REQUIRED READING

The Replacement Wife Darby Kane (f iction, William Morrow)

Elisa Wright is a mother and wife, living a placid life in a town where not much happens. There’s just one problem — she’s convinced her brother-in-law is a murderer.

Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Space in a Too-Busy World Eve Rod sky( nonfiction, GP Putnam’s Sons)

Rodsky has been called the “Marie Kondo of Relationships;” in her refreshing “Fair Play,” she talked about how to make things more equal at home. Here, she reveals how to rediscover your interests‚ even when your days feel much too busy.

The Final Case David Guterson (f iction, Knopf )

One night, an Ethiopian girl dies near her home; her adoptive parents — white fundamentalist Christians — are charged with her murder, and Royal, a Seattle criminal attorney, takes up the case. From the bestselling author of “Snow Falling on Cedars.”

Reckless Girls Rachel Hawkins (f iction, St. Martin’s Press)

Everyone wants to go to Meroe Island: Remote, mysterious, cut off from civilization. When six adults head there on boats, they have high expectations of a time in paradise. But when they get there, they find they aren’t alone on the island.

Brown Girls Daphne Palasi Andreades (f iction, Random House)

Nadira, Gabby, Naz, Trish, Angelique: They are young women of color, living their lives in Queens, making friends, breaking hearts and hatching plans in this fresh debut about growing up and making a life on your own terms.

Seasonal Work Laura Lippman (f iction, William Morrow)

From the author of titles including “Sunburn” and “Lady in the Lake” comes a collection of short stories about fierce women.