14
In this novel, priviliged Cuban cousins face dramatic lifestyle changes after Castro takes power, and the two part ways to try to keep their lives together.
Lost City Radio
By Daniel Alarcon
HarperPerennial, $13.95
The shadows of civil war hang heavy over three lost souls in a fictional South American country.
One in Three: A Son’s Journey Into the History and Science of Cancer
By Adam Wishart
Grove, $14
A look at the discovery, treatment and prevention of cancer.
God Grew Tired of Us
By John Bul Dau and Michael S. Sweeney
National Geographic, $14.95
A memoir about the journey of one of Sudan’s Lost Boys and his lifelong commitment to his native country.
Waiting for Daisy
By Peggy Orenstein
Bloomsbury, $14.95
In this memoir, a 30-year-old woman with breast cancer struggles to conceive a child and nearly destroys her marriage.
The Have-Nots
By Katharina Hacker
Europa, $14.95
Three intertwining stories take place in three cities as these thirty-somethings tackle life’s greatest uncertainties.
Black Glasses Like Clark Kent: A GI’s Secret From Postwar Japan
By Terese Svoboda
Graywolf, $14
A memoir focusing on the author’s uncle and his experiences in post-World War II Japan.
All For Love: The Scandalous Life and Times of Royal Mistress Mary Robinson
By Amanda Elyot
New American Library, $14
A historical novel about the legendary mistress who led a stylish life of pleasure and fame.
Canaan
By Donald McCaig
Norton, $14.95
This novel covers 20 years of American history beginning in the South after the Civil War.
Jane Fonda’s Words of Politics and Passion
Edited by Mary Hershberger
New Press, $16.95
A collection of Jane Fonda’s political statements over 30 years, through interviews, articles and speeches.
