New Title Tuesday | April 5, 2022


Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

“In Barenbaum’s skillful hands, a complex concept and structure work beautifully. The book is an incredible achievement with a heartfelt human theme . . . As ambitious as a Greek tragedy and just as lyrical and unflinching.” —Kirkus Reviews

Heartbroke by by Chelsea Bieker

“Wrenching . . . Darkly comic . . . Throughout, Bieker’s deeply human narrators bend the reader’s ear with memorable stories.” —Publishers Weekly

In On the Joke by Shawn Levy

“Insightful, moving, and well researched, with humorous anecdotes and fond memories of a group of women Levy clearly admires . . . Levy gives these trailblazers their due, and fans of comedy will adore the snippets of classic banter and long-lost one-liners.” —Library Journal

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

“[An] energetic debut . . . A more adorable plea for rationalism and gender equality would be hard to find.” —Kirkus Reviews

Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

“[Vuong] focuses on the complicated relationship with his mother in quiet, astonishing lyrics . . . Even the most ostensibly simple moments prove mesmerizing in Vuong’s treatment.” —Booklist

Trigger Points by Mark Follman

"An engrossing and surprisingly hopeful look at the field of behavioral threat assessment and how it is being used to prevent mass shootings . . .an optimistic take on one of America’s most distressing problems." —Publishers Weekly

April 5, 2022

  1. Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum

  2. Heartbroke by Chelsea Bieker

  3. In On the Joke: The Original Queens of Standup Comedy by Shawn Levy

  4. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

  5. Time Is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

  6. Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America by Mark Follman


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