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9 Page-Turners
Immerse yourself in notable new fiction, memoirs and more
The Tiny Slice
“Memory is a funny thing—we tend to remember the bad times more clearly than the good, but the good memories sit there patiently, waiting for us to find them.” —From Dear Mom and Dad: A Letter About Family, Memory, and the America We Once Knew by Patti Davis, 71, daughter of Nancy and Ronald Reagan (February 6)
Memoir
The Story of the Bee Gees: Children of the World
by Bob Stanley
The Bee Gees—Barry and the late Maurice and Robin Gibb—had success with hits like “Stayin’ Alive” and “More Than a Woman” yet never received the respect they deserved. So argues author and musician Stanley in his homage to this “deeply odd, and quite wonderful” band of brothers. (February 6)
Novels
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange
This engrossing tale follows a survivor of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre (where American troops killed some 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people) and his descendants, all haunted by the trauma of displacement. (February 27)
The Women
by Kristin Hannah
It’s the 1960s, and Frankie McGrath, a sheltered young nursing student, joins the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and follows her brother to Vietnam. Her eye-opening wartime experiences shape her life long after she returns home. (February 6)
Until August
by Gabriel García Márquez
This sensual novel written by the late Colombian author of One Hundred Years of Solitude will be published by Knopf on March 12. García Márquez didn’t want it made public, but his two sons decided it should be shared, according to Knopf.
After Annie
by Anna Quindlen
When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her oldest daughter, Ali, finds new strength amid her grief, while her husband and best friend are similarly shaken and transformed in this moving story. (March 12) —Christina Ianzito
ALSO OF NOTE
CULTURE
LatinoLand: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority
by Marie Arana (February 20)
INSPIRATION
Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better With Age
by Chip Conley (January 16)
MEMOIR
The House of Hidden Meanings
by Rupaul (March 5)
James McBride interview with The Girlfriend Book Club February 20, 7:30 p.m. ET aarp.org/mcbride
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