New and noteworthy
Hatters and March Hares
edited by Ellen Datlow ( Tor, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A collection of new stories inspired by Lewis Carroll’s psychedelic 19th century classic, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. THE BUZZ: Datlow, a Hugo Award winner for editing, has drawn in fantasy/ sci- fi contributors including Seanan McGuire, Jane Yolen and Catherynne M. Valente.
Sleep When We’re Old
by Pino Corrias ( Atria, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The famed president of a film company goes missing in Rome after his villa goes up in flames; by an Italian journalist.
THE BUZZ: “Corrias’ first novel casts a dazzling spotlight on the corrupt world of Rome’s contemporary movie aristocracy,” says Library Journal.
Murder for the Books
by Victoria Gilbert ( Crooked Lane, fiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: A public librarian’s quiet new life in a Virginia mountain town is upended by an attractive new neighbor — and murders past and present.
THE BUZZ: This is the debut “Blue Ridge Library Mystery” by Gilbert, herself a librarian. “Captivating,” says Publishers Weekly.
Darwin: Victorian Mythmaker
by A. N. Wilson ( Harper, non- fiction, on sale Tuesday) WHAT IT’S ABOUT: New biography offers a “reappraisal” of the scientist who developed the theory of evolution. THE BUZZ: “Illuminating,” says Kirkus Reviews.
Only Girl in the World
by Maude Julien ( Little, Brown, nonfiction, on sale Tuesday)
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: In this memoir, the author recounts her harrowing childhood in postWorld War II France, raised by survivalist parents who kept her isolated and subjected her to cruel drills designed to “eliminate weakness.”
THE BUZZ: “A dark, moving, and thoughtfully rendered story,” says Publishers Weekly.