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The Good Fight: Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror 2021–2022
With the world in turmoil, science fiction and fantasy readers are turning to an increasingly popular subgenre: “hopepunk.”
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Bible Reading on the Rise
Publishers are expanding their lines of Bibles as a new study reveals that readership is up.
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Bell, Cookbook & Candle: Cookbooks 2021
As the autumn equinox approaches, new cooking and cocktail books draw inspiration from witchcraft, tarot, astrology, and other practices.
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First Courses: Cookbooks 2021
With their entrées into the cookbook world, new authors showcase strong points of view.
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One Size Does Not Fit All: Hobby and Craft Books 2021
This season, publishers reach out to knitters, sewists, and other makers who haven't always seen themselves in craft books.
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She's Crafty: Hobby and Craft Books 2021
Meet the makers behind four of this season's new crafting titles.
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Our Bobbins, Ourselves: Hobby and Craft Books 2021
Every artisan puts something of herself into her work, and several new books emphasize that connection.
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Alterations Included: Hobby and Craft Books 2021
New books offer twists on traditional methods and patterns that appeal to modern sensibilities or speak to the current moment.
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Wise Voices Past and Present: Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2021
This fall and spring, the mind-body-spirit bookshelves will include ancient texts and renowned—even controversial—modern teachers and writers.
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Look Up, Look Inward, with Astrology: Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2021
Books that guide interpretation of the meaning and movements of heavenly bodies are a staple of the mind-body-spirit category.
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Magic and MBS Go Hand-in-Hand: Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2021
Titles from pagans, shamans, and witches abound in the coming 12 months, meeting readers’ fascination with inexplicable powers, spells, rituals, and shields from harm.
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Books to Heal, Energize, and Enchant: Mind, Body, Spirit Books 2021
Mind-body-spirit titles feature encouragement, inspiration, and, in many cases, a touch of magic.
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Shedding Excess Baggage: Travel Books 2021
New guidebooks and narrative nonfiction spell out the rewards that travel can bring: pleasure, enrichment, even sanity.
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Traveling, Not Trampling: Travel Books 2021
Recent months have brought several travel books that put environmental awareness front and center.
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New Directions: Travel Books 2021
Guidebook publishers emerge from 2020 with new approaches to travel.
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Fall 2021 Announcements: Religion & Spirituality
Fall’s coming attractions include titles from such heavy hitters as Kathie Lee Gifford and Lysa TerKeurst, a collection of writings by the late Rachel Held Evans, and close looks at key Hebrew texts.
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Fall 2021 Announcements: Audio
Thrillers of all stripes; new works from a range of heavy hitters like Franzen, Grisham, King, and Strout; and memoirs by big-name actors and musicians lead the audio pack this season.
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Adult Books for Fall 2021
This fall is looking to be a great one on the book front, as you’re about to see. Our editors highlight 824 forthcoming titles and pick their top 10 books in each of 15 categories.
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Fall 2021 Announcements: Cooking & Food
This season’s cookbooks take a less-is-more approach to meals, while notable chefs get personal with recipes inspired by their time at home.
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Fall 2021 Announcements: Essays & Literary Criticism
Artificial intelligence, race, and the immigrant experience feature prominently in a season full of essay collections about contemporary concerns.



