Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Wink, Washburn, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from the likes of Callan Wink, Kawai Strong Washburn, Alexandra Chang, Fernanda Melchior, César Aira, and more—that are publishing this week.

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August by Callan Wink

Here’s what  about : “Wink’s accomplished debut novel (after the collection ) explores the nuances of present-day agricultural life. August grows up on the family dairy farm in Michigan with his divorced parents, shuttling between the ‘old house’ where his mother, Bonnie, lives, and the ‘new house’ built by his father, Dar, with Bonnie’s inheritance. After Dar shacks up with a woman just out of high school, Bonnie moves with August to Bozeman, Mont., where August attends high school and has his heart broken after sleeping with an older woman. He spends summers working for his