Popular Fiction
October - November 2025
Wreck ; :  a novel by Catherine Newman
Wreck : a novel
by Catherine Newman

In Western Massachusetts, Rocky juggles family life with her husband, adult children and aging father, until her fixation on a local accident and an ominous medical concern stirs up anxieties that threaten to upend her fragile sense of normalcy.
Otherwise Engaged by Susan Mallery
Otherwise Engaged
by Susan Mallery

When Shannon gets engaged, her beloved mom, Cindy, is the first person she wants to tell—and the last. Cindy’s engaged, too, and has already hinted at a double wedding. The image of a synchronized bouquet toss with her mom fills Shannon with horror.
The Christmas Stranger by Richard Paul Evans
The Christmas Stranger
by Richard Paul Evans

No Christmas season is complete without a new holiday-inspired novel from this "New York Times" bestselling author.
Queen Esther by John Irving
Queen Esther
by John Irving

After forty years, John Irving returns to the world of his bestselling classic novel and Academy Award–winning film, The Cider House Rules, revisiting the orphanage in St. Cloud’s, Maine, where Dr. Wilbur Larch takes in Esther—a Viennese-born Jew whose life is shaped by anti-Semitism.
The Land of Sweet Forever : Stories and Essays by Harper Lee
The Land of Sweet Forever 
by Harper Lee

Spanning her early short stories and later nonfiction, this collection reveals the iconic author's evolving voice and sharp insights into childhood, creativity, justice and Southern identity, offering a fuller portrait beyond her two landmark novels.
Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory
Boleyn Traitor
by Philippa Gregory

The author of The Other Boleyn Girl returns to the court of Henry VIII with a novel about the high cost of loyalty, love and betrayal.
The Gun Man Jackson Swagger by Stephen Hunter
The Gun Man Jackson Swagger
by Stephen Hunter

A Pulitzer Prize winner returns with a classic Western—gunfights, horses, saloons and looming above, the ominous presence of the railroad—about a Civil War veteran investigating the dark reality of a prosperous ranch.
The Lady on Esplanade by Karen White
The Lady on Esplanade
by Karen White

People and secrets from the past threaten to disrupt Nola Trenholm’s new life in New Orleans in the third novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White.
The eleventh hour / :  A Quintet of Stories by Salman Rushdie
The Eleventh Hour / : A Quintet of Stories
by Salman Rushdie

Rushdie turns his extraordinary imagination to life's final act with a quintet of stories that span the three countries in which he has made his work-India, England, and America-and feature an unforgettable cast of characters. 
Tom's crossing : a western by Mark Z. Danielewski
Tom's Crossing : a western
by Mark Z. Danielewski

In the fall of 1982, the Utah town of Orvop witnessed not just shocking crimes but an astonishing adventure beyond its borders, where the dead rose, a mountain fell, and a staggering act of courage forever marked the Katanogos massif and Pillars Meadow in legend.
Girl Dinner by Olivie Blake
Girl Dinner
by Olivie Blake
 
Good girls deserve a treat.
Every member of The House, the most exclusive sorority on campus, and all its alumni, are beautiful, high-achieving, and universally respected.
Cursed daughters : a novel by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Cursed Daughters : a novel
by Oyinkan Braithwaite

"Three generations of women must contend with their family curse and the question of reincarnation"-- Provided by publisher
The Dogs of Venice by Steven Rowley
The Dogs of Venice
by Steven Rowley

Reeling from the collapse of his marriage, Paul travels alone to Venice, where an unexpected bond with a confident stray dog leads him through the city’s beauty and warmth toward healing, self-discovery, and a new sense of independence.
The Weekend Crashers by Jamie Brenner
The Weekend Crashers
by Jamie Brenner

A knitting retreat gets knotty in this humorous and poignant novel about love, second chances, and the unyielding bonds between mothers and daughters.
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