August 15, 2026
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Our annual Fall Preview Issue is here! Discover the editors’ picks for the 150 most-anticipated books of the season and set sail on your grand reading adventure today.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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LONG ISLAND GIRLS
By Gabrielle Korn
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CHILDREN OF THE WOLF
By Abby Geni
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THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD
By T. Geronimo Johnson
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FATE
By Zeruya Shalev Joanna Chen
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THE THOROUGHBREDS
By Elin Hilderbrand Shelby Cunningham
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MUSIC AGAINST THE NIGHT
By Yiyun Li
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WHAT REMAINS
By Brais Lamela Jacob Rogers
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THE NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD
By Kawai Strong Washburn
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PUBLIC ACCESS AFTERWORLD
By Jane Schoenbrun
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DARK READING MATTER
By Jasper Fforde
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WEST OF LOVELAND
By Tom Drury
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THE HONJIN MURDERS
By Seishi Yokomizo Louise Heal Kawai
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ON THEIR FRONTLINES
By Marina Lisa Komiya Diana Taylor
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POST MORTEM
By David Lagercrantz Ian Giles
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FORTUNE AND GLASS
By John Mutter
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NIGHT CALLS
By Joe Hart
NONFICTION
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THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE LAKE
By Laura Fernández Alexis Almeida
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THE GREAT REFUSAL
By Casey Gerald
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FREEDOM'S DAUGHTERS
By Celeste Headlee
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LIVE LAUGH LOVE
By Kristin Kobes Du Mez
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THE BALLAD OF THE FUGITIVE WILLIAM PARKER
By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
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WILL AND ATTENTION
By Meghan O'Gieblyn
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THE CASTLE
By Jon Ronson
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DARKNESS BECOMES BRIGHT
By Emily Ogden
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ROME'S AGE OF REVOLUTION
By Tim Whitmarsh
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THE AGI CHRONICLES
By Kevin Roose
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WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER LEAVE
By Tony Shalhoub Josie Adams
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LOST IN SPACE
By Neil deGrasse Tyson Lindsey Nyx Walker
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ARTIFICIAL INTIMACY
By Sherry Turkle
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ACTUALLY, NEVERMIND
By Taylor Tomlinson
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SAID THE DEAD
By Doireann Ní Ghríofa
TEEN
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AN AUCTION OF SOULS
By Amber Chen
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DEMON IN THE SAND
By E.K. Johnston
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ISLE OF TEETH
By Tessa Barbosa
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UP FROM THE ASHES
By Sharon Cameron
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WHAT ROUGH BEAST
By Mindy McGinnis
CHILDREN'S
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SOME BODY, EVERY BODY!
By Roz MacLean
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THIS CHRISTMAS
By Regis Bethencourt Kahran Bethencourt
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RAPUNZEL REWOVEN
By Alexandria Rogers
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LUNA AND THE NIGHT
By Maylis Daufresne Ian De Haes Katy Lockwood-Holmes
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BORDERS
By Gudol Haerang Sophie Bowman
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BESTIES
By Kayla Miller Jeffrey Canino Sarah K. Turner
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WHAT IS A SCULPTURE?
By Diane Borsato Laura Carlin
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THE MIDNIGHT GUARDIANS
By Ross Montgomery
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NELL OF GUMBLING
By Emma Steinkellner
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WITCHWARD BOUND
By Erin Bow Kelly Murphy
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THEY WILL NOT SAVE US
By Marie Arnold
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NOOR AND THE STORYTELLER
By Seina Wedlick Leah Giles
INDIE
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AUGUST RAIN
By Marlo Holly
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HONEST JOHN PINE
By Vince Wheeler
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LIFE WITH LESS OF ME
By Julianna Burmesch
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SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT
By Linda Soules
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COLD CHAOS
By Nathalie Guilbeault
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