Also of interest...in hiding in plain sight

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (Celadon, $27)

Though the protagonist of this hit new thriller could be a murderer, she’s also “a wickedly funny narrator,” said Chris Hewitt in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Lucy Chase can’t remember what happened the night her best friend was killed, and we see her make some “heinous” choices. Like sleeping with the podcaster who’s investigating the crime. And agreeing to let him interview her. Still, you root for Lucy, because she, too, yearns to solve the crime— “even if she dunnit.”

LatinoLand by Marie Arana (Simon & Schuster, $32.50)

Marie Arana’s sprawling account of Hispanic life in the U.S. “covers serious ground in brisk, accessible prose,” said Miguel Salazar in The New York Times. Arana has watched what she calls America’s “least understood minority” grow from 2 percent of the population when her family arrived to nearly 20 percent today, and “her impressionistic approach allows her to cover the big and small.” The pace evokes “a speeding tour bus,” yet Arana excels at weaving together many voices and perspectives.

Relinquished by Gretchen Sisson (St. Martin’s, $29)

“This book may be a tough read, especially for adoptive parents,” said Tatum Hunter in The Washington Post. Sociologist Gretchen Sisson’s study of U.S. adoption practices “vividly renders a world where children are treated like consumer products” and birth mothers never cease regretting the decision to relinquish their babies. Because poverty often drives the choice, the author “dares to imagine a different world,” one in which minor financial support could produce happier outcomes.

The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul (Dey Street, $30)

“Narcissism can be a great anesthetic,” said Hadley Freeman in The Times (U.K.). In his best-selling new memoir, RuPaul—“still the only drag star to go fully mainstream”— recounts overcoming homophobia, a broken home, and a penniless start to adulthood as if it were a grand adventure that never dulled the glow that fated him to become a global celebrity. His writing throughout is “the definition of camp”—“a mix of the quasi-mystical, shamelessly self-aggrandizing, and enjoyably earthy.”