Bewilderment By Richard Powers SEPTEMBER | $27.95 | W.W. NORTON & COMPANY

An astrobiologist struggles to raise his unusual young son in the wake of his wife’s untimely death when he hears of an experimental treatment that could change the course of the young boy’s life. Searing and heartrending, guaranteed to break you and put you back together again, this latest novel from Powers seamlessly blends science, emotion and philosophy in a way that only he can.