Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Thorpe, Gaige, Sligar, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Rufi Thorpe, Amity Gaige, Sarah Sligar, Ishmael Beah, Julio Cortázar, and more—that are publishing this week.

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The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe

Here’s what  about : “Thorpe’s fierce third novel (after ) observes the development of and challenges to an intense friendship between two outcasts at a Southern California high school in the early 2010s. Michael, gay and closeted, has lived in a shabby house with his aunt and cousin since he was 11, when his mother was sent to prison for nonfatally stabbing his father. In the mansion next door lives Bunny Lambert, an immature volleyball star who desperately wants a boyfriend and, at 6‘3“ at the end of her junior year,