As bright and cheerful as April weather may be, some of this month’s book releases dabble in the darker end of the literary spectrum. This list of spring books includes a mental disorder memoir, Salman Rushdie’s account of his harrowing attack, and the reclamation of a part of Harlem’s history.
‘The Cemetery of Untold Stories’ by Julia Alvarez (April 2)
‘You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World’ edited by Ada Limón (April 2)
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‘Sociopath: A Memoir’ by Patric Gagne (April 2)
‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’ by Salman Rushdie (April 16)
‘The Swans of Harlem’ by Karen Valby (April 30)
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