Tuesday New Release Day: Alarcón; Allende; Gary; Stillman; Berry; Hallberg

Out this week: The King Is Always Above the People by Daniel AlarcónIn the Midst of Winter by Isabel AllendeThe Kites by Romain GaryBlood Brothers by Deanne StillmanThe Art of Loading Brush by Wendell Berry; and a new edition of our own Garth Risk Hallberg’s A Field Guide to the North American FamilyFor more on these and other new titles, go read our most recent book preview.

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