REQUIRED READING

Historic Tales of Long Island City

Greater Astoria Historical Society (nonf iction, History Press) Brush up on your LIC history — or just have bits of good local trivia ready to pull out at a moment’s notice — with this introduction to the storied past of an innovative and fast-growing neighborhood.

Upgrade

Blake Crouch (f iction, Ballantine Books) Logan has gotten an upgrade — his genome has been hacked, and as a result, he’s sharper, needing less sleep, better at multitasking, better at everything, period. But it turns out that what’s happening to him is simply a small part of a much bigger plan — one with horrifying implications.

All the Dirty Secrets

Aggie Blum Thompson (f iction, Forge Books) 25 years ago, Liza Gold and her friends celebrated their high school graduation on a beach. One of her friends never returned from the water. Now a single mom, she is still haunted by what happened when history repeats itself — and her daughter s best friend drowns under mysterious circumstances.

The It Girl

Ruth Ware (f iction, Gallery/Scout Press) April was the first person Hannah met at Oxford. Charismatic, rich and fun, she quickly pulled Hannah into her orbit along with a group of close friends. But by the end of the first year, April has been murdered — and her suspected killer is convicted and jailed. A decade later, Hannah’s world is rocked when a journalist contacts her with information that the wrong person may have been convicted.

Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence

Ken Auletta (nonf iction, Penguin Press) A fascinating biography on the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein from the storied New Yorker writer who first wrote a profile of him 20 years ago. At the time, Auletta confronted Weinstein about rumors that he was a sexual predator, but since no one was willing to go on the record then, the story remained out of reach. Years later, he would share his reporting notes with Ronan Farrow.

The Finalists

David Bell (f iction, Berkley) One day, six college students gather to compete for the prize of a lifetime: the Hyde fellowship, which would pay for their college tuition. To compete, they must enter Hyde House, an old Victorian structure on the edge of campus. The doors lock behind them, and no one is getting out until the contest is over. Even when people start dropping dead.