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The most anticipated novels coming out in 2026
The Week Recommends Celebrate the National Year of Reading with stories that linger long after the last page
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March’s books feature a sci-fi collection, an epic alt-western, and an examination of the ‘replacement theory’
The Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Seasons of Glass & Iron: Stories’ by Amal El-Mohtar, ‘Now I Surrender’ by Álvaro Enrigue and ‘Chain of Ideas’ by Ibram X. Kendi
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Will George RR Martin ever finish 'The Winds of Winter'?
In Depth Westeros fans have been waiting for well over a decade, and they are going to have to keep waiting
By Brendan Morrow Last updated
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Book reviews: ‘The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg, and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema’ and ‘The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science, and the Crisis of Belief’
Feature Exploring the lives and legacies of three Hollywood icons and learning what made Alfred, Lord Tennyson tick
By The Week US Published
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The end of mass-market paperbacks
Under the Radar The diminutive cheap books are phasing out of existence
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Best biographies and memoirs to add to your reading list
The Week Recommends Dive into these compelling life stories – from Margaret Atwood to Cher
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Bonfire of the Murdochs: an ‘utterly gripping’ book
The Week Recommends Gabriel Sherman examines Rupert Murdoch’s ‘war of succession’ over his media empire
By The Week UK Published
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Book reviews: ‘Bonfire of the Murdochs’ and ‘The Typewriter and the Guillotine’
Feature New insights into the Murdoch family’s turmoil and a renowned journalist’s time in pre-World War II Paris
By The Week US Published
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Book reviews: ‘Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind’ and ‘Football’
Feature A right-wing pundit’s transformations and a closer look at one of America’s favorite sports
By The Week US Published
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February’s books feature new Toni Morrison, a sapphic love tale and a criticism of Mexican history
The Week Recommends This month’s new releases include ‘Autobiography of Cotton’ by Cristina Rivera Garza, ‘Language as Liberation’ by Toni Morrison and ‘Heap Earth Upon It’ by Chloe Michelle Howarth
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars – history at its most ‘human and revelatory’
The Week Recommends Alwyn Turner’s ‘witty and wide-ranging’ account of the interwar years
By The Week UK Published
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Book reviews: ‘Vigil: A Novel’ and ‘Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage’
Feature Taking on the space between life and death and a look back at a 1984 shooting that shocked New York City
By The Week US Published
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The best fanfic that got published and went mainstream
The Week Recommends Fan fiction websites are a treasure trove of future darlings of publishing
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The Flower Bearers: ‘a visceral depiction of violence, loss and emotional destruction’
The Week Recommends Rachel Eliza Griffiths’ ‘open wound of a memoir’ is also a powerful ‘love story’ and a ‘portrait of sisterhood’
By The Week UK Published
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