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January 26

The Headmaster's Wife

Thomas Christopher Greene · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover

An immensely talented writer whose work has been described as "incandescent" (Kirkus) and "poetic" (Booklist) , Thomas Christopher Greene pens a haunting and deeply affecting portrait of one couple at their best and worst.

Inspired by a personal loss, Greene...

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February 23

The Children Act

Ian McEwan · Nan A. Talese
Format: Print book

Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge who presides over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude, and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now her marriage...
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March 30

The Book of Night Women

Marlon James · Riverhead Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

"An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review The Book of Night Women is a sweeping, startling novel, a true tour de force of both voice and storytelling. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth...
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