Nonfiction
My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy by Albert “Prodigy” Johnson. In this often violent but always introspective memoir, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy tells his much-anticipated story of struggle, survival, and hope down the mean streets of New York City. — Barnes & Noble
Reading My Father, by Alexandra Styron. In “Reading My Father,” William Styron’s youngest child explores the life of a fascinating and difficult man whose own memoir, “Darkness Visible,” so searingly chronicled his battle with major depression. — From the publisher
Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel, American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend, by Leigh Montville. A fresh bio of man whose stunts defined the daring, show-bizzy frenzy of the 1970s.
Nonfiction
Eve, by Iris Johansen. In the 11th Eve Duncan novel, the first of a trilogy, the forensic sculptor zeros in on the kidnapper and serial killer who years earlier abducted her daughter. — Publishers Weekly
Treason at Lisson Grove by Anne Perry. Perry brings back popular characters Missing Charlotte and Thomas Pitt, last seen in 2008’s “Buckingham Palace Gardens.” From the publisherThe Tragedy of Arthur: A Novel, by Arthur Phillips. By turns hilarious and haunting, this virtuosic novel — which includes Shakespeare’s lost King Arthur play in its five-act entirety — captures the very essence of romantic and familial love and betrayal. — From the publisher
Paperback
The Long Song, by Andrea Levy. The author paints “a vivid and persuasive portrait of Jamaican slave society that succeeded with bravery, style and patience to outsmart its oppressors and to create what is now a culture celebrated worldwide.” — New York Times
