With its feminist themes and thrilling prose, Madeline Miller’s bestselling Circe became the book of the year. Now, HBO Max is working on a television adaptation. Have you read Circe?

Bestselling East Bay writer Allison Larkin follows up her warmhearted "The People We Keep" with another moving, unputdownable book. Larkin's sixth novel, "Home of the American Circus" (Gallery Books, ...