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Jacquelyn Mitchard, Book Club Bestseller
It’s been more than 20 years since Oprah turned the author, most recently of 'The Good Son,' into an overnight success—but she hasn’t stopped churning out hits since.
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Tochi Onyebuchi, Freedom Writer
In his new speculative novel, 'Goliath,' the author returns to themes that have always animated him: social justice and inequality.
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Lisa Lutz, Author and Secret Sharer
The comic crime novelist has a thing about secrets—on the page and in life.
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The Young Hero's Journey: Spotlight on Lance Lee
An author draws from the Orpheus myth for a story about loss, imagination, and redemption. (Sponsored)
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Into the Deep: Spotlight on Sylvia Earle
In Ocean: A Global Odyssey, the renowned oceanographer and conservationist explores the importance and abundance of the Earth’s ocean and shows readers what they can do to help save it. (Sponsored)
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Gish Jen's Tales of Home and Away
In her new story collection, 'Thank You, Mr. Nixon,' the author follows characters caught between the home they know and the homeland they don’t.
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For His Next Series, Daniel Abraham Flies Solo Again
With his forthcoming Kithamar trilogy, half of the writing team behind the Expanse series shows he has no appetite for slowing down— or scaling back.
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Tom Bissell’s Art of the Periphery
In a new collection, 'Creative Types,' the journalist and critic spins tales of creative burnout.
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Matt Madden’s Graphic Meta-Puzzles
In his new graphic novel, 'Ex Libris: A Comic', published this month by Uncivilized Books, Matt Madden channels a lifetime of comics scholarship into a playful metafictional mystery.
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Neel Patel's Homeward Bound Debut
In 'Tell Me How to Be,' the first-time novelist grapples with embracing, and letting go of, one’s childhood home.
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The High Stakes in Dick Lehr's New Thriller
The author's new true crime novel, 'White Hot Hate,' exposes the unlikely hero at the center of a foiled domestic terrorism plot.
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Neal Stephenson's 'Shock' Doctrine
The bestselling author's new techno thriller, 'Termination Shock,' imagines a nightmarish future that feels eerily like the present.
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Ken Follett Returns to Espionage Thrillers
In his new thriller, ‘Never,’ Follett confronts a lifelong obsession and fear: World War III.
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Michael Connelly Can't Stop Chasing Leads
Like his famous character, tenacious LAPD detective Harry Bosch, 65-year-old Michael Connelly just can’t seem to embrace the idea of retirement.
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For the Love of Poetry and Baseball: PW Talks with E. Ethelbert Miller
Over the course of four decades, Washington, D.C.-based poet, writer and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller, has written eloquent and engaging poetry and prose about race, culture, politics, love, and baseball.
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Jay Caspian Kang Explores Asian American Experience
Jay Caspian Kang hopes his new book, 'The Loneliest Americans,' about Asian American identity, makes you angry.
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Amitava Kumar's Fake News–Worthy New Novel
In 'A Time Outside of This Time,' the author battles the state’s fictions with his own.
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Discovering a World of Wonder: Spotlight on Explorer Academy
Nat Geo’s Explorer Academy series blends fact, fiction, and breathless adventure to deliver a unique reading experience. (Sponsored)
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The Strange Language of Diane Williams
In her new story collection, 'How High? — That High,' one of the grande dames of American experimental fiction shows she’s not letting up—or holding back.
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Still Lives Run Deep in Sarah Winman's New Novel
‘Still Life,’ an instant bestseller in the U.K. coming to the U.S. in November, is a much-needed reminder of the goodness of people.



