Mergers & Acquisitions
By Dana Vachon
Riverhead, $14
A novel from a former investment banker, following a young man’s entry into banking and his subsequent disillusionment with the sordid nature of the business.
The Mistress’s Daughter
By A.M. Homes
Penguin, $14
This memoir details what happened when the author’s biological mother came looking for her 30-some years after giving her up for adoption.
Tail-End Charlies: The Last Battles of the Bomber War, 1944-45
By John Nichol and Tony Rennell
Thomas Dunne, $16.95
Details the stories of American and British bomber crews and the sacrifices they made in World War II.
40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, Oxycontin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania
By Matthew Chapman
Collins, $16.95
The author’s coverage and analysis of the 2005 case of Kitzmiller vs. Dover Board of Education.
Pride and Pinstripes
By Mel Stottlemyre, with John Harper
HarperEntertainment, $13.95
A sports memoir covering the famous pitcher and coach’s five decades in baseball.
Teenage: The Creation of Youth Culture
By Jon Savage
Penguin, $17
A cultural examination of the teenage tradition.
Pravda
By Edward Docx
Mariner, $13.95
A fictional family saga of secrets and lies, as told through various viewpoints and spanning multiple countries.
Petropolis
By Anya Ulinich
Penguin, $14
This coming-of-age novel follows a Russian girl’s quest in America.
Loving Frank
By Nancy Horan
Ballatine, $14
This novel is based on architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s scandalous and ill-fated relationship with Mamah Borthwick Cheney.
The Original Knickerbocker: The Life of Washington Irving
By Andrew Burstein
Basic, $17.95
A biography of the man who wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.”
The Blackest Bird
By Joel Rose
Norton, $14.95
Five people are viciously murdered in New York City in this historical mystery set in summer 1841.
Running for the Hills
By Horatio Clare
Scribner, $15
This memoir focuses on the joys and struggles a family endures living on a remote sheep farm in Wales.
No! I Don’t Want to Join a Book Club
By Virginia Ironside
Plume, $14
A comedic novel about aging, the reclamation of youth and the surprises life has in store.
Delirium
By Laura Restrepo
Vintage, $13.95
This novel of passion and drama explores the tormented lives of four characters of Colombian society.
Can I Keep My Jersey
By Paul Shirley
Villard, $15
A professional bench warmer in the NBA and beyond, Paul Shirley writes a memoir of the life and times of a second-tier player.
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive
By Alexander McCall Smith
Anchor, $12.95
The eighth installment in the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series.
Easter Everywhere
By Darcey Steinke
Bloomsbury, $14.95
In this memoir, a minister’s daughter reflects on her struggle to find and accept religion.
