It’s another Tuesday, just at that moment in September when its linger summeriness may begin to shift more decisively into the cooler fires of autumn, but there’s no shift in one thing: that September has a ton of new books to be excited about. And today is no exception. You’ll find robust showings in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with anticipated fiction by Lauren Elkin, Will Self, Rumaan Alam, Tony Tulathimutte, Nora Lange, and many others; poetry collections from Kim Addonizio, Ted Kooser, Raymond Antrobus, Patrick James Dunagan, and others; and nonfiction exploring the LGBTQ context of Shakespeare’s—Shakesqueer’s?—plays and milieu; Richard Flanagan with a genre-defying account of genocide, war, family, and more; the iconic journalist Connie Chung’s memoir; a look at how Elon Musk toppled Twitter; and much, much more.
Riches and more riches. Read on—it’s a delightful day for new books. * “[ ] shows off Elkin’s rich, scholarly mind to great effect.
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A book laden with lust and desire, amorous missteps and the ways in which we can often only understand ourselves in relation to the whims and choices of others.” –Vanessa Peterson “With an atmosphere that is sexy, enchanting, and unsettling, Rumaan Alam’s expert fourth novel probes concepts of privilege, wealth, value, and morality.” – “Phenomenal.
..few writers dramatize the effects of being perennially online as astutely and engagingly as Tulathimutte does here.
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