What it's about: The Emmy-winning cohost of "The View" takes readers to the Hamptons, where investment banker Olivia Jones finds the Black utopia she needed in the close-knit enclave of Sag Harbor. "Homebodies" at Bookshop for $28 'Summer on Sag Harbor'īy Sunny Hostin (William Morrow, fiction) The buzz: "Emotionally and politically resonant, this is not to be missed," says a starred review from Publishers Weekly. What it's about: When aspiring young Black writer Mickey Hayward loses her hard-won job in media, she fires off a letter outlining the racism and sexism she's encountered in the industry as she fights back against a world that refuses to make space for her. "The Covenant of Water" at Bookshop for $30 ![]() "The Covenant of Water" at Amazon for $29 The buzz: "Verghese outdoes himself with this grand and stunning tribute to 20th-century India," says a starred review from Publishers Weekly. What it's about: The long-awaited new novel from the author of " Cutting for Stone" spans three generations of a South Indian family which suffers a strange affliction: Every generation, at least one person dies by drowning. "Tell Me Everything" at Bookshop for $27 'The Covenant of Water' The buzz: "It’s an immensely moving story of one woman’s unconquerable spirit," says a starred review from Publishers Weekly. What it's about: The actress who played spoiled cheerleader Lyla Garrity on “Friday Night Lights” and affluent Samantha on “Euphoria” shares her decidedly unglamorous backstory that’s ultimately a triumphant tale of resilience. "Chain Gang All Stars" at for $25 ‘Tell Me Everything’ The buzz: A starred Kirkus review calls it "an acerbic, poignant, and, at times, alarmingly pertinent dystopian novel." What it's about: Two women gladiators, Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker, fight for their freedom within a for-profit prison system that pits prisoners against each other in death matches for entertainment. 'I'm an open book': Meghan Trainor gets deep in TMI guide to pregnancy 'Dear Future Mama' ‘Chain Gang All Stars’īy Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Pantheon, fiction) ![]() In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases.
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