Mar '22 Notable Books: Allegra Hyde, Fernanda Melchor, Peng Shepherd & More
A recurring series on the most interesting book releases of the month...
The Social Lives of Animals - Ashley Ward (Mar. 1) - In The Social Lives of Animals, biologist Ashley Ward takes us on a wild tour across the globe as he searches for a more accurate picture of how animals build societies.
Eleutheria - Allegra Hyde (Mar. 8) - A story of idealism, activism, and systemic corruption, centered on a naïve young woman’s quest for agency in a world ravaged by climate change.
Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery - Ira Rutkow (Mar. 8) - Empire of the Scalpel elegantly reveals surgery’s fascinating evolution from its early roots in ancient Egypt to its refinement in Europe and rise to scientific dominance in the United States.
The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd (Mar. 15) - From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father's belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret — one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family's dark history.
Paradais - Fernanda Melchor (Mar. 23) - Written in a chilling torrent of prose by one of our most thrilling new writers, Paradais explores the explosive fragility of Mexican society — with its racist, classist, hyperviolent tendencies — and how the myths, desires, and hardships of teenagers can tear life apart at the seams.
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies - Maddie Mortimer (Mar. 31) - This lyrical debut novel is at once a passionate coming-of-age story, a meditation on illness and death, and a kaleidoscopic journey through one woman's life—told in part by the malevolent voice of her disease.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
The Social Lives of Animals - Ashley Ward (Mar. 1) - In The Social Lives of Animals, biologist Ashley Ward takes us on a wild tour across the globe as he searches for a more accurate picture of how animals build societies.
Eleutheria - Allegra Hyde (Mar. 8) - A story of idealism, activism, and systemic corruption, centered on a naïve young woman’s quest for agency in a world ravaged by climate change.
Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery - Ira Rutkow (Mar. 8) - Empire of the Scalpel elegantly reveals surgery’s fascinating evolution from its early roots in ancient Egypt to its refinement in Europe and rise to scientific dominance in the United States.
The Cartographers - Peng Shepherd (Mar. 15) - From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M, a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father's belongings holds an incredible, deadly secret — one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family's dark history.
Paradais - Fernanda Melchor (Mar. 23) - Written in a chilling torrent of prose by one of our most thrilling new writers, Paradais explores the explosive fragility of Mexican society — with its racist, classist, hyperviolent tendencies — and how the myths, desires, and hardships of teenagers can tear life apart at the seams.
Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies - Maddie Mortimer (Mar. 31) - This lyrical debut novel is at once a passionate coming-of-age story, a meditation on illness and death, and a kaleidoscopic journey through one woman's life—told in part by the malevolent voice of her disease.
(Blurbs reproduced verbatim from Goodreads.)
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