All the New Books to Read This November, From Sci-Fi Novels to Memoirs

Poet and author Maggie Smith's memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful" details the breakdown of her marriage and entry into divorce. Smith harkens back to the discovery of her husband's affair and the devastating markers of a marriage on the fritz: money disappearing from shared accounts, separation, and then her husband moving across the country. But Smith draws incredible insights from her heartbreak, spotlighting the grief, anger, secrets, and forgiveness that she went through to emerge with a new sense of self. Smith's work expands into the larger cultural conversation of gender roles, motherhood, and being a woman in the modern era.

Release date: April 11