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<\/p>\n\n\tWondering what to read this summer? This season\u2019s list of anticipated releases contains a story for everyone. From classic beach-ready reads to historical literary fiction and a buzzy celebrity memoir, here\u2019s a look at the titles you\u2019ll want to add to your list for the warm months ahead.<\/p>\n
\t\t\u201cThe Land and Its People,\u201d David Sedaris, out May 26\t<\/p>\n
\n\tHumorist David Sedaris\u2019 newest collection of personal essays are populated by a familiar cast of characters from his life, from husband Hugh and sister Amy Sedaris. With his trademark voice on full display, David Sedaris weaves themes of family, grief and aging through stories of chance encounters (inviting a stranger at an airport in Maine to ride along to the Upper East during a rainstorm); obsessions old and new (logging hours on his FitBit or climbing the Duolingo leaderboard), and tributes to longtime friendships.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThe Land and Its People\u201d by David Sedaris<\/p>\n
\t\t\u201cLand\u201d by Maggie O\u2019Farrell, out June 2 \t<\/p>\n
\n\tThis past film awards season, \u201cHamnet\u201d introduced new readers to author Maggie O\u2019Farrell. For her latest novel, the Irish writer has crafted another historical family epic rooted in tragedy, this time inspired by the landscape of her home country. Set in 1865 \u2014 and the aftermath of the devastation of the Great Famine \u2014 \u201cLand\u201d opens with a father-and-son duo away from home, working on an Ordnance project to map the entirety of the Island. An unexpected encounter with ancient spirits leaves the young son to navigate the project\u2019s completion, and help reunite his family.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u201cLand\u201d by Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/p>\n
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\t\t\u201cTranscendent: A Memoir,\u201d Laverne Cox, out June 9\t<\/p>\n
\n\tTrailblazing actress Laverne Cox is releasing her first memoir, which traces her journey from childhood trauma to history-making Emmy winner. The \u201cOrange Is the New Black\u201d star became the first openly trans woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy for acting, and was the first to win a daytime Emmy in 2015 for her TV-documentary \u201cThe T Word.\u201d Cox\u2019s book promises to offer an intimate look at her life, career and work as an activist championing LGBTQIA+ rights.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u201cTranscendent\u201d by Laverne Cox<\/p>\n
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\t\t\u201cVilla Coco,\u201d Andrew Sean Greer, out June 9\t<\/p>\n
\n\tAndrew Sean Greer, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his satirical 2017 novel \u201cLess\u201d (which was followed by a sequel, \u201cLess Is More,\u201d in 2022) transports readers to the Italian countryside in his latest book. In \u201cVilla Coco\u201d a young college graduate arrives in the Tuscan hills to work as the assistant to Coco, a wealthy widowed Baronessa. He\u2019s soon introduced to the cast of characters in Coco\u2019s orbit \u2014 and a love affair with a married man \u2014 in this sunny coming-of-age story.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u201cVilla Coco\u201d by Andrew Sean Greer<\/p>\n
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\t\t\u201cPool House,\u201d Mary H. K. Choi, out June 9\t<\/p>\n
\n\tYA author Mary H. K. Choi is dipping her toe into the adult fiction market with her new novel. Set in Los Angeles, \u201cPool House\u201d centers on a mother-daughter relationship, exploring the challenges of motherhood, family and life on the periphery of Hollywood.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\u201cPool House\u201d by Mary H. K. Choi<\/p>\n
\t\t\u201cThe Shampoo Effect,\u201d Jenny Jackson, out June 30\t<\/p>\n
\n\tAfter releasing her anticipated debut novel \u201cPineapple Street\u201d in 2024, the publishing executive \u2014 Jenny Jackson currently works as vice president and editorial director of fiction at Alfred A. Knopf \u2014 is introducing her follow-up in time for prime beach-read season. While her first book was set within a wealthy section of Brooklyn Heights, \u201cThe Shampoo Effect\u201d brings readers to the WASP-y coastal world of Greenhead, Mass. Longtime relationships are tested after a newcomer weaves her way into a tight-knit group of childhood friends, as Jackson explores themes of motherhood, marriage and friendship on the page.<\/p>\n
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