Tuesday New Release Day: Starring Knausgaard, Doerr, and More

Here’s a quick look at some notable books—new titles from Karl Ove Knausgaard, Anthony Doerr, and more—that are publishing this week.

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The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgaard (translated by Martin Aitken)

Here’s what about Knausgaard’s first traditional novel since the 2008 translation of  offers a dark and enthralling story of the appearance of a new star. The action, which verges on horror, teems with brutalized people and animals behaving unpredictably. Arne, a teacher with a drinking problem whose bipolar wife, Tova, often disappears on long walks, observes a horde of crabs crossing the road as they traverse this marvelous, hectic terrain. For the author, it’s a marvelous new leap.