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We’re in for a treat this week with 26 exciting new books across genres. From gripping page-turners to thought-provoking reads, there’s something here for every kind of reader.
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You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and logged in members will find descriptions and reviews for all of them in our New This Week section.
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This Week's New and Notable Books
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Goblin Market
by A. J. Hackwith
On sale Oct 20 from Ace Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 368 pages
Members' Rating: 3.0/5
A goblin changeling caught between the human and fey worlds must find a way to save her home in this warm and heartfelt fantasy from the author of Toto and the Hell's Library series.
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Doppelgänger: A Novel
by Sam Riviere
On sale Oct 20 from Catapult
Genre: Literary Fiction. 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A hilarious, scathing, and absurdist critique of contemporary culture set in a fictional university town in the near future where a contagious "twinning" trend has swept across the student body.
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Everything's Not Lost
by Frederick Joseph
On sale Oct 20 from Viking Books for Younger Readers
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A heart-wrenching yet vividly hopeful novel about a Black girl's struggle to find the quiet beauty in life and friendship amid the chaos of grief and mental illness by New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestselling author Frederick Joseph.
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Perfecting the Shot
by Mathias Énard
Debut Author
On sale Oct 20 from New Directions Publishing
Genre: Literary Fiction. 160 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Mathias Enard's first novel, finally in English, is a ruthless demonstration of how violence corrupts the soul.
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We Are Underlings: A Novel
by Doretta Lau
Debut Author
On sale Oct 20 from Spiderline
Genre: Literary Fiction. 280 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Death is only the beginning.
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Miss Wolcott's Ghost: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel #21
by Louise Penny
On sale Oct 20 from Minotaur Books
Genre: Mysteries. 400 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Armand Gamache returns!
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Needlemouth: A Novel
by K-Ming Chang
On sale Oct 20 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Thrillers. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From the award-winning author of Bestiary, three cousins are forced to complete an impossible and violent task set by a vengeful demon.
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Beautiful to See You (Again)
by Lygia Day Peñaflor
On sale Oct 20 from Sarah Barley Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 432 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
When a mysterious tunnel in Central Park allows a heartbroken college dropout to revisit her tragic past, will she ever move on and embrace the hope—and the love—in her present? This mind-bending coming-of-age romance is perfect for fans of Jandy Nelson and Dustin Thao.
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Blackness Thirteen Ways: Art, Life, & the Revisions of a Mulatta Lesbian
by J. Vanessa Lyon
On sale Oct 20 from Pantheon Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
The art historian, poet, and novelist close-reads images, moving and still, canonical and lesser known, that have shaped her evolving identity as an American "Mulatta" lesbian born at the end of the Civil Rights movement in this singular blend of life-writing and cultural studies.
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The Age of Alchemy: The Secret History of Chemistry from Ancient Magic to Modern Science
by Kit Chapman
On sale Oct 20 from Greystone Books
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
For readers of Sam Kean and Bill Bryson, The Age of Alchemy uncovers a vibrant, interconnected world of forgotten artisans, scholars, and experimenters who, across millennia and continents, transformed mystical alchemy into modern chemistry.
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