DAVE BARRY does his Dave Barry thing. Highlights: a hilarious TWILIGHT parody; a guide to ridiculous dogs.

IDEALS OF UTOPIA explored in the context of today’s planned environments; reportage adds fun to philosophizing.

FUNNY DUDEBRO TWIST on the “immortal being falls in love with human” trope; New York setting adds grit.

BRUTALLY CANDID, SNARKILY funny memoir of an anxious childhood in 1970s North Carolina.

COMPLEX NOVEL portrays a troubled young woman–a US expatriate in Berlin–literally haunted by Nazi history.

VIVID, RAUCOUS, CYNICAL novel depicts a group of energy traders’ professional and personal shenanigans.

THE IMPACT OF AIDS in Botswana, highlighted in moving personal stories and updates on medical, policy advances.

SECOND MYSTERY in the “Ski Diva” series has lots of local Vermont color, slightly rambling plot.

FASCINATING, WITTY LITTLE book about the history of the George Washington mythology and its relation to truth.

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CAMBRIDGE university life is vividly imagined in this complex historical thriller.