Garth Greenwell discusses Small Rain (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Sept. 3), a profound new novel in which an unnamed narrator faces a medical emergency in Iowa City at the height of the pandemic. Kirkus: "Greenwell-such a finely tuned, generous writer-transforms a savage illness into a meditation on a vital life" (starred review). Then our editors share their top picks in books for the week.
