School is back in full swing, and with campus on the fringe of fall, there’s no better time to make an addition to your bookshelf. Here are some new arrivals to check out this autumn.
“One Day I’ll Grow Up and Be a Beautiful Woman” by Abi Maxwell
This book follows a mother raising her only child while she struggles to combat public opposition to her daughter’s gender transition. In poor and rural New Hampshire, the book flashes back to the mothers life as a young girl as she encountered bullying and parental issues herself.
“Nexus” by Yuval Noah Harari
The bestselling author of “Sapiens” uses philosophy, psychology and political theory to face homosapiens’ means of communication. Harari, a public intellectual and historian, presents a timeline on the flow of information from the dawn of time to present time and into the future, and tackles how accessible communication is and how we may be able to improve.
“Reagan” by Max Boot
Boot, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and notable historian, narrates Ronald Reagan’s life and the puzzle it entailed. Boot writes about Reagan’s political career and involvement in social justice and the New Deal and makes connections to current politics.
“Rejection” by Tony Tulathimutte
Tulathimutte’s “Rejection,” a collection of stories, is a series of misses and takes on changes in relationships. Diverse stories give readers a place to connect with stores they might connect to.
“Intermezzo” by Sally Rooney
Rooney, author of “Normal People,” writes about two brothers coping with their complicated relationship when their father’s death brings up past issues. The brothers have very little in common, one being a lawyer and the other a competitive chess player, but both struggle in their relationships with the people they love who are intertwined in their lives.
“Defectors” by Paola Ramos
Ramos, a veteran journalist, poses an extensive investigation into Latino Americans’ political beliefs, and puts to rest myths and past presumptions on this voting bloc. She reveals a diverse community when it comes to political views, one to familiarize yourself with.
“An Image of My Name Enters America” by Lucy Ives
In this collection of five essays, Ives examines events from her own life and the interweaving aspects of them. She aims to excavate the larger aspects, while weaving new stories about herself and culture with expert range as a writer.
“Didion and Babitz” by Lili Anolik
When Eve Babitz, rebound writer and literary titan, died in 2021, boxes upon boxes of stories from a lost world of the literary scene involving Joan Didion were revealed. A misunderstood mystery, Didion was an enigma of an American writer, and Anolik dives into Babitz’s writings to uncover and unlock Didion in a way we have not seen before.
