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New books by favourite authors in the first quarter of 2022
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To Paradise
Hanya Yanagihara (Doubleday)
An alternate history of America circa 1893, the contemporary Manhattan bustle of 1993, and a futuristic totalitarian nation in 2093: Hanya Yanagihara, author of the bestselling book, A Little Life (2015), threads together three different timelines of the American experiment in his latest novel, To Paradise.
Release Date: January 11
The Christie Affair
Nina de Gramont (Mantle)
Possibly the greatest mystery writer of all time, Agatha Christie, went missing for 11 days in August 1926. While her whereabouts during this period still remain a mystery, Nina de Gramont provides some insights into her story of a real world crisis.
Release Date: February 1
The Books of Jacob
Olga Tukarczuk (Riverhead Books)
Spoken through multiple perspectives, Noble prize winner Tukaraczuk’s new book portrays historical figure Jacob Frank’s charismatic spell which leads him to explore numerous empires, like the Hapsburg and the Ottoman, and religions and sects, like Islam and Catholicism.
Release date: February 1
All My Rage
Sabaa Tahir (Razorbill)
The Cloud’s Rest Inn at Juniper, California, is the product of many dreams by Misbah and Toufiq in Lahore. But in the midst of their dreams, arrive unforeseen events tearing them both in different directions. Having grown up in her family motel, it comes as no surprise to find a book with these elements by Sabaa Tahir.
Release date: March 1
Young Mungo
Douglas Stuart (Grove Press)
Having won the 2020 Booker prize with Shuggie Bain , Stuart encompasses a broad social canvas in his new book. Set in Glasgow 1992 during a turbulent time for the Catholics and the Protestants, this provocative new book explores the divisions of sectarianism as two young men fall in love with each other.
Release Date: April 5
Time is a Mother
Ocean Vuong (Jonathan Cape)
In this deeply intimate poetry collection, Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous , grieves at the aftershock of his mother’s death and faces the paradox of despair while also wanting to move forward.
Release date: April 7
Either/Or
Elif Batuman (Jonathan Cape)
In this sequel to the entertaining and intellectually stimulating The Idiot, Either/Or follows Harvard student Selin on her exploration through literature and her efforts to fuse into her life, as she faces an exciting Summer in 1996.
Release date: May 26