Brandon Sanderson, whose epic 含羞草研究社淲ind and Truth含羞草研究社� is a highlight of the upcoming , sees nothing wrong with the idea of 含羞草研究社渆scapism.含羞草研究社�

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He acknowledges, with mixed feelings, that some will take relatively little time to finish it.

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The is expected to dominate headlines this fall, but booksellers look to Sanderson and others to sustain the wave of fantasy and the hybrid romantasy novels that have been selling strongly over the past few years. 含羞草研究社淲ind and Truth含羞草研究社� is among numerous anticipated works that include Jeff VanderMeer含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淎bsolution,含羞草研究社� Alan Moore含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淭he Great When,含羞草研究社� Cecy Robson含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淏loodguard含羞草研究社� and Kerri Maniscalco含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淭hrone of Secrets,含羞草研究社� the second installment of her 含羞草研究社淧rince of Sin含羞草研究社� series.

According to Circana, which tracks around 85% of the retail market, fantasy sales have been growing for the past five years and since last summer have jumped by nearly 75%, driven in part by the million-selling romantasy authors Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros.

含羞草研究社淭he fantasy subject is the top growth segment of the total U.S. print book market,含羞草研究社� says Circana analyst Brenna Conner, who cites the reader-driven sales of #BookTok as a strong factor. 含羞草研究社淚 also believe escapism is a component as more readers seek out stories with elements of escapism to counter daily stress and fatigue of the news cycle.含羞草研究社�

At Barnes & Noble, senior director of books Shannon DeVito notes that fantasy has expanded and diversified, blending horror and romance and mystery. She cites Maas and Yarros, and such upcoming releases as Frances White含羞草研究社檚 gay-themed 含羞草研究社淰oyage of the Damned,含羞草研究社� John Gwynn含羞草研究社檚 Norse-inspired 含羞草研究社淭he Fury of the Gods含羞草研究社� and Ann Liang含羞草研究社檚 mythical 含羞草研究社淎 Song to Drown Rivers.含羞草研究社�

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Election fallout

decision not to seek reelection may have little effect on the fantasy market, but it upended the fall campaign and left a void in the publishing schedule: No one had time to work up in-depth books on the Democrats含羞草研究社� new nominee, . The best chance for revelations likely comes from Bob Woodward含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淲ar,含羞草研究社� which in Ukraine and the Middle East, but also promises insights on Harris and the presidential race.

Publishers of anti-Biden books are proceeding with scheduled fall releases, including 含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淭he Biden Crime Family.含羞草研究社� Harris含羞草研究社� Republican opponent, has a book of photos coming, 含羞草研究社淪ave America,含羞草研究社� which on its cover has the AP含羞草研究社檚 image of him bloodied and raising his fist after the assassination attempt in July. His wife, former first lady Melania Trump, Donald Trump含羞草研究社檚 estranged niece and bestselling author, Mary Trump, returns with more family (horror) stories in 含羞草研究社淲ho Could Ever Love You.含羞草研究社�

H.R. McMaster, who served briefly as national security adviser during the Trump administration, has written 含羞草研究社淎t War With Ourselves.含羞草研究社� Onetime Trump opponent in the essay collection 含羞草研究社淪omething Lost, Something Gained.含羞草研究社� Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts含羞草研究社� 含羞草研究社淒awn含羞草研究社檚 Early Light,含羞草研究社� for which GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance wrote the foreword, has been postponed until just after the election amid Republican efforts to distance themselves from the controversial blueprint for a second Trump term. But pre-election readers can consider recommendations from Joel B. Pollak含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淭he Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 50 Days,含羞草研究社� with a foreword from Trump ally

Prose and poetry

is a story of grief and sibling rivalry from the author known for the best sellers 含羞草研究社淣ormal People含羞草研究社� and 含羞草研究社淐onversations With Friends.含羞草研究社� Nobel laureate 含羞草研究社榮 含羞草研究社淭he Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story含羞草研究社� is the Polish含羞草研究社檚 author variation of the Thomas Mann classic 含羞草研究社淭he Magic Mountain.含羞草研究社� Nobelist of France combines memoir and images in 含羞草研究社淭he Use of Photography含羞草研究社� and perennial Nobel candidate expands on an early short story for 含羞草研究社淭he City and Its Uncertain Walls,含羞草研究社� which his Japanese publisher is calling 含羞草研究社渟oul-stirring, 100% pure Murakami world.含羞草研究社�

Pulitzer Prize winner 含羞草研究社� 含羞草研究社淧layground含羞草研究社� touches upon everything from climate change to artificial intelligence, while another Pulitzer winner, Louise Erdrich, sets 含羞草研究社淭he Mighty Red含羞草研究社� on a North Dakota beet farm during the economic crash of 2008. In 含羞草研究社淭ell Me Everything,含羞草研究社� Pulitzer winner returns to fictional Crosby, Maine, and such friends from 含羞草研究社淥live Kitteridge含羞草研究社� and 含羞草研究社漁live, Again含羞草研究社� as the elderly title character and the scribe Lucy Barton.

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John Edgar Wideman blends fiction, history and memoir in 含羞草研究社淪laveroad,含羞草研究社� and Rebecca Godfrey含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淧eggy含羞草研究社� is a fictional take on the heiress-art collector Peggy Guggenheim that was completed by Leslie Jamison after Godfrey含羞草研究社檚 death in 2022. New fiction is also coming from Richard Price, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Kate Atkinson, Janet Evanovich, Rachel Kushner, Richard Osman, Tova Reich, Paula Hawkins, and Rumaan Alam.

began her career as a poet and her verse is collected in 含羞草研究社淧aper Boat: New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023,含羞草研究社� while 含羞草研究社淏lues in Stereo含羞草研究社� features early work from the late Langston Hughes. Prize winners Paul Muldoon, Kimiko Hahn and Matthew Zapruder all have collections coming out, along with new books from Billy Collins, Ben Okri, Frank X Walker and E. Hughes.

含羞草研究社淒ear Yusef含羞草研究社� is a tribute to the celebrated poet Yusef Komunyakaa that includes contributions from Terrance Hayes, Major Jackson and Sharon Olds. 含羞草研究社淟atino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology含羞草研究社� compiles verse from the 17th century to the present.

Taylor-ed

Like all pop culture phenomena, from the Beatles to 含羞草研究社淪tar Wars,含羞草研究社� 含羞草研究社榮 appeal isn含羞草研究社檛 confined to a single art form. Her songs and her life have inspired young adult novels, children含羞草研究社檚 books and biographies and the wave continues.

Katie Cotugno含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淗eavy Hitter含羞草研究社� is an athlete/pop star romance based in part on Swift and NFL great Travis Kelce, while 含羞草研究社淭he 13 Days of Swiftness含羞草研究社� is a picture story for holiday shoppers who can chant such lines as 含羞草研究社�12 strings for strumming含羞草研究社� and 含羞草研究社�11 bracelets beaded.含羞草研究社�

The anthology 含羞草研究社淧oems for Tortured Souls含羞草研究社� includes verse from Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay and other alleged kindred souls of Swift含羞草研究社檚. Biographies/critical studies include the picture book 含羞草研究社淭aylor Swift: Wildest Dreams,含羞草研究社� by Erica Wainer and Joanie Stone, and Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淗eartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music.含羞草研究社�

The famous and near famous

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Celebrity books also will include 含羞草研究社榮 含羞草研究社淪onny Boy,含羞草研究社� Josh Brolin含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淔rom Under the Truck,含羞草研究社� Kelly Bishop含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淭he Third Gilmore Girl含羞草研究社� and Connie Chung含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社滳onnie.含羞草研究社� shares stories-allegories-musings in 含羞草研究社淭he Last Dream含羞草研究社� and Neneh Cherry looks back on her life and music in 含羞草研究社淎 Thousand Threads.含羞草研究社�

Past and present

含羞草研究社淧atriot含羞草研究社� is a posthumous memoir from imprisoned Russian opposition leader Supreme Court Justice has written 含羞草研究社淟ovely One: A Memoir,含羞草研究社� Malcolm Gladwell returns to famous territory in and explores the power of stories, and misinformation, in 含羞草研究社淭he Message.含羞草研究社�

Numerous books draw upon racism in U.S. history and those who fought against it. David Greenberg含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淛ohn Lewis含羞草研究社� is a biography of the while Wright Thompson含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淭he Barn含羞草研究社� promises new information on the murder of Emmett Till. Russell Cobb含羞草研究社檚 含羞草研究社淕hosts of Crook County,含羞草研究社� like 含羞草研究社淜illers of the Flower Moon,含羞草研究社� tells of a white oil man in Oklahoma who seeks to steal Native property. In 含羞草研究社淭he Black Utopians,含羞草研究社� Aaron Robertson tracks a century of planned communities and asks, 含羞草研究社淲hat does utopia look like in black?含羞草研究社�