The editors introduce their picks as, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage Stay True by Hua Hsu The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories by Jamil Jan Kochai The Consequences by Manuel Muñoz We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland by Fintan O’Toole The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century by Daniel Treisman and Sergei Guriev Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation by Linda Villarosa Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Read their write ups for each choice at the Atlantic. Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.

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