PAGE TURNERS FOR THE NEW YEAR

a sampling of highly anticipated books for 2023 has something for every taste. There are biographies like King: A Life (May) about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by journalist Jonathan Eig and memoirs such as You Could Make This Place Beautiful (April) by poet Maggie Smith and Spare (January) by Prince Harry, rumored to include bombshells about Princess Diana, his relationship with his father and brother and his departure as a working royal. There are celebrity fiction debuts, such as Tom Hanks’ The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (May), about a ’70s comic book artist whose animated story about his uncle, a World War II soldier, is later made into a superhero movie; and Central Park West (May), a crime thriller by EX-FBI director James Comey, who likely knows a thing or two about dirty deeds. Looking for a deep dive into politics? Check out Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” (May) by journalist Héctor Tobar or Poverty, by America (March) by Matthew Desmond. Eager instead to escape reality? Other highly anticipated fiction titles: I Have Some Questions for You (February) by Rebecca Makkai; Yellowface (May) by R.F. Kuang; and All the Sinners Bleed (June) by S.A. Cosby. m.w.s.