Books to watch out for this year

News Snapshot:

A Map of Future Ruins On Borders and Belonging by Lauren Markham (Riverhead Books). Published Feb 13. After fires destroyed most of Europe’s largest refugee camp in 2020, Greek-American journalist Lauren Markham travelled to Greece to cover the conviction of six Afghans charged with arson at the camp. Markham weaves the story of their trial into a broader work of narrative journalism, touching on everything from Europe’s refugee crisis to the centrality of ancient Greece in ideas about Western culture today. Smoke and Ashes Opium’s Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). Published Feb 13. Amitav Ghosh, one...