The main character is Abraham Lincoln, who mourns the death of his young son during the Civil War by visiting the cemetery, where he encounters the ghosts of other people buried near the boy. His career began much earlier, but he's only ever published shorter works, so this novel has been highly anticipated. → LINCOLN IN THE BARDO by George Saunders (February 14): I was one of the many who became aware of Saunders's wonderfully weird stories after the success of his 2013 collection. The story follows a young man suddenly widowed who embarks on a road trip with his wife's ashes, and it promises to be both sad and funny.
He's reported periodically on the long process of getting his first novel published, and I'm excited to finally read it. → THE YOUNG WIDOWER'S HANDBOOK by Tom McAllister (February 7): McAllister is one of the hosts of Book Fight, a conversational literary podcast I look forward to every Monday morning. These are examinations of pain and loss and the difficult lives that produce difficult women, and they're written with nuance and power. I am a huge fan of Gay's writing, whether it's fiction or essay, and these stories are as hard and beautiful as I expected. → DIFFICULT WOMEN by Roxane Gay (January 3): The wait is already over for this short story collection, and I'm nearly finished reading it. I've been especially anticipating these winter releases: Whatever else 2017 has in store, at least there are still good books on the horizon.
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