A wedding brings out the best and worst in people. Tensions run high, as do the comedic and dramatic possibilities during a wedding taking place in the shattered world of the 2008 Great Recession. The Pulitzer and National Book Award winning author Louise Erdrich captures it all in The Mighty Red,

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The Post compiles the buzziest new books. Have a look at our favorite titles in recent weeks. This week’s best new books Annihilation: A Novel Michel Houellebecq (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)The latest from the celebrated French writer is set in a chaotic,