Tuesday New Release Day: Martel; Gappah; Gallagher; Pinckney; Zweig; Welsh; Elizabeth; Chee

February 2, 2016 | 8 books mentioned

New this week: The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel; The Book of Memory by Petina GappahYoungblood by Matthew GallagherBlack Deutschland by Darryl Pinckney; The Collected Novellas of Stefan Zweig; A Decent Ride by Irvine Welsh; Don’t Lose Track by Jordannah Elizabeth; and The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee (who we interviewed this week). For more on these and other new titles, go read our Great 2016 Book Preview.

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