28 books that are absolute must-reads this spring
nypost.comJamesPercival Everett (Doubleday)Everett’s 2020 novel “Telephone” was a Pulitzer finalist. His latest is a reimagining of “Huckleberry Finn” told from the point of view of Jim the escaped slave.
It’s drawing comparisons to Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead.” Out nowTable for Two: FictionsAmor Towles (Viking)The latest from the bestselling author of “A Gentleman in Moscow” and “The Lincoln Highway” is a collection of short stories.
Six take place in New York City, while the seventh is a longer novella set in Hollywood’s golden age and featuring the Evelyn Ross character from Towles’s “Rules of Civility.” Out nowCity in Ruins Don Winslow (William Morrow) In the third and final installment in the Danny Ryan trilogy — which also includes blockbusters “City of Dreams” and “City on Fire” — the Irish dockworker-turned-mobster is now a wealthy, respected casino owner with a beautiful family.
But, when he tries to expand his Vegas empire, he starts a war with other power brokers — and his past comes back to haunt him.
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