If you’re looking for a new read to add to your cart or library holds list, we’ve got you covered. From captivating new novels that explore critical issues like race and identity to non-fiction takes on historic icons like Leonard Cohen and Malcolm X, this season’s new literary offerings have a little something for everyone. So without further ado, here are five new books to add to your reading list.
We the North
By Doug Smith
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Toronto Raptors, Toronto Star sports reporter Doug Smith uses his subject expertise to chart the team’s rise from their humble beginning in 1995 as the neglected little guys in a city obsessed with hockey to the beloved NBA stars they are today.
Leonard Cohen, Untold Stories: The Early Years
By Michael Posner
In the first of a three-volume biography of Canadian legend Leonard Cohen, author Michael Posner tells the story of the musician’s early years beginning with his childhood in Montreal through his time in university, bringing readers to his first international tour.
The Silence: A Novel
By Don DeLilo
In this novel set during a catastrophic event in the near future, five people are gathered over dinner in a Manhattan apartment when the digital lines that tether us together are cut. Afterwards, the group fall into a deep conversation that holds particular resonance to the Covid-19-era reader.
The Dead are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
By Les Payne
This new biography of Malcom X from Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Les Payne and his daughter Tamara Payne uses hundreds of interviews to piece together the life of the influential black rights activist. It follows his path from his birth in Nebraska through his political career and conversion to Islam to his assassination in Harlem.
Homeland Elegies: A Novel
By Ayad Akhtar
This novel tells the story of an immigrant father and his son in post-Trump America, tapping into topics of racial tension and identity politics that are especially relevant as we watch the 2020 American presidential debates unfold.
