Lust in Translation: The Rules of Infidelity From Tokyo to Tennessee
By Pamela Druckerman
Penguin, $15
The former journalist examines how different cultures view adultery.
Then We Came to the End
By Joshua Ferris
Back Bay, $13.99
A Chicago ad agency is the setting for this novel that is a fable of modern woes.
Grace (Eventually)
By Anne Lamott
Riverhead, $14
Essays on issues of faith from the author of “Plan B.”
City of Glory
By Beverly Swerling
Simon & Schuster, $15
This historical fiction is the sequel to “City of Dreams” and chronicles Manhattan in 1814.
Extraordinary Knowing
By Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer
Bantam, $15
A clinical psychologist’s journey to understand psychic phenomena.
Red Cat
By Peter Spiegelman
Vintage, $12.95
In this novel, a private investigator searches for the woman stalking his brother, until she winds up dead and he shifts the investigation to her murder.
The Serpent Garden
By Judith Merkle Riley
Three Rivers, $14.95
A recent widow becomes the official portrait painter for King Henry VIII’s court and is soon embroiled in cunning political schemes and high romance.
How This Night Is Different
By Elisa Albert
Free Press, $13
Ten short stories focusing on young, Jewish adults and their struggles with faith, rituals and contemporary life.
Easter Rising
By Michael Patrick MacDonald
Mariner, $13.95
The author of “All Souls” details how he escaped the violent South Boston that killed his four siblings, and his effort to change his fate.
Snow Angels
By Stewart O’Nan
Picador, $14
Recently made into a film, this novel is about a 14-year-old boy whose baby-sitter’s life turns tragic as his family is falling apart.
Tales From the Torrid Zone: Travels in the Deep Tropics
By Alexander Frater
Vintage, $14.95
A memoir and travelogue detailing the treasures of the tropics.
Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom
By Andy Letcher
HarperPerennial, $14.95
A study of the hallucinogenic mushroom and its folklore.
Burning Bright
By Tracy Chevalier
Plume, $14
Historical fiction surrounding 18th Century London, the friendship between two children, and poet William Blake.
A Fanatic Heart
By Edna O’Brien
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Classics, $18
The author selects 29 stories from her favorites published over more than 20 years.
The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge
By Adam Sisman
Penguin, $17
Chronicles the close friendship between the two poets.
Long Way Back
By Brendan Halpin
Villard, $13
A novel about one man’s emotional healing through the power of rock ‘n’ roll.
Moral Disorder: And Other Stories
By Margaret Atwood
Anchor, $13.95
Interconnected tales that loop back and forth in time and focus on a single character.
The Other Great Depression
By Richard Lewis
PublicAffairs, $14.95
The comedian reflects on his successes and failures, including his battles with alcoholism.
