October 2026
General Fiction
Bad Words by Rioghnach Robinson
Bad Words
by Rioghnach Robinson

Parker Navarro's debut novel was meant to define his career - until critic Selina Chan's blistering review made it the flop of the decade. Four years later, his new book is his shot at redemption; for Selina, reviewing him again is a professional risk she can't refuse. When her second takedown ignites a viral feud, both their fortunes shift overnight. But as the literary world feeds on their public sparring, a quieter dialogue begins - one that challenges everything they thought they knew about success, sincerity, and each other.
The Brightness by Chad Harbach
The Brightness
by Chad Harbach

From the bestselling author of literary sensation The Art of Fielding comes an urgent, deeply felt story of friendship, art, love, and grief, following two young women on the brink of irrevocable change.
The End of Everything by M. John Harrison
The End of Everything
by M. John Harrison

Phillip Tennent makes his living at the tideline, collecting artefacts that wash up from the Channel. It's been years since the crisis changed everything, but its exact nature remains obscure. Government barely functions, the seas are full of new creatures, an entire continent has been mislaid. It feels like the end. Now Phillip has fished out of the water an object he can't keep. A creature that keeps changing. An artifact he must take inland, before it destroys everything he thinks he knows. The End of Everything is a slyly satirical and unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure into the limits of human understanding, from the peerless master of contemporary fiction.
Every Story Is a Love Story by Imbolo Mbue
Every Story Is a Love Story
by Imbolo Mbue

From the New York Times bestselling author of Behold the Dreamers and How Beautiful We Were, a captivating novel about love lost--and the weight of regret.
Fair Ones: A Double Novel by Lydia Millet
Fair Ones: A Double Novel
by Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet's dialogue-driven, fast-moving double novel Fair Ones follows two Brooklyn women in their forties reeling from the sudden and baffling death of their friend Claire. Fair, Mara's account, opens in the wake of initial shock as she and Jen come to grips with the enigma of Claire's killing. Ones, told from Jen's point of view, picks up a year later as she and Mara wrestle with new relationships and old secrets.
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires
The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford
by Nafissa Thompson-Spires

From the author of the multi-award-winning, National Book Award-longlisted, "vivid, fast, funny, way-smart, and verbally inventive" (George Saunders) story collection Heads of the Colored People, comes a sly, spry, literary debut novel about the murder of an infamous moonshiner and the cacophony of true stories a small town can tell about itself.
Friends and Family by Natalie Baszile
Friends and Family
by Natalie Baszile

From the author of Queen Sugar, a piercing examination of friendship and loyalty as two best friends find themselves at odds over their beliefs on race, identity and allyship, especially when it comes to their teenage children.
I Never Knew You at All by Christine Pride
I Never Knew You at All
by Christine Pride

Bestselling authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza return with a gripping and thought-provoking new novel about a Black woman whose i nterracial marriage is tested when a journalist investigates a decades-old murder tied to her wealthy husband's family.
Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Orringer
Luna, Phoenix, Queen
by Julie Orringer

A spellbinding tour de force from the bestselling author of The Invisible Bridge--a novel about varieties of infidelity, the provenance of a literary masterpiece, and the power of storytelling to shape identity and destiny.
The Memory of Borrowed Books by Meg Anderson
The Memory of Borrowed Books
by Meg Anderson

A sweeping, magical ode to community and the stories we leave behind, The Memory of Borrowed Books follows one librarian who discovers a hidden room of unfinished memories--and must find the one that can save her beloved library from closing forever. Perfect for fans of Evie Woods and How to Read a Book.
Mercy's Child by Richard Paul Evans
Mercy's Child
by Richard Paul Evans

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Richard Paul Evans comes an emotionally rich work of historical fiction inspired by the true story of Etta Wheeler, a woman whose courage and compassion helped spark a movement that forever changed a country.
The Names of the New World by Kawai Strong Washburn
The Names of the New World
by Kawai Strong Washburn

The highly anticipated second novel from the award-winning author Kawai Strong Washburn: an extraordinary saga of resilience and ambition in the face of a chaotic world.
The Occidental Book of the Dead by T. Geronimo Johnson
The Occidental Book of the Dead
by T. Geronimo Johnson

From the PEN/Faulkner finalist and National Book Award longlisted author of Welcome to Braggsville, comes this audacious and darkly funny literary crime masterpiece centered on a Black cop in an Atlanta precinct, whose façade of white alliance begins to crumble after a highly publicized murder.
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
Partita
by Barbara Kingsolver

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead, a story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.
The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse by Heather Morris
The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse
by Heather Morris

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz returns with a masterful new novel that captures the astonishing bravery of ordinary people in extraordinary times.
Peck & Peck by Bonnie Garmus
Peck & Peck
by Bonnie Garmus

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of global sensation Lessons in Chemistry returns with an irresistible, delightful, and tender literary novel set in the publishing world of 1980s New York City about a young man whose life turns upside down when he is hired by the most prestigious, secretive, and dysfunctional poetry journal in the world: the renowned Peck & Peck.
Queen of Lombard Street by Lisa Kleypas
Queen of Lombard Street
by Lisa Kleypas

From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas--a sweeping, richly layered Victorian novel about a trailblazing female economist who's determined to build Britain's first women's bank, but she must fight both financial corruption and a system intent on destroying the newly found family she's created.
Royal Witch by Philippa Gregory
Royal Witch
by Philippa Gregory

1420. Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for nothing more than to marry well. It is a golden age for England, its royal family's dynasty stretching across Europe. But chaos waits in the shadows. Betrayals and shifts of power change the flourishing world Eleanor has stepped into.Working in the household of a Countess who commands her own army, Eleanor begins to see for the first time what a woman is capable of...what men's promises are truly worth. As the safe, comfortable future she'd envisioned begins to shift, Eleanor changes with it. Now she must use her wits to survive - and to rise. Her newfound ambition will to carry her further than any woman before has dared. But if she is to rule England itself, she will need to turn to darker arts...
Samantha: The Next Chapter by Fiona Davis
Samantha: The Next Chapter
by Fiona Davis

From American Girl and New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis comes the next chapter of Samantha Parkington's story--now an adult searching for justice after her legacy is stolen in New York City in 1920.
The Spirits by Bonnie Jo Campbell
The Spirits
by Bonnie Jo Campbell

The best-selling author of The Waters (a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick) returns with a tale of love, transgression, and the miraculous healing power of the holiday table.
The Tulip Poplars by Silas House
The Tulip Poplars
by Silas House

A sweeping historical novel about hidden, forbidden love in the early 1900s by bestselling writer and former poet laureate of Kentucky, Silas House.
Venus, Vanishing by Rebecca Birrell
Venus, Vanishing
by Rebecca Birrell

Portrait of a Lady on Fire meets The Safekeep in this gripping debut that reckons with art forgery, desire, suspicion, and resistance.
Whale Harbor by Mary Beth Keane
Whale Harbor
by Mary Beth Keane

From New York Times bestselling author of the "magnificent" (Fresh Air), "propulsive" (People), and "profound" (Vogue) Ask Again, Yes, a sweeping multigenerational saga inspired by the author's own family history, following eleven brothers as they are set on different paths between Ireland, England, Montana, and New York.
Mystery / Suspense
Adam and Eve by Jeffrey Archer
Adam and Eve
by Jeffrey Archer

November 11th, 1918. As the guns of the First World War fall silent, two babies draw their first breath. Eve is the daughter of an Earl. Adam, a shepherd's son. Yet from their first meeting they form an extraordinary bond that neither privilege nor prejudice can break.
Then on a single September night in 1940, as Hitler prepares to invade the British Isles, their actions will change his mind. Determining not just their own futures but the fate of a nation.
Bark Humbug: An Andy Carpenter Mystery by David Rosenfelt
Bark Humbug: An Andy Carpenter Mystery
by David Rosenfelt

Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter helps a desperate sister investigate the widely publicized murder of a gubernatorial candidate in Bark Humbug, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series.
Chain Reaction: A Reacher Novel by Lee Child
Chain Reaction: A Reacher Novel
by Lee Child

The heart-pounding new Jack Reacher thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.
Dead Before Tea Time: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. Beaton
Dead Before Tea Time: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
by M. C. Beaton

Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin--the star of her own hit T.V. series--is back on the case again.
Do You See What I See?: A Novella by Peter Swanson
Do You See What I See?: A Novella
by Peter Swanson

From New York Times bestselling author Peter Swanson comes a fantastically creepy holiday story of a writer tasked with helping a famous novelist finish his next book. But when two dead bodies turn up at the seaside manor, he must uncover the killer before the clock ticks down to Christmas Day.
The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller by James Patterson
The Family Cross: An Alex Cross Thriller
by James Patterson

Alex Cross investigates a series of baffling murders while balancing a family crisis that threatens to upend his entire world in this thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author, James Patterson.
Find Me Nowhere by Andrew Klavan
Find Me Nowhere
by Andrew Klavan

In the latest from New York Times bestselling author Andrew Klavan, retired assassin Cameron Winter is drawn back in for one last job.
The Girl in the Lake: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery by James Patterson
The Girl in the Lake: A Holmes, Margaret & Poe Mystery
by James Patterson

At a frozen lakeside crime scene, a corpse carries an accusatory note: If anything happens to me, arrest Brendan Holmes. Mysteries trail Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple, and Auguste Poe wherever they go. At a remote lodge in upstate New York, the embattled private investigators have taken refuge from the assailant who bombed their sleek city headquarters. When the discovery of a body in the lake puts the detectives back in the headlines and under suspicion, the elusive killer issues his despicable orders: stop solving crimes--and start committing them.
Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel by Walter Mosley
Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
by Walter Mosley

A dying gangster's plea sends Joe King Oliver on a quest for a missing woman across America's coasts--unraveling a dark and violent family history along the way--in this engrossing new novel from one of the most celebrated and acclaimed crime writers at work today.
The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel by Michael Connelly
The Hollow: A Harry Bosch Novel
by Michael Connelly

Retired LAPD detective Harry Bosch delves into the darkest chapter of his past in this electric thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly.
Home for the Homicides: A Holly & Mark Mystery by Elle Cosimano
Home for the Homicides: A Holly & Mark Mystery
by Elle Cosimano

When Special Agents Holly Frost and Mark Shepherd report to the idyllic town of Christmas to investigate a very less than idyllic murder, they're in for more than the average whodunnit.
Miss Wolcott's Ghost by Louise Penny
Miss Wolcott's Ghost
by Louise Penny

The latest entry in the Inspector Gamache series.
The Paris Files by Eva Jurczyk
The Paris Files
by Eva Jurczyk

Told entirely through police interviews, this stylish, sophisticated thriller captures the disastrous aftermath of Parisian rendezvous following the disappearance of a new lover.
Please Enjoy Your Stay by Tara Goedjen
Please Enjoy Your Stay
by Tara Goedjen

After a true crime podcast reopens her cousin's murder case, a woman must confront her past at a glamorous European castle where she follows a trail of toxic family secrets and deadly lies in this "addictive, atmospheric" (Tiffany Crum, New York Times bestselling author), gothic-tinged thriller perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware.
Sleepers in the Snow by Joanne Harris
Sleepers in the Snow
by Joanne Harris

A gripping and powerful suspense story of love, loss, and the mysteries of memory by internationally bestselling author Joanne Harris.
Split Screen by Lee Goldberg
Split Screen
by Lee Goldberg

Reality and fiction collide in shocking violence for Detective Eve Ronin in a propulsive thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg.
The Witch (Deluxe Edition) by Freida McFadden
The Witch
by Freida McFadden

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes The Witch, a chilling, twist-filled thriller about secrets--those we inherit, those we bury, and those people will burn to keep silent.
Romance
As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers
As You Wake, Break the Shell
by Becky Chambers

Explore a universe of stubborn survival and found family, of persistent danger and quiet wonder in the first installment of a heartfelt new duology from Hugo Award-winning author Becky Chambers.
Broken Rival by Tessa Bailey
Broken Rival
by Tessa Bailey

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey comes a gripping, heated romance about a girl trapped in a new reality, forced to make a choice between two brothers--one who is the high school golden boy, the other sworn to hunt down her kind--time travelers. This is Tessa Bailey as you've never seen her before.
Bound and Unbound: A Paranormal Novella Duology by Ali Hazelwood
Bound and Unbound: A Paranormal Novella Duology
by Ali Hazelwood

A five-thousand-year-old woman who has outlived empires. A doctor who has spent his life fighting death. Their fates collide in a blood game of vengeance.
A Date with Santa: A Christmas Novel by Debbie Macomber
A Date with Santa: A Christmas Novel
by Debbie Macomber

Romance blooms when an unlikely couple plans to surprise a child in need of some Christmas magic in this sparkling holiday romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber.
The Housekeeper by Rose Tremain
The Housekeeper
by Rose Tremain

In this enthralling novel--already in production as a major movie starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Catriona Balph and Emma Laird-- the award-winning author of Absolutely & Forever and The Road Home brilliantly reimagines Daphne du Maurier, and the origins of her timeless bestseller Rebecca.
A Married Little Christmas (Deluxe Edition) by Abby Jimenez
A Married Little Christmas
by Abby Jimenez

Bring on the holiday cheer in this delightful collection of three feel-good novellas from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Night We Met --with bonus recipes and full-page illustrations, perfect for gifting! The limited, one-time printing of the deluxe edition will have designed edges and color endpapers.
Reap & Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb
Reap & Sow
by Charlotte B. Plumb

Twenty-year-old Eda and her brothers help arrange illicit pacts with a demon known as Mr. Black in their curiosity shop, but when Eda must make her own pact with the demon Kit to save her brothers, she finds herself falling in love with him.
A Waltz to Remember: Stephanie's Story by Mary Balogh
A Waltz to Remember: Stephanie's Story
by Mary Balogh

A single waltz changed everything. But now they must try to preserve that magic for a lifetime in New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh's new book in the Ravenswood series.
What Happens at Nightfall by Lauren Willig
What Happens at Nightfall
by Lauren Willig

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig returns with What Happens at Nightfall, a delightfully Gothic romantic adventure, complete with a little bit of demon-hunting.
Speculative
The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City by Susanna Clarke
The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City
by Susanna Clarke

From the bestselling and prize-winning author of Piranesi, an enchanting, beautifully illustrated short story set in the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.
A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I
by Sarah J. Maas

Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.
Dive Bar at the End of the Road by Kelley Armstrong
Dive Bar at the End of the Road
by Kelley Armstrong

Final Destination meets The Cabin at the End of the World in this supernatural horror from New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong, in which a series of car accidents traps a group of strangers at a dive bar.
Ender's Tribe by Orson Scott Card
Ender's Tribe
by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Tribe is a special collection of eight stories from the Ender Universe, including the original short story Ender's Game that became the bestselling novel.
Find Me Where It Ends by Cassandra Khaw
Find Me Where It Ends
by Cassandra Khaw

A woman wakes up to find the black hound of Death at her front door in this hauntingly beautiful tale from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw.
Killing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar
Killing the Boogeyman
by Richard Chizmar

The terrifying horror trilogy finale to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling series that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman from "one of horror's indispensable writers" (Paste).
Life Out of Order (Deluxe Limited Edition) by Audrey Niffenegger
Life Out of Order
by Audrey Niffenegger

The multi-million copy bestselling author of The Time Traveler's Wife returns with an exhilarating speculative story set in a dystopian future where virtual reality and real life converge.
Look What the Cat Dragged in by Jason Rekulak
Look What the Cat Dragged in
by Jason Rekulak

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than eighty pages of illustrations.
Off the Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones
Off the Reservation
by Stephen Graham Jones

A ragtag group of activists sets out to repatriate the bones of a Blackfeet boy taken to the infamous Carlisle Indian Industrial School in author Stephen Graham Jones's return to the Blackfeet reservation of his award-winning New York Times bestsellers The Only Good Indians and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.
Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel by Stephen King
Other Worlds Than These: A Talisman Novel
by Stephen King

Jack Sawyer, a beloved and enduring King protagonist, returns in the final book in the Talisman Trilogy, the #1 New York Times bestselling collaboration between "master craftsmen" (The Washington Post) Stephen King and Peter Straub.
Public Access Afterworld by Jane Schoenbrun
Public Access Afterworld
by Jane Schoenbrun

A mysterious realm on the other side of our screens. A dark force that draws victims into its static. The unlikely hero called to save them and herself from this electric hell. Public Access Afterworld is the profound, binge-all-night, headrush of a novel by the celebrated filmmaker of I Saw the TV Glow and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
Return to the Shack: A Journey Into Redemption by Wm Paul Young
Return to the Shack: A Journey Into Redemption
by Wm Paul Young

In the long-awaited sequel to one of the world's most beloved and widely read books of the last twenty years-- The Shack --unrivaled storyteller Wm. Paul Young leads us back to the great questions of human existence: How does life go on in the face of irreconcilable loss? How can the irredeemable find redemption?
Rottenheart by Kat Dunn
Rottenheart
by Kat Dunn

From the bestselling author of Hungerstone, an intoxicating and chilling gothic horror novel that reimagines Hamlet with a seductive sapphic twist--and where the only thing more dangerous than a family secret is a mother's revenge.
Solace House by Will MacLean
Solace House
by Will MacLean

An addictive and brilliant puzzle box of a novel following a group of university students who discover an astonishing secret while clearing out a neglected Victorian mansion.
The Tarot Trials by Katee Robert
The Tarot Trials
by Katee Robert

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Dark Olympus series, this high-octane, fast-paced epic fantasy of tarot magic and deadly competition launches an explosive new series perfect for fans of V.E. Schwab and Carissa Broadbent.
Victorious by V. E. Schwab
Victorious
by V. E. Schwab

The triumphant conclusion to the Villains series from V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.
A Wall Is Also a Road by Annalee Newitz
A Wall Is Also a Road
by Annalee Newitz

Bestselling author Annalee Newitz invites us to explore a large and not-so-lonely universe in this science fiction adventure about what happens when the alien becomes familiar-and beloved.
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