Fall's 12 Most Anticipated Reads

by Kiese Laymon

A dynamic memoir that is unsettling in all the best ways. Full review >

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by Sarah Smarsh

A potent social and economic message embedded within an affecting memoir. Full review >

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by Barbara Kingsolver

As always, Kingsolver gives readers plenty to think about. Her warm humanism coupled with an unabashed point of view make... Full review >

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by Gary Shteyngart

As good as anything we've seen from this author: smart, relevant, fundamentally warm-hearted, hilarious of course, and it... Full review >

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by Shane Bauer

A potent, necessary broadside against incarceration in the U.S., which “imprisons a higher portion of its population than... Full review >

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by Kate Atkinson

Another beautifully crafted book from an author of great intelligence and empathy. Full review >

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by Sarah Weinman

A tantalizing, entertaining true-life detective and literary story whose roots were hidden deep in a novel that has... Full review >

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by Doris Kearns Goodwin

In intimate, knowing ways, Goodwin crafts history as aspiration—or at least inspiration—for readers; let’s hope a hefty... Full review >

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by Jonathan Lethem

A haunting tour of the gulf between the privileged and the dispossessed. Full review >

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by Jill Lepore

A splendid rendering—filled with triumph, tragedy, and hope—that will please Lepore’s readers immensely and win her many new... Full review >

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by Carol Anderson

Anderson is a highly praised academic who has mastered the art of gathering information and writing for a general... Full review >

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by JM Holmes

The publisher says Holmes is working on his first novel. This collection makes you thirst for whatever’s coming next. Full review >

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