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In her new novel, 'The President and the Frog,' the author explores narrative’s power to heal political and personal wounds

James Lee Burke Goes Time Traveling By Ed Nawotka | Jun 04, 2021 James Lee Burke’s office in his home outside Missoula, Mont., as seen on a Zoom call, is cluttered with the detritus of a long literary life. There are books, photographs, a clutch of pens, and family heirlooms, including a Confederate sword carried by his great grandfather through the Civil War. The tenor of Burke’s voice is a bit like the wheels on a Ford F-150 rolling down a highway: bass tones highlighted with a higher pitch. There’s also a slight wobble, suggesting those wheels might need rebala...

In Kleeman’s 'Something New Under the Sun' (Hogarth, Aug.), a writer assists with the film adaptation of his novel and, along with a former child star, tries to unravel the secrets of WAT-R, a synthetic water product.

Booksellers, publishers, librarians, and agents are encouraged to look at the 79 self-published titles below. Each appears with a list of retailers that are selling the book and a description provided by its author.

Like her self-described “nice Jewish girl” protagonist Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt, debut rom-com author Jean Meltzer has a secret: she adores Christmas.