“American Wife: A Novel,” by Curtis Sittenfeld (RH, Sept.). A sweet, bookish girl grows up to become a librarian — and the first lady of the United States.
“Anathem,” by Neal Stephenson (Morrow, Sept.). The author of “Cryptonomicon” returns with a story about a medieval monk battling a looming catastrophe.
“And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their More >