Among the standout fiction this week: Roman Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri's story collection originally in Italian and translated by Lahiri and Todd Portnowitz, "showcases nine devastating short works on the immigrant experience in Italy"; Australian author Helen Garner's The Children's Bach, a "mesmerizing" novel about nine lives in 1980s Melbourne and the events that challenge one family's preconceived notions; and The Blackwoods by Brandy Colbert, a "beautiful narrative told from three different points of view," as two teen cousins from a prominent family learn how to navigate their celebrity lifestyle. Plus so many more!
And don't miss Kate DiCamillo in The Writer's Life, speaking about her novel The Puppets of Spelhorst (reviewed in this issue), the first in a planned trilogy.