Six Pack

Books that plumb the breadth of human desire

SKY DADDY

Kate Folk's premise should not work, and yet it's utterly delightful and even profound: A woman with a Boeing 737 kink is driven to form an everlasting bond by way of a plane crash. (Random House)

MY DOCUMENTS

Following terrorist attacks, the US government begins interning Vietnamese Americans in Kevin Nguyen's trenchant and quick-witted exploration of racism, ambition, and family ties. (One World)

AUDITION

In Katie Kitamura's signature biting, sleek prose, a young man and an older married actress meet, to ominous effect, in a café; the book's second half upends and concretizes relationships. (Riverhead)

EARLY THIRTIES

From VF alumnus Josh Duboff, a warm, funny story of dear friends navigating New York careers— Victor, a celebrity-profile writer, and Zoey, a fashion entrepreneur—and relationships. (Scout Press)

WHEN THE GOING WAS GOOD

Written in his signature gait and filled with glorious details, Graydon Carter's memoir recounts the former Vanity Fair editor in chief's 25 years at the helm of this magazine. (Penguin Press)

THE FLOAT TEST

Lynn Steger Strong brings together a quartet of adult siblings in sticky, strange, beautiful Florida, where family secrets, including a long-held sisterly resentment, threaten to rise from the deep. (Mariner)

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