This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.
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This week brings new books grappling with the endings of relationships and eras
As Armistice Day, or Veterans’ Day, marks the end of WWI and honors soldiers sacrifices, it seems fitting that a number of this week’s new titles tackle endings and new beginnings.
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Some heavy hitters — John Irving and Salman Rushdie among them — have new books out
This week also brings a National Book Award finalist from Bryan Washington and a Booker finalist from Andrew Miller.
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If you liked ‘Sandwich,’ you’ll love ‘Wreck,’ its warm, witty sequel
In this follow-up to her hit novel, Catherine Newman reprises her beloved Rocky, a sharp-witted, neurotically doting mother.
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New this week: Zadie Smith essays, a Cameron Crowe memoir and a ‘Sandwich’ sequel
New titles include Dead and Alive from Smith, The Uncool by Crowe and Wreck by Catherine Newman. Plus, fresh fiction from Susan Straight and Mark Z. Danielewski and a biography of Jesse Jackson.
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New books this week dance between genres — and deserve your attention
New releases this week include a feminist history of modern Russia, and a candid portrait of Gish Jen’s relationship with her mother. Plus, new novels from Philip Pullman and Claire Louise-Bennett.
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You know Daphne du Maurier’s ‘Rebecca’ — but she also wrote these terrifying tales
Rebecca dominates du Maurier’s legacy, but she wrote plenty of other macabre novels and short stories. A collection called After Midnight gathers 13 of these tales, with an intro by Stephen King.
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This week brings a bumper harvest of brand new books
This week’s new titles include memoir, comics journalism and speculative fiction, horror and humor. Susan Orlean tells her own story in Joyride, and Pulitzer-winner Adam Johnson has a new novel.
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Here are the finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards
This year’s short list features novelists Rabih Alameddine and Megha Majumdar as well as five first-time nominees for nonfiction, including journalists Omar El Akkad and Julia Ioffe.
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New books this week: Thomas Pynchon’s first novel in 12 years, and much more
In addition to Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket, this week’s releases include a new memoir from Dopesick author Beth Macy, and a coming-of-age story from former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo.
