Jim Carrey’s wild debut novel (he’s not just a movie star) and 3 more must-read new books

Actor Jim Carry is out with his debut novel, “Memoirs and Misinformation,” after veering into painting and political cartoons. | Knopf, AP

Here’s the lowdown on some of the latest must-read new books.

‘Memoirs and Misinformation’ by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon

Knopf, fiction, $27.95

What it’s about: Movie star Jim Carrey pairs with a co-author for a wild fiction debut about, yes, a movie star also named Jim Carrey. But this chaotic deconstruction of persona is no milquetoast celebrity memoir.

The buzz: “ ‘Memoirs and Misinformation,’ ” The Associated Press says. “But it’s also a sober meditation on mortality, selfhood and the drive to entertain.” Publishers Weekly calls it “a cartoonish fever dream darkened by middle-aged loneliness and existential terror.”

Click for an excerpt from “This Is What America Looks Like” by Ilhan Omar.

‘This Is What America Looks Like’ by Ilhan Omar

Dey Street, nonfiction, $27.99

What it’s about: An intimate memoir from progressive political favorite Ilhan Omar, the first African refugee and Somali American to be elected to Congress, that traces her rise from a displaced child refugee of the Somali Civil War.

The buzz: “No matter a reader’s personal politics, Omar’s life should serve as an inspiration,” Kirkus Reviews writes.

“The Heir Affair” by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan.

‘The Heir Affair’ by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan

Grand Central Publishing, fiction, $28

What it’s about: From the hilarious writers of celebrity fashion site Go Fug Yourself comes the follow-up to their winning “The Royal We.” After marrying the heir to the throne, Rebecca “Bex” Porter adjusts to life in the British royal family and must survive her own scandal.

The buzz: USA Today calls “The Heir Affair” a “sharp and compassionate debut novel.”

Click for an excerpt from “Antkind” by Charlie Kaufman.

‘Antkind’ by Charlie Kaufman

Random House, fiction, $30

What it’s about: Charlie, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Being John Malkovich” is out with his first novel, a 700-plus-page postmodern tome about a neurotic film critic who discovers what is possibly the greatest movie ever made.

The buzz: Kirkus Reviews calls it “a wonderfully inventive yarn — and a masterwork of postmodern storytelling.”

Read more at USA Today.