REQUIRED READING
The #1 Lawyer
James Patterson and Nancy Allen (Little, Brown and Company) In this highly anticipated legal thriller, the top criminal defense attorney in Biloxi, Mississippi, suddenly becomes a murder suspect himself when his beautiful wife is killed.
The Divorcées: A Novel
Rowan Beaird (Flatiron Books) In the mid-1900s, unhappy wives flocked to Reno, Nevada for quick and easy divorces. The state’s only requirement was six weeks of residency, which could be easily fulfilled with a stay at a “divorce ranch” resort. This buzzy debut is set on one of the ranches, as a prim midwestern housewife named Lois soaks in her new freedom and mingles with glamorous fellow guests.
Finding Margaret Fuller: A Novel
Allison Pataki (Ballantine Books) The bestselling author’s latest work of historical fiction focuses on the pioneering journalist and woman’s rights advocate, charting her relationship with Ralph Waldo Emerson and the transcendentalists and
Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley
Brent Underwood (Harmony) The entrepreneur and social media personality — his Ghost Town Living channel has more than 1.6 million followers on YouTube — shares his story of buying an abandoned silver mine and boom town and trying to bring them back to life.
James: A Novel
Percival Everett (Doubleday) Everett’s 2020 novel “Telephone” was a Pulitzer finalist. His latest is a reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn” told from the point of view of Jim the escaped slave. It’s drawing comparisons to Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead.”
The Sniper: The Untold Story of the Marine Corps’ Greatest Marksman of All Time
Jim Lindsay, with a forward by Chuck Mawhinney (St. Martin’s Press) Mawhinney hada 103 confirmed kills during the 16 months he served in Vietnam in his late teens, a record for the US Marines. His friend, Lindsay, tells his story, portraying him as both a hero and a man forever burdened by the weight of all the lives he’s taken.