There are two new books that examine our place in the world, through the prism of our perspectives on it: On the Equality of All Things: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy, by Carlo Rovelli, and A Dead White: An Argument Against White Paint, by Wendy S. Walters.
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The Annotated Sun Also Rises: 100th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
Edited by Robert W. Trogdon; Introduction by Adam Gopnik
Library of America; hardcover, 376 pages; $39.95; available today, Tuesday, October 13th
Robert W. Trogdon is professor of English at Kent State University. He has served as the editor for The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of Ernest Hemingway. A scholar of twentieth-century American literature and textual editing, he has published extensively on Hemingway's writings.
Our Hearts Burned For Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria's Civil War
By Emily Feng
Columbia Global Reports; paperback, 128 pages; $18.00; available today, Tuesday, October 13th
Emily Feng is a White House correspondent for NPR. Her prior beat was as a foreign correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan, and more. She is the author of the 2025 book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China. Her reporting has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club, the Daniel Shorr Joirnalism Prize, the Shorenstein Journalism Award, two Human Rights Press Awards, and two Gracie Awards.
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Dodge City
By Patrick deWitt
Ecco; hardcover, 256 pages; $28.00
Patrick deWitt is the author The Librarianist and French Exit, which were both national bestsellers; The Sisters Brothers, a New York Times bestseller short-listed for the Booker Prize; and the critically acclaimed Undermajordomo Minor and Ablutions. He was born in British Columbia, Canada, and now resides in Portland, Oregon.
Unhittable: How Technology, Mavericks, and Innovators Engineered Baseball's New Era of Pitching Dominance
By Rob Friedman
Harper; hardcover, 288 pages; $32.00
Rob Friedman is the creator of PitchingNinja, as he identifies himself on social media. He is a pitching analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, ESPN College Baseball and Major League Baseball. He also has written for Fox Sports and given pregame analysis on Apple TV.
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| Yankee Stadium. Photo by Jason Schott. |
On Wednesday night, the Yankees were swept in the American League Division Series by the Tampa Bay Rays.
20 Over 60
Edited by Beth Weinhouse & David Galef
Regal House; paperback, 266 pages; $21.99; available today, Tuesday October 6th
Beth Weinhouse has been an editor at many mainstream magazines, including Reader's Digest, Self, and Parenting. She has written articles and book reviews for New York Newsday, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, and Town & Country. Her first book was The Healthy Traveler, about maintaining health away from home. Weinstein then co-edited, with Leslie Laurence, Outrageous Practices, about how gender bias can affect women's health.
