David Varno

Families reckon with life-altering events, artists transform themselves, and colonialism rears its ugly head in this season’s novels and collections. Plus, Native writers Tommy Orange and Morgan Talty follow up their breakout debuts.

In ‘Ways and Means,’ the debut novel from PW contributing editor Lefferts, NYU business student Alistair is on the run from his evil billionaire former employer as a former lover gets involved with a gay erotic art project involving MAGA gear.

In ‘When The Clock Broke’ (FSG, June) political essayist Ganz studies the failed right-wing populism on the fringe of the 1992 presidential election.

In her new novel, ‘All Fours,’ the multidisciplinary artist grapples with aging as it relates to desire, gender, and marriage.

This season’s notable titles document pop culture innovations, take the measure of towering architects including I.M. Pei, and bring a fresh eye to canonical figures like Albrecht Dürer.

Among this fall’s noteworthy titles are novels by Rachel Kushner, Richard Price, and Elizabeth Strout about people grasping for a sense of community in a changing world.

Among this spring’s most anticipated offerings are the latest novel from Susan Choi, about a father’s mysterious disappearance, and Colum McCann’s tale of transcontinental cables and the deep sea divers who repair them. Other noteworthy titles incl

The late author’s long and prolific career was capped by a remarkable late-career run of four excellent books in the past five years.

The season’s most noteworthy new releases include Thomas Pynchon’s latest, autofiction by Patricia Lockwood, and Mona Awad’s return to the Bunny-verse.

The author’s first novel, ‘Pick a Color’ (Little, Brown, Sept.), explores the rich and mysterious inner life of a nail salon owner.