Brother, I’m Dying
By Edwidge Danticat
Vintage, $14.95
The author of “The Dew Breaker” recalls her childhood in explosive Haiti as framed by her beloved uncle’s ill-fated attempt to immigrate to the U.S. in 2004.
Trespass
By Valerie Martin
Vintage, $14.95
When a privileged son jumps into a shotgun wedding with a little-known Croatian woman, his mother is more than a little concerned about the girl’s intentions.
If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans
By Ann Coulter
Three Rivers, $13.95
The latest book from the conservative commentator.
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 By Rick Atkinson
Holt, $17
The Pulitzer Prize-winner continues his epic tale of what happened when Europe was liberated in World War II.
Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts
By Robert D. Kaplan
Vintage, $15.95
This follow-up to Imperial Grunts follows U.S. troops abroad.
Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History
By Laura Thatcher Ulrich
Vintage, $14.95
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s work discusses how the many advances in women’s rights have required eyebrow-raising behavior.
The Year of Living Biblically
By A.J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster, $15
The author grows a beard and sets forth with the Good Book as his instruction manual for living day to day.
The Prince of Darkness
By Robert D. Novak
Three Rivers, $18.95
The conservative journalist’s memoir reflects on his five decades of Washington reporting.
Cultural Amnesia
By Clive James
Norton, $17.95
The Australian personality’s series of essays on cultural figures and various reflections.
The Boy Who Followed Ripley
By Patricia Highsmith
Norton, $13.95
The fourth novel in the series about murderer Tom Ripley.
Political Monopolies in American Cities
By Jessica Trounstine
University of Chicago Press, $22
An analysis of political power, focusing on Chicago and San Jose, examining extensive research.
The Collection
By Gioia Diliberto
Scribner, $15
Gioia Diliberto weaves a tale about the life of Coco Chanel and the post-World War I Paris fashion scene.
Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger’s By John Elder Robison
Augusten Burroughs’s older brother’s memoir about what it’s like to be unable to process the social cues of the world.
Cassandra and Jane
By Jill Pitkeathley
Harper, $13.95
This historical novel follows the Austen sisters and their intimate relationship.
The Guardians
By Ana Castillo
Random House, $14
A novel of both grit and charm about Mexicans who illegally cross the border.
On the Road: The Original Scroll
By Jack Kerouac
Penguin, $16
Jack Kerouac’s classic road-trip saga captures the colorful characters and rich small towns that have molded American history.
The Indian Clerk
By David Leavitt
Bloomsbury, $16
This novel is based on the true story of an uneducated mathematical genius who leaves his home in India to work with a scholar at Cambridge University in the early 1900s.
