INSIDE BHUTAN WITH an American who helped the transforming Himalayan nation set up its first FM radio station.

COMPLEX, INTRIGUING EXPERIMENTAL novel about family and memory traces the lines between sanity and madness.

SPRAWLING BIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL centers on gentleman gambler, gunslinger Doc Holliday; Wyatt Earp steals the book.

CAUSTIC AND WITTY as ever, Roseanne Barr’s tidbits of grandmotherly wisdom and snark from her Hawai’i nut farm.

AMUSING COMPENDIUM of random information, curated by NPR’s librarian, may be every nerd’s favorite beach read!

LIGHTHEARTED ROMANTIC COMEDY stars a jaded heroine and the golden boy of a hilariously ridiculous Texas town.

FASCINATING BIOGRAPHY of the old-time extreme gambler “Titanic” Thompson, inspiration for GUYS AND DOLLS.

HAPLESS, NEUROTIC SLEUTH Teddy Ruzak is back with  another complicated (and less lighthearted than usual) case.

A COMPULSIVE SHOPPER shares her story in this admirably candid memoir. Vivid, if skimpy on larger insights.

SNARKY, FAST-PACED CAPER with a casino setting and a memorable cast of grifters, drifters, and gamblers.