The book: Hum by Helen Phillips
Our reviewer says: "In this bracing speculative parable from Phillips, set in a near future devastated by climate change, a woman loses her job to the robots she helped build.... Readers won’t be able to look away." Read more.
Alta Journal’s California Book Club
The book: Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Marîa Viramontes
Our reviewer says: "This first novel adds another important chapter to the existing body of literature about the Mexican-American experience." Read more.
The book: The Sons of El Rey by Alex Espinoza
Our reviewer says: "Espinoza returns to fiction with the arresting story of an elderly wrestler’s last days.... This is a knockout." Read more.
Barnes & Noble Book Club and Read with Jenna
The book: The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Our reviewer says: "Espach offers a sparkling and slightly macabre novel of a 30-something woman finding a new lease on life.... Readers are in for a treat." Read more.
The book: Black Lives, American Love: Essays on Race and Resilience by D.B. Maroon
The book: TBA
The book: Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
Our reviewer says: "Bestseller McCreight explores thorny parent-child bonds in her captivating latest.... This should please McCreight’s existing fans and win her new ones." Read more.
The book: The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
Our reviewer says: "The colorful latest from Joella finds 52-year-old Jack Schmidt at a crossroads in his diligent management of his family’s restaurant in Rehobeth Beach, Del., which he took over from his father decades earlier." Read more.
Good Morning America Book Club
The book: The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Our reviewer says: "Moreno-Garcia returns to the world of moviemaking for this layered if schematic story of a Mexico City receptionist whose exotic looks land her the lead role in the eponymous 1950s Hollywood epic." Read more.
Jewish Book Council Book Club (fiction)
The book: What You Do to Me by Rochelle B. Weinstein
Jewish Book Council Book Club (nonfiction)
The book: The Incorruptibles: A True Story of Kingpins, Crime Busters, and the Birth of the American Underworld by Dan Slater
The book: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Our reviewer says: "Humans struggle to survive on a ruined world in this elegiac, complex, and intriguing story, the first in the Broken Earth series from acclaimed author Jemisin." Read more.
The book: Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters, edited by Jessica P. Pryde
Our reviewer says: "Book Riot columnist Pryde collects 14 essays on the myriad forms that Black romance takes in this moving and original anthology.... The result is as unique as it is heartfelt." Read more.
The book: Sojourners by Mfoniso Udofia
The book: Tip of the Spear by Orisanmi Burton and Big Black: Stand at Attica by Frank "Big Black" Smith
Our reviewer says of Big Black: "This penetrating portrait of a broken correctional system and a flawed man focuses on his legacy of courage, which towers over the forces stacked against him." Read more.
The book: The Hunter by Tana French
Our reviewer says: "Edgar winner French’s slow-burn sequel to 2015’s The Searcher underlines her knack for setting and character development.... This may be a step down from its predecessor, but it’s still a cut above similar fare." Read more.
The book: Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
Our reviewer says: "Bestselling YA author Rowell serves up a powerful and poignant tale of first love for adult romance readers.... Rich, real, and emotionally raw, this satisfying contemporary is sure to impress." Read more.
The book: Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne
Our reviewer says: "Mayne debuts with the underwhelming story of an awkward middle school teacher in Australia whose repressed childhood memories come roaring to the surface." Read more.
The book: And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Our reviewer says: "Hosseini’s third novel follows a close-knit but oft-separated Afghan family through love, wars, and losses more painful than death.... [His] eye for detail and emotional geography makes this a haunting read." Read more.
The book: The Golden Gate by Amy Chua
Our reviewer says: "The thrilling fiction debut from Yale law professor Chua anchors a mind-bending murder mystery in the social turbulence of 1944 Berkeley, Calif.... [A] richly satisfying historical mystery." Read more.
The book: The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş
Our reviewer says: "In the exceptional latest from Savaş (White on White), an idealistic young couple flounders in their half-hearted effort to put down roots in an unnamed city far from their respective homelands.... It’s a masterpiece." Read more.
