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20 new books to read in November

By David Canfield October 31, 2019 at 01:21 PM EDT
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November's Best

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Sure, we've got family sagas of all stripes perfect for Thanksgiving reading. But November's slate of new books doesn't end there; we've got essays and thrillers and a few celeb books you'll want to keep an eye out for.

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Acid for the Children, by Flea

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers co-founder takes a lyrical approach to his life story, his writing inspired by the rhythms of jazz and his structure a dreamy recounting of his journey from Australia to Los Angeles to New York, with a specific focus on the grime and wonder of the City of Angels in the ’70s and ’80s. (Nov. 5)

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The Book of Lost Saints, by Daniel José Older

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The best-selling YA favorite, known for his fantasy and sci-fi page-turners, makes a memorable, deeply personal turn to adult fiction with this supernatural-tinged Cuban-American family epic. (Nov. 5)

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The Dinky Donkey, by Craig Smith

Craig Smith The Dinky DonkeyPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
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If you're one of the many, many parents or children who've enjoyed Smith's unexpected smash picture book The Wonky Donkey, this wildly adorable follow-up should make for a must-have. (Nov. 5)

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The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell

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The domestic suspense master unfurls another delectably familiar tale of family secrets with Upstairs, about a young woman who receives an enormous inheritance and investigates the dark truth behind it. (Nov. 5)

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Get a Life, Chloe Brown, by Talia Hibbert

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This charming romance by rising star Hibbert centers on the daughter of a wealthy family eager to break out of her shell, and a heavily tattooed handyman with a bad-boy streak. Will sparks fly? You bet. (Nov. 5)

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Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
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Evaristo became the first black woman to ever win the Booker Prize with her superb sixth novel, a story of 12 interconnected characters that digs deep into experiences of identity in contemporary U.K. (Nov. 5)

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In the Dream House, by Carmen Maria Machado

In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
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Machado’s fantastical first book, the genre-bending collection Her Body and Other Parties, scored major plaudits and is being developed into a high-profile series for FX; in her next book, equally galvanizing in form and execution, the author turns inward, recounting and reclaiming a harrowing episode from her past. (Nov. 5)

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Little Weirds, by Jenny Slate

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In Slate's own words, this memoir contains the following: heartbreak, a French-kissing rabbit, a haunted house, and divorce — plus a multitude of other topics. Expect this collection to be as charmingly disarming as any of the actress’ onscreen work. (Nov. 5)

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On Swift Horses, by Shannon Pufahl

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For fans of lush but harsh '50s dramas like Revolutionary Road and Far From Heaven, this dreamy drama follows a newly married housewife and her gay brother-in-law as they seek meaning and solace in an unforgiving postwar American landscape. (Nov. 5)

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The Revisioners, by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, The RevisionersPublisher: Counterpoint
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Few capture the literary world’s attention with their debut like this author did; her first novel, A Kind of Freedom, was nominated for the National Book Award and earned several other top accolades. Her anticipated follow-up offers a bracing window into Southern life and tensions, alternating between two women’s stories — set nearly 100 years apart. (Nov. 5)

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The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern

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The best-selling Night Circus author amassed a huge, passionate fanbase with her mystical first novel. It’s unlikely they’ll be disappointed by this sweeping follow-up, which unfolds an epic romance within a secret underground world of lost cities, handsome pirates, and endless puzzles to be solved. (Nov. 5)

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The Toll, by Neal Shusterman

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Shusterman wraps his Arc of a Scythe YA trilogy with a grand meditation on immortality. In a world that's conquered death, can humanity survive? (Nov. 5)

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The Witches Are Coming, by Lindy West

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The incisive mind behind Shrill (recently turned into a Hulu series starring Aidy Bryant) is back with another sharp collection, this time confronting truth, misogyny, and media bias in the post-#MeToo era. (Nov. 5)

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The Andromeda Evolution, by Daniel H. Wilson 

Daniel H. Wilson, The Andromeda EvolutionPublisher: HarperCollins
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It's only been a 50-year wait for the sequel to Michael Crichton's breakout technothriller The Andromeda Strain. In Evolution, written by Daniel H. Wilson in collaboration with CrichtonSun LLC, a microbe threatens to annihilate life as we know it. (Nov. 12)

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The Book of Eating, by Adam Platt

Adam Platt, The Book of EatingPublisher: Ecco
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The longtime food critic retraces the steps of his lifelong culinary education, from childhood homes in Hong Kong and Japan to professional stopovers in cities around the world -- one meal at a time. (Nov. 12)

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Camgirl, by Isa Mazzei

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Building off of the 2018 film Cam, for which she wrote the script, Mazzei revisits her experiences working as (and building a business out of being) a live-streaming camgirl, in brutally funny and candid fashion. (Nov. 12)

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Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge, by Sheila Weller

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This already-controversial biography of Hollywood darling Carrie Fisher traces her biggest career moments (including, of course, Star Wars) as well as her life off-camera, from the family she built with talent agent Bryan Lourd (who has disavowed the book) to the more tumultuous and tragic moments around it. (Nov. 12)

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Essays One, by Lydia Davis

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The acclaimed short-fiction writer turns to the essay format in this commanding collection, which features aching personal writing as well as trenchant literary criticism. (Nov. 12)

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The Innocents, by Michael Crummey

Michael Crummey, The InnocentsPublisher: Doubleday
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Award-winning author Michael Crummey has generated plenty of advance praise for his new novel, a gritty portrait of the love and resilience between two siblings isolated in an isolated cove on Newfoundland's northern coastline. (Nov. 12)

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It's Garry Shandling's Book, edited by Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow, It’s Gary Shandling’s BookPublisher: Random House
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Apatow compiles this collection of journal entries by and photos of the late, great comic, as well as appreciations from other titans in the world of comedy. (Nov. 12)

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    1 of 21 November's Best
    2 of 21 Acid for the Children, by Flea
    3 of 21 The Book of Lost Saints, by Daniel José Older
    4 of 21 The Dinky Donkey, by Craig Smith
    5 of 21 The Family Upstairs, by Lisa Jewell
    6 of 21 Get a Life, Chloe Brown, by Talia Hibbert
    7 of 21 Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo
    8 of 21 In the Dream House, by Carmen Maria Machado
    9 of 21 Little Weirds, by Jenny Slate
    10 of 21 On Swift Horses, by Shannon Pufahl
    11 of 21 The Revisioners, by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
    12 of 21 The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern
    13 of 21 The Toll, by Neal Shusterman
    14 of 21 The Witches Are Coming, by Lindy West
    15 of 21 The Andromeda Evolution, by Daniel H. Wilson 
    16 of 21 The Book of Eating, by Adam Platt
    17 of 21 Camgirl, by Isa Mazzei
    18 of 21 Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge, by Sheila Weller
    19 of 21 Essays One, by Lydia Davis
    20 of 21 The Innocents, by Michael Crummey
    21 of 21 It's Garry Shandling's Book, edited by Judd Apatow

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