SCIENCE FICTION AND SWIFTIAN satire intersect in this whip-smart tale of an alien masquerading as human. SOLID B

THE HUMANS
Simon & Schuster
2013

A FATHER’S LIFE IN THE CIA, a son’s work as a battlefield journalist, woven together in a thoughtful memoir. SOLID B

THE WOLF AND THE WATCHMAN : A FATHER, A SON, AND THE CIA
W. W. Norton & Company
2013

A SHOCKING DEATH in Scotland’s theater world sets an unlikely private eye on the track of long-buried secrets. B PLUS

WHEN THE DEVIL DRIVES
Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
2013

AN EXERCISE IN SELF-MYTHOLOGIZING more than a work of psychology, this memoir by a sociopath still intrigues. B MINUS

CONFESSIONS OF A SOCIOPATH : A LIFE SPENT HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Crown Publishing Group (NY)
2013

SPOOKY, SMART THRILLER paints haunting pictures of New York, the world of cult film, artistic desperation. B PLUS

NIGHT FILM
Random House
2013

TRIPPY, WILD, POETIC fantasia on singularities, time travel, multiverses, and what it means to be human. A MINUS

SELF-REFERENCE ENGINE
VIZ Media LLC
2013

CHRONIC ILLNESS AS a social phenomenon, thoughtfully explored by a health and science writer. Enlightening! B PLUS

IN THE KINGDOM OF THE SICK: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF CHRONIC ILLNESS IN AMERICA
Walker & Company
2013

UNLIKELY TEEN HEROES on a quirky, epic magical quest. Smart and funny twist on classic mythology; great read! B PLUS

HELEN AND TROY’S EPIC ROAD QUEST
Orbit
2013

INSPIRING WORDS FROM Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health, offer new visions of global health aid. B PLUS

TO REPAIR THE WORLD: PAUL FARMER SPEAKS TO THE NEXT GENERATION
University of California Press
2013

UNSETTLING, MASTERFUL, CREEPY fictional confession of a woman who uses her job as a teacher to prey on boys. B PLUS

TAMPA
HarperCollins Publishers
2013