Paperback releases for the week of March 10th include THE MORNINGSIDE by Téa Obreht, a sweeping novel of mothers and daughters, displacement and belonging, and wondrous tales of a world both fallen and new; GHOST DOGS, Andre Dubus III's retelling of his own successes, failures, triumphs and pain, which he pulls off with emotional generosity and stylistic grace; PARASOL AGAINST THE AXE, a joyous novel from Helen Oyeyemi about competitive friendship, the elastic boundaries of storytelling, and the meddling influence of a city called Prague; Stuart Turton's THE LAST MURDER AT THE END OF THE WORLD, an inventive, high-concept murder mystery involving an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop and an audacious solution; and THE BLUES BROTHERS by Daniel de Visé, the story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, the early days of “Saturday Night Live,” and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture.
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