Actor Jim Carrey’s wild debut novel and three more must-read books
‘Memoirs and Misinformation’ by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon
Knopf, fiction, $27.95
What it’s about: Movie star Jim Carrey pairs with a co-author for a wild fiction debut about, yes, a movie star also named Jim Carrey. But this chaotic deconstruction of persona is no milquetoast celebrity memoir.
The buzz: “‘Memoirs and Misinformation’ is funny,” The Associated Press says. “But it’s also a sober meditation on mortality, selfhood and the drive to entertain.”
‘This Is What America Looks Like’ by Ilhan Omar
Dey Street, nonfiction, $27.99
What it’s about: An intimate memoir from progressive political favorite Ilhan Omar, the first African refugee and Somali American to be elected to Congress, that traces her rise from a displaced child refugee of the Somali Civil War.
The buzz: “No matter a reader’s personal politics, Omar’s life should serve as an inspiration,” Kirkus Reviews writes.
‘The Heir Affair’ by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Grand Central Publishing, fiction, $28
What it’s about: From the hilarious writers of celebrity fashion site Go Fug Yourself comes the follow-up to “The Royal We.” After marrying the heir to the throne, Rebecca “Bex” Porter adjusts to life in the British royal family and must survive her own scandal.
The buzz: “Royal watchers and tabloid devotees will devour this juicy look behind the gilded curtain of palace life,” Kirkus Reviews writes.
‘Antkind’ by Charlie Kaufman
Random House, fiction, $30
What it’s about: Charlie, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Being John Malkovich,” is out with his first novel, a 700-pluspage postmodern tome about a neurotic film critic who discovers what is possibly the greatest movie ever made.
The buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a wonderfully inventive yarn — and a masterwork of postmodern storytelling.”