HOW AFICIONADOS OF THE PARANORMAL use and misuse science in their researches. Thoughtful, even-handed. SOLID B

SCIENTIFICAL AMERICANS: THE CULTURE OF AMATEUR PARANORMAL RESEARCHERS|NOOK BOOK
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
2017

A BRILLIANT, RUTHLESS FIXER enmeshed in the biggest heist of his life, just as he falls in love. Genius noir. A MINUS

DEADBOMB BINGO RAY
Turner
2017

MARVELOUS NOIR FANTASY from Harry Connolly’s Twenty Palaces universe. Magic and guns and the beauty of Portugal! A MINUS

THE TWISTED PATH
Harry Connolly
2017

THE STORY OF ONE “UNTOUCHABLE” family in India encompasses politics, religion, heartbreak, and resilience. B PLUS

ANTS AMONG ELEPHANTS AN UNTOUCHABLE FAMILY & THE MAKING OF MODERN INDIA
FARRAR STRAUS & GIROUX
2017

BEAUTIFUL PARABLE OF RESISTANCE, love, and the power of music, set in a Nigeria both real and magical. A MINUS

TADUNO'S SONG (HARDCOVER)
Pantheon
2017

FRESH, CANDID MEMOIR about a writer’s self-reinvention in her early 30s. Humor and a gift for friendship shine. SOLID B

THE DO-OVER
Amanda Mackenzie
2017

A SIMULATED MARS MISSION brings together three international astronauts, their families, and a high-tech corporation. Brilliant! A MINUS

THE WANDERERS (HARDCOVER)
G.P. Putnam's Sons
2017

UNSETTLING MANHATTAN THRILLER flips between a writer’s unraveling personal life and the grim suspense novel she’s completing. SOLID B

LIES SHE TOLD
Crooked Lane Books
2017

A HARD-BOILED GREEK MYSTERY stars a laconic hitman caught up in a violent web of lies amid Athens’ elite. B PLUS

ATHENIAN BLUES (STRATOS GAZIS #1) (PAPERBACK)
Bitter Lemon Press
2017

THE STORY OF ONE FAMILY HOME tells a rich, sad tale of Harlem history. Beautiful and breathtakingly frank. B PLUS

DOWN THE UP STAIRCASE THREE GENERATIONS OF A HARLEM FAMILY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
2017