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The Best of New Books: Identity, Ancestry, and Ghosts
Dive into new books by bestselling authors! First up: a “funny and deftly profound” novel praised by Ann Patchett about two lifelong friends (now 20% off!). Get a sneak peek into the life of a presidential hopeful. Journey into consciousness with novelists, psychologists, and “plant neurobiologists.” Lose yourself in today’s finest releases!
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"Entertaining . . . [T]he story develops into a profound meditation on what it means to be connected, which Kauffman elucidates with a light touch when a bar guest reflects on the nature of storytelling . . . It’s a pitch-perfect mash-up of Clue and The Bear." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Charming, witty, insightful, and eccentric . . . The book’s most moving descriptions of conscious experience can be found in Pollan’s accounts of losing his sense of self, first during a psychedelic mushroom trip and later during a Zen meditation in a cave . . . [A World Appears] is a wonderful phenomenological travelog.” —Ned Block, Science
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“Like a season of Black Mirror but less bleak and more melancholy, each story in this collection offers a door into an inventive new world, strange and familiar at the same time. Every page, every line offers possibility, surprise, humor, or heartbreak. . . . An exciting new voice.” —Charles Yu, author of Interior Chinatown
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"An aching, exquisite story of young love, curtailed by a country where our freedoms have to be bought, A Good Animal is a stunning, unforgettable, and deeply American novel. It is about sex and strength and hard, satisfying work; about dreams and opportunities and what we lose, have lost, are still losing. It’s about where we come from, where we’re going, and who breaks our hearts along the way." —Julia Phillips, author of Bear and Disappearing Earth
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“A gorgeous tangle of history and fresh-made myth, The Red Winter is my platonic ideal of a debut: the moment I was done, I went looking for Sullivan's backlog and let out an actual howl of despair upon realizing there was nothing yet. You'll eat this one up.” —Cassandra Khaw, author of Nothing But Blackened Teeth
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“This atmospheric book has everything: space opera, horror, philosophy, mushrooms, and love in an enthralling story about a monk and a group of academics trapped on an ancient generation ship that may not be as abandoned as they think. A. D. Sui's world is lush, unique, and deliciously claustrophobic. It's still tickling my brain stem. Fans of S. A. Barnes and the movie Sunshine will eat this up.” —Yume Kitasei, author of The Stardust Grail
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"Philipson manages to produce a startling series of twists and turns in the case while keeping her wildly improbable premise fresh and, it’s to be hoped, wholly original. Caution: Even more than most crime novels, this one really does provide helpful ideas about how to get away with murder." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“If John Steinbeck had written a novel of a post-alien invasion, it might very well look like Edward Ashton’s After The Fall. It is a story of struggling to survive by wit, luck, and dogged determination. It is also equally as harrowing as it is hilarious—a balancing act that few dare try and even fewer can pull off. I didn’t want the book to end. I would’ve happily followed John and Martok anywhere. I miss them already.” —James Rollins, author of the Moonfall Saga
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“Kate Alice Marshall is one of the best thriller writers working today, and The Girls Before might be her best book yet. Marshall writes haunting poetry about the darkest sins imaginable, gossamer webs made of stygian threads, each story unfolding like a seductive melody sung by a woman in the woods, irresistible as it lures you deeper. The Girls Before is magnetic, shocking, heartbreaking, and unputdownable. What a gift to read her work.” —Ashley Winstead, author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife
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“Saoirse is a delicious literary jigsaw, leaving the reader to piece together the memories, paintings, and confessions of our eponymous heroine. Beautifully written and enticingly intriguing… Charleen Hurtubise is a shiny new star in the Irish literary firmament.” —Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond and Unraveling Oliver
New Releases: February 23, 2026
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