18 Books You Can't Miss This May
Here are radiant new titles to pick up now, including an incandescent work of historical fiction from Anthony Doerr, witty cultural criticism and a stirring romance set in the Alaskan wilderness.
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The Painter
By Peter Heller
384 pages;
Knopf
In a riveting second novel from the author of
The Dog Stars, an artist settles into a quiet new life in Colorado after serving time for shooting a man in a bar fight—and reconnects with his old rage.
— Abbe Wright
Published 04/28/2014
