6 books to enjoy this November

We are back with a story that stands apart from the election news of the day. This month brings six notable books that offer a break from the usual news. These books range from romance to redemption, high-stakes struggle, and sex-fueled farce, giving readers a chance to escape into different worlds. Louise Kennedy, after nearly three decades as a chef, has taken up writing and is returning with her sophomore effort, which explores the fallout of a young love that struggles under the weight of family pasts. Mary Beth Keane’s latest novel, Whale Harbor, weaves a sweeping narrative that spans years, seas, and continents, much like her previous work, Ask Again, Yes, which was compared to Ann Patchett’s writing by Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan. Matt O'Hara, a history professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has written a book that reads like a swashbuckling adventure story, rooted in archival study. The book explores the quest for a miracle medicine in the Amazon, which began in the 1930s and spanned continents, inciting rivalries and opening new avenues in pharmacology. Daisy Johnson’s latest novel, Long Wave, continues the theme of elusive images, spare prose, and a foreboding atmosphere that is central to her growing catalog. Tahmima Anam’s book, Uprising, sets a bleak scene on a river island in Bangladesh, where women have been tricked, drugged, beaten, and trapped in a life of prostitution they did not choose. The book is written from the perspective of the children, who have set something in motion with the arrival of a new girl. Cleo Birdwell’s book, Amazons, is a ribald romp of ice hockey and sexy times that has developed a certain cult status even as copies became harder and harder to find.

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We are back with a story that stands apart from the election news of the day. This month brings six notable books that offer a break from the usual news. These books range from romance to redemption, high-stakes struggle, and sex-fueled farce, giving readers a chance to escape into different worlds. Louise Kennedy, after nearly three decades as a chef, has taken up writing and is returning with her sophomore effort, which explores the fallout of a young love that struggles under the weight of family pasts. Mary Beth Keane’s latest novel, Whale Harbor, weaves a sweeping narrative that spans years, seas, and continents, much like her previous work, Ask Again, Yes, which was compared to Ann Patchett’s writing by Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan. Matt O'Hara, a history professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has written a book that reads like a swashbuckling adventure story, rooted in archival study. The book explores the quest for a miracle medicine in the Amazon, which began in the 1930s and spanned continents, inciting rivalries and opening new avenues in pharmacology. Daisy Johnson’s latest novel, Long Wave, continues the theme of elusive images, spare prose, and a foreboding atmosphere that is central to her growing catalog. Tahmima Anam’s book, Uprising, sets a bleak scene on a river island in Bangladesh, where women have been tricked, drugged, beaten, and trapped in a life of prostitution they did not choose. The book is written from the perspective of the children, who have set something in motion with the arrival of a new girl. Cleo Birdwell’s book, Amazons, is a ribald romp of ice hockey and sexy times that has developed a certain cult status even as copies became harder and harder to find.