Six new books hit shelves in Central Indiana

Bookstores across Central Indiana are displaying six new titles for November.

The selection includes four novels, one nonfiction history, and one memoir.

Publishers have scheduled these releases for the current month.

Louise Kennedy is releasing a new novel titled Stations.

Kennedy is a Northern Irish author who worked as a chef for nearly 30 years.

She described the switch to writing as strangely liberating in a 2022 interview.

Her previous book, Trespasses, dealt with the fallout of a failed young love.

Mary Beth Keane is publishing Whale Harbor this month.

The American writer was compared to Ann Patchett in a 2019 review.

Her new book follows an Irish father and his sons across years and continents.

Matt O'Hara has released a history book called The Flying Death.

O'Hara is a history professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz., The book focuses on curare, a poison used in Amazon blowdarts., The search for its medicinal properties began in the 1930s and spanned several continents., The pursuit created rivalries and new avenues in pharmacology., Daisy Johnson is publishing Long Wave this month., Johnson became the youngest Booker Prize finalist at age 27 in 2018., Her work is known for spare prose and a foreboding atmosphere., Tahmima Anam is releasing a novel titled Uprising., The story is set on a river island in Bangladesh., It follows women trapped in prostitution and their children., The narrative is told largely from the children's perspective., Climate change is raising the water levels around the island., Cleo Birdwell is the credited author of a new memoir called Amazons., The book is actually a novel written by Don DeLillo., DeLillo used the pseudonym for more than four decades., He did not publicly acknowledge writing the book until 2020., DeLillo approved its republication earlier this year., His preface includes a statement that reads I don't want to talk about it., Local booksellers have added these titles to their inventory., Readers can find the books at retail locations in the region., The releases cover a range of genres and historical periods.