Nonfiction
Prince Philip, by Philip Eade (Henry Holt)
Eade’s biography, the first in over 20 years to focus on just Philip, examines the prince’s childhood in Greece and his young adulthood. Library Journal
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, by Robert K. Massie (Random House)
Massie once again delivers a masterful, intimate and tantalizing portrait of a majestic monarch. Publishers Weekly
And So It Goes — Kurt Vonnegut: A Life, by Charles J. Shields (Henry Holt)
Shields presents a semi-authorized biography: Vonne-gut agreed to cooperate but then died within a year, four years before this publication. Library Journal
The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick, by Philip K. Dick (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Much-revered (science fiction) author Dick turned metaphysical as he grew older, spending the last eight years of his life trying to understand what he called “2-3-74” — an experience of the universe transformed into information. Library Journal
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns), by Mindy Kaling (Crown Archetype)
Most people know Mindy Kaling as romance-hungry Kelly Kapoor on “The Office,” but this Dartmouth graduate is also a busy comedy writer, playwright and off-Broadway performer. Barnes & Noble
Fiction
11/22/63: A Novel, by Stephen King (Scribner)
With his novel set alongside the Kennedy assasination, “this master of suspense is back at the top of his game.” Barnes & Noble
The Angel Esmeralda: Nine Stories, by Don DeLillo (Scribner)
The renowned author’s first story collection presents a chronological progression of nine narratives, organized into three parts, challenging readers to make connections. Kirkus Reviews
Alloy of Law, by Brandon Sanderson (Tor)
The latest in Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy moves into the West.
