Agaat By Marlene Van Niekerk 630 pages; Tin House This is a frank novel about a white South African landowner and her lifelong servant in a radically changing country. Get the reader's guide
Broken By Karin Slaughter 416 pages; Delacorte The best-selling author brings back characters from Undone to tell a story of duty and motherly love. Get the reader's guide
Composed By Rosanne Cash 256 pages; Viking Tales from the life of the singer-songwriter who inherited the "man in black"'s country music mantle and then made it her own.
On the Outskirts of Normal By Debra Monroe 248 pages; Southern Methodist University An unsentimental memoir about a white woman who adopts a black baby in a small Texas town. Get the reader's guide
Rich Boy By Sharon Pomerantz 528 pages; Twelve We dare you to put down this big, fat, old-fashioned drama about a poor boy who makes good—but feels bad about it. Get the reader's guide
As Husbands Go By Susan Isaacs 352 pages; Scribner A social satire about a plastic surgeon's violent demise, from a master of the genre. Get the reader's guide
Following Polly By Karen Bergreen 320 pages; St. Martin's A young woman stalks a "popular" onetime classmate to learn her secrets. When the golden girl ends up dead, guess who's the likeliest suspect?
Red Hook Road By Ayelet Waldman 352 pages; Doubleday This engagingly complex examination of two close families is a leap ahead for the essayist and author. Get the reader's guide
Fly Away Home By Jennifer Weiner 416 pages; Atria This tale of a politician's sex scandal is witty and smart, as expected from the author of In Her Shoes. Get the reader's guide
Other People's Rejection Letters Edited by Bill Shapiro 192 pages; Clarkson Potter A look at how some famous and not so famous people deal with saying and hearing "no." A stunt book, but an amusing one. Get the reader's guide
Agaat
Broken
Composed
On the Outskirts of Normal
Rich Boy
As Husbands Go
Following Polly
Red Hook Road
Fly Away Home
Other People's Rejection Letters