10 Must-Read Books Coming Out This Month

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By Jamie M. Saul
304 pages; William Morrow
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | IndieBound

In this engaging novel, a Manhattan man finds romance-and a few other surprises-when he goes to settle the estate of an old friend.
-- Karen Holt

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I Couldn't Love You More
By Jillian Medoff
432 pages; 5 Spot
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Fun, smart, and warmhearted, this story revolves around a fictional suburban mom whose first boyfriend suddenly reappears, sparking-naturally-big trouble.
-- Karen Holt

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Born to Rise
By Deborah Kenny
256 pages; Harper
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | IndieBound

This memoir of a young widow's quest to transform urban education by establishing the groundbreaking Harlem Village Academies will inspire readers everywhere.
-- Karen Holt

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Canada
By Richard Ford
432 pages; Ecco
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | IndieBound

An expansive coming-of-age novel about a 15-year-old boy forced to survive on his own after his parents are sent to prison for robbing a bank.
-- Karen Holt

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Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake
By Anna Quindlen
208 pages; Random House

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Notes from the best-selling columnist in whose writing women have long seen themselves.
-- Karen Holt

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Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down
By Rosecrans Baldwin
304 pages; Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | IndieBound

So much for the honeymoon stage. A comic memoir by an American who endures endless frustrations after moving to the city he'd long romanticized.
-- Karen Holt

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Trapeze
By Simon Mawer
384 pages; Other Press
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | IndieBound

In this literary thriller, inspired by real female agents during WWII, an Englishwoman is recruited into a dangerous espionage mission.
-- Karen Holt

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A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
By Suzanne Joinson
384 pages; Bloomsbury USA
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What does a woman in 21st-century London have to do with missionaries in 1920s China? Find out as this charming novel toggles between past and present.
-- Karen Holt

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Swim: Why We Love the Water
By Lynn Sherr
232 pages; PublicAffairs
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From the evolution of our "aquatic ancestors" to the trauma of bathing suit shopping, these essays examine the sport of swimming from every angle.
-- Karen Holt

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Ménage By Alix Kates Shulman
288 pages; Other Press
Available at: Amazon.com | Barnes & Noble | iBookstore | IndieBound

An irreverent comedy about an affluent couple who, in a bid for cultural cachet, take in a dissident writer, only to have sex complicate everything.
-- Karen Holt

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