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Sloane Crosley, author of Grief Is for People

For most of her adult life, Sloane Crosley and her closest friend, Russell, worked together and played together as they navigated the corridors of office life, the literary world, and the dramatic cultural shifts in New York City. One day, while Russell is still alive, Sloane’s apartment is broken into. Along with her most prized possessions, the thief makes off with her sense of security, leaving a mystery in its place. When Russell dies exactly one month later, his suicide propels her on a wild quest to right the unrightable, to explore what constitutes family and possession as the city itself faces the staggering toll brought on by the pandemic.

Week of February 24, 2025

Paperback releases for the week of February 24th include LONG ISLAND, a spectacularly moving novel featuring Eilis Lacey, the complex and enigmatic heroine of BROOKLYN, Colm Tóibín’s most popular work in 20 years; AFTER ANNIE by Anna Quindlen, whose trademark wisdom on family, friendship and the ties that bind us are at the center of her novel, which is about   the power of love to transcend loss and triumph over adversity; GRIEF IS FOR PEOPLE, a disarmingly witty and poignant memoir that explores multiple kinds of loss following the death of Sloane Crosley’s closest friend; David Grann's THE WAGER, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth; and WHAT HAPPENED TO NINA? by Dervla McTiernan, an emotional novel of suspense about two families pitted against each other --- one seeking justice in the disappearance of their daughter, the other desperate to clear their son’s name.