Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this spring. This week’s instalment features novels and graphic novels. Short fiction and poetry will be featured next week, with nonfiction to be featured on Feb. 14. Q&Q’s spring preview covers books published between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2024. All
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyA U.S. Navy civilian employee buckling under the weight of massive student loan debt but “infatuated” with European travel allegedly hatched a scheme to improperly funnel more than $26 million worth of military contracts to an Italian company she hoped would hire her away.Mechanical engineer Nicole Kristen Schuster allegedly helped rig bids in favor of a Milan-based supplier of highly specialized vertical lathes and milling machines used