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

Beth Nguyen's poignant memoir "Owner of a Lonely Heart" opens with a surprising fact about Nguyen's relationship with her mother: the two have spent less than 24 hours together. From there, Nguyen unravels her life and the stories behind why there's so much distance between them. From her childhood as a refugee leaving Saigon for America and her family leaving her mother behind, Nguyen recounts a childhood without the woman who gave birth to her. As adults with the physical distance that once separated them now replaced by an emotional one, Nguyen struggles to define their dynamic and her expectations from a woman she loves but does not seem to really know.

Release date: July 4