The River House on the Delaware
By John Kingfield ’69
Whitefox Publishing, 2024
In his debut novel, Kingfield tells the fictional story of Terry Sanders, who is wrongfully charged with murder and needs to clear his name. Kingfield knows this arena well: As a Superior Court of New Jersey trial judge for 20- plus years, he also spent time as New Jersey deputy attorney general, county prosecutor, and partner in a law firm.
Common Law Liberalism
By John Hasnas ’74
Oxford University Press, 2024
Suitable for scholars and general readers, Common Law Liberalism suggests that the common law can provide all rules necessary for a peaceful, robust, and liberal society. Hasnas has a second book, Questioning the Assumptions of Political Discourse: A Philosophical Analysis of Fundamental Concepts, set to be published by Routledge next year.
The Coat Check Girl
By Laura Buchwald ’92
Roan & Weatherford, 2024
The first in a three-book series, this ghost story takes place in the restaurant worlds of New York and New Orleans in the summer of 1999. Buchwald was inspired by the haunted house she grew up in, along with a spirited hangout she frequented in New York. Her follow-up novel will be set in fall of 2000.
The Art of Pretend
By Lauren Kuhl ’14
Graydon House, 2024
Kuhl’s novel takes off after two longtime friends part ways. The lead character, Ren, stays behind in New York City and spends her summer agonizing about her “unremarkable” life—until a thrilling, albeit surprising, romantic relationship comes along.
