Books REQUIRED READING

Have I Told You This Already? Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember

Lauren Graham (memoir, Ballantine) The “Gilmore Girls” star is back with plenty of hilarious stories, from the time she spent as a salesperson at the now-defunct Barneys to what a day in the life of an actor looks like — to her concerns that her bras have not kept up with the times.

A Book of Days

Patti Smith (memoir, Random House) Patti Smith’s first Instagram photo was a picture of her hand, posted in 2018 with the message, “Hello everybody!” With her Land Camera 250, she began posting photos of everything from her kids to her daily coffee to her cat, Cairo. Here, she presents 365 photographs taking the reader through a single year, with dispatches.

Winterland

Rae Meadows (f iction, Henry Holt) It is 1973 in the Soviet Union, and 8-year-old Anya has been selected for the legendary USSR gymnastics program. As she rises through the ranks of gymnastics — and many of her peers fall by the wayside — Anya realizes how little room there is for error in this unforgiving program.

A World of Curiosities

Louise Penny (f iction, Minotaur) Inspector Gamache is back in the 18th book of this popular series set in idyllic Three Pines, Quebec. As the villagers usher in spring, two people come to town — they were children when their mother was murdered. Now the inspector wants to know why they’ve returned — and if decades-old wounds are about to emerge.

Bibi: My Story

Benjamin Netanyahu (memoir, Threshold Editions) Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu tells his story in this memorable autobiography, with themes that touch on family life, leadership, the geopolitics of the Middle East and of Israel.

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

Bono (memoir, Knopf ) For the first time, legendary musician Bono writes about his family and upbringing, from his early days as a boy in Dublin to the death of his mother when he was 14, to his decades of activism.