Miami and the Siege of Chicago
By Norman Mailer
New York Review Books, $14.95
The 40th anniversary edition of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s take on the 1968 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.
A Month of Summer
By Lisa Wingate
New American Library, $14
A Los Angeles woman must return to her Dallas roots to care for her ailing father, encountering the stepmother she has avoided for decades.
The Sabotage Cafe
By Joshua Furst
Vintage, $14.95
In this novel, a sick woman is haunted by her runaway daughter’s life on the streets and by her own misspent youth.
Consumption
By Kevin Patterson
Anchor, $14.95
A novel about change among the Inuits of the Arctic in the late 20th Century.
The Men’s Club
By Leonard Michaels
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Classics, $13
Originally published in 1981, this novel follows seven men who gather in 1970s Berkeley, Calif., to talk.
The Last Summer of the World
By Emily Mitchell
Norton, $14.95
A fictional look at the life of painter and photographer Edward Steichen.
Santa vs. Satan: The Official Compendium of Imaginary Fights
By Jake Kalish
Three Rivers, $13.95
The humorist takes a look at historical and pop-culture matchups that never took place.
House Lights
By Leah Hager Cohen
Norton, $14.95
In this novel, a young girl forgoes college to pursue acting just as her family begins to unravel and she reconnects with her grandmother, an actress estranged from the girl’s mother.
On Kingdom Mountain
By Howard Frank Mosher
Mariner, $13.95
This novel follows an offbeat 50-year-old living in 1930s New England who is trying to save her property from the new highway being built through it.
Sage-ing While Age-ing
By Shirley MacLaine
Atria, $14
The Hollywood icon reflects on her career, personal life and struggles with aging.
How Dolly Parton Saved My Life: A Novel of the Jelly Jar Sisterhood
By Charlotte Connors
Broadway, $12.95
Four Atlanta women struggle to manage a catering company and their complicated lives.
The Best of Friends
By Sara James and Ginger Mauney
Harper, $14.95
Two best girlfriends — one a wildlife filmmaker, the other a TV anchor — reflect on their many experiences around the world, together and apart.
The Ridiculous Race
By Steve Hely and Vali Chandrasekaran
Holt, $15
This comedic travelogue is a chronicle of two friends’ racing each other around the world after setting off in different directions, without using airplanes.
The Good Girl Revolution: Young Rebels With Self-Esteem and High Standards
By Wendy Shalit
Ballatine, $15
Recounts young girls’ outspoken reactions to a hypersexualized culture.
Tiger, Tiger
By Galaxy Craze
Black Cat, $14
This sequel to the novel “By the Shore” picks up with the family moving from London to California.
Sex, Lies, and Handwriting: A Top Expert Reveals the Secrets Hidden in Your Handwriting
By Michelle Dresbold
Free Press, $12
An introduction to handwriting analysis.
