REQUIRED READING

Nanny Dearest

Flora Collins (f iction, MIRA) When 20-something Sue Keller runs into Annie one day, it seems like fate: Annie was her live-in nanny when she was a little girl. Sue is ready for connection in the wake of her father’s death (her mother died long ago). But as she starts to spend more time with Annie, she wonders about the truth behind Annie’s time as their nanny.

All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business

Mel Brooks (memoir, Ballantine) At 95, Mel Brooks is a legend who has pretty much done it all. Now, for the first time, the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony winner) and all-around funny man shares his incredible life story.

Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working from Home

Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen (nonfiction, Knopf) Working from home has been all the rage these past 18 months, but even before the pandemic, the issue of work-life balance was in the national conversation. A fascinating look at the future of work — not only where we will work when the recovery from the pandemic is complete, but how.

Hello, Transcriber

Hannah Morrissey (f iction, Minotaur Books) Hazel Greenlee is a police transcriber, dreaming of becoming a novelist and getting out of her cold Wisconsin town. When she learns about a suspicious death that’s linked to a notorious drug dealer in town named Candy Man, she embarks with her boss on a dangerous operation to take him down.