Notable new releases include Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei’s 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows and Indian economist (and prolific author) Amartya Sen’s Home in the World. Carole Angier’s Speak, Silence: In Search of W. G. Sebald and Patricia Highsmith: Her Diaries and Notebooks, 1941-1995, edited by Anna von Planta, offer glimpses into the lives of two enigmatic literary figures who have inspired a strong following.