The buzz: “This is an engrossing portrait of a Hollywood legend,” says a starred review from Publishers Weekly.Marlon James is a Jamaican-born writer. What it’s about: A major biography of “The Great Stone Face” Keaton, the ultimate icon of the silent-film era, whose acrobatic physical feats and pioneering films shaped the art of cinema. “Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life,” by James Curtis (Knopf, nonfiction) The buzz: “Drayton has a powerful story and the voice to do it justice,” says Kirkus Reviews.ĥ.
When that dream proved elusive for a Black girl, Drayton returned to Tobago and reflects on America’s treatment of its Black citizens. What it’s about: In the 1990s, Drayton and her siblings left Trinidad and Tobago to join their mother in New Jersey to pursue the American Dream. “Black American Refugee: Escaping the Narcissism of the American Dream,” by Tiffanie Drayton (Viking, nonfiction) More: Emily Maloney breaks down 'Cost of Living' in a broken health care system in bracing new memoirĤ. The buzz: “This is a gentle, compassionate exploration of how we can learn to love the things that make us different,” says a ★★★ (out of four) review for USA TODAY.
His secret is a source of both joy and anxiety, as is Owen’s dawning awareness of his attraction to other boys. What it’s about: Owen Tanner has always had a bird living in his chest – as in literally. “The Boy With a Bird in His Chest,” by Emme Lund (Atria, fiction) The buzz: “Now the best and fullest account of the Watergate crisis, one unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon,” says a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.ģ. What it’s about: A meticulously researched, expansive history of the Watergate scandal from start to finish, from the release of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 to the reverberations that echo through present day. “Watergate: A New History,” by Garrett M. The culture war targets books: Why you should pay more attention to ‘Maus’ than Joe RoganĢ. The buzz: “The second part of this trilogy is darker and, in many ways, more moving than its predecessor,” says a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. What it’s about: The second book in James’ Dark Star Trilogy, a fantasy series set in a mythical African landscape, finds adversarial Sogolon the Moon Witch taking center stage to give her account.
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