Lush Life
By Richard Price
A wry portrait, in novel form, of the tension between New York's low-lifes and hipsters (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $26).
Mr. Adams's Last Crusade By Joseph Wheelan
John Quincy Adams's 17 post-presidential years in Congress, entertainingly examined (PublicAffairs, $26.95).
A Golden Age
By Tahmima Anam
Set during the violent birth of Bangladesh, this assured debut novel intimately explores political and religious conflicts (Harper, $24.95).
A Person of Interest
By Susan Choi
A profound rendering of an emigré's estrangement in an estranged society (Viking, $24.95).
Tyrants
By Marshall N. Klimasewiski
In this impressive story collection, character is artfully revealed (Norton, paperback, $14.95).
Selected from books recently reviewed in the Globe.
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