Stray: A Memoir

In 2016, Stephanie Danler published her debut novel Sweetbitter, that quickly became a best seller. But, as she describes in her new memoir, that success couldn’t erase the devastating details of her past. Stray delves into Danler’s family unit, revealing the pain she suffered as the daughter of two parents struggling with addiction. As she recounts her relationships with her mother and father, Danler ponders the inescapable nature of familial trauma, asking how it’s possible to move on from people who made her who she is.

Red Dress in Black & White

Written by Elliot Ackerman, Catherine is an American living in Istanbul, where she’s just decided to leave her husband Murat and take their young son with her. Unbeknownst to Murat, Catherine has fallen for a photographer who she hopes to take back with her to the U.S. In an attempt to keep his wife and son from fleeing the country, Murat gets the attention of an American diplomat who has many questions about their private life. Elliot Ackerman unveils an intricately woven story of corruption and lies.

If You Must Know

Life turns upside down for two sisters in Wall Street Journal's bestselling author Jamie Beck’s novel about how secrets and differences can break or bind a family. Amanda Foster and Erin Turner have little in common except the childhood bedroom they once shared and each feels that her way of life is best. The sisters are content leading separate but happy lives in their hometown until everything is upended by lies that force them to confront unsettling truths about their family and each other.