REQUIRED READING

You Have a Friend in 10A

Maggie Shipstead (fiction, Knopf) A wide-ranging collection of short stories from the author of “Great Circle,” taking you one-night stands in Olympic villages to Parisian deathbeds to love triangles set in Montana dude ranches — and more!

Endure: How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering

Cameron Hanes (memoir, St. Martin’s Press) A bowhunter and ultramarathoner likely knows a thing or two about accomplishments in the face of adversity, and that’s what Hanes delivers in this high-octane book about pushing past your limits.

The Island

Adrian McKinty (fiction, Little, Brown) Heather and Tom have taken their kids on a working vacation to Australia, where Tom is set to deliver a speech at a conference. On their day off, they decide to explore the Australian Outback — but a visit to a remote island that’s inhabited by one lawless, violent family leads to a nightmare situation.

I’ll Be You

Janelle Brown (f iction, Random House) They were identical twin sisters, both former B-list child actors (playing the same role) who were closer than close. In adulthood, they grew apart — one a homemaker, the other an addict. And then one of them disappears, leaving the other to connect the dots.

Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in the Age of Endless, Invisible War

Phil Klay (nonfiction, Penguin Press) Phil Klay left the Marines 10 years ago after serving as an officer in Iraq and found himself part of a group of veterans struggling to make sense of the meaning of modern American wars. A series of thoughtful essays from the author of “Redeployment” and “Missionaries.”

The Summer Place

Jennifer Weiner (f iction, Atria) Pandemic relationships can lead to quick engagements, as Sarah Danhauser learns when her 22year-old stepdaughter Ruby announces hers. Ruby has set a date — three months from now! — and is planning the event at Sarah’s mother’s house on the Cape. As weddings have a way of doing, the event starts to dredge up long simmering secrets and delicious assorted drama.