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Partita is, in a way, a love story, though the central love in question is not for a person, but for classical piano. Livia Bohusz grows up on a dairy farm in rural east Tennessee, her most prized possession a copy of the key to the local church where she practices piano day after day.

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A vampire serial killer, a haunted Cold War submarine and one very unsettling dog will be haunting our dreams (nightmares?) this season. Originally Posted Here

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It’s easy to see why Stephen Graham Jones is one of the most beloved authors in modern horror. His books are filled with vivid, terrifying imagery, he incorporates social commentary with deft grace and, of course, his intimate knowledge of the genre has made him a favorite among readers who like things a bit meta.

October is bursting with 2026 anticipated releases. Because it’s hard to keep track of the many notable new books out this month, I combed through some prominent lists to make sure you know which books are the talk of the town. If you want to browse the full lists, here are the ones I consulted

Jessica is a stay-at-home mom to a teen named Sandy, who dabbles in witchcraft. Her husband, Greg, works at some internet company where he does things she doesn’t fully understand. Jessica wouldn’t exactly call herself happy, but tries not to think too hard about why, especially when it comes to her own sexual identity.  When

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Since 2006, the Center for Fiction has been highlighting the best debut novels of the year through its First Novel Prize. This year’s 180 eligible titles were published in the US between January 1st and December 31st, and were narrowed down to seven books by more than 500 writers, librarians, booksellers, and others. In early

A Game of Cat and Killer The subtitle of Jiro Akagawa’s novel A Game of Cat and Killer is “The Casebooks of Mikeneko Holmes,” “mikeneko” being the Japanese word for “calico cat.” As you might guess, casebooks suggests that this is the first book of a series; as you might not guess, the novel was

It’s big things poppin’ for all things having to do with The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. First off, the 2021 mega-bestselling STEMinist romance, which began as a Reylo fanfic, has already been adapted into a buzzy new film that just came out on September 23rd on Prime Video. Secondly, Hazelwood announced Tuesday that not

Hernan Diaz’s extraordinary latest work, Ply, is set amid modernity’s wreckage, but it is not quite a postapocalyptic novel. There was no capital-C Calamity, just the inevitable entropy greed engenders. The antagonists are primarily executives, chief financial officers of utility companies with private armies (except the one who’s more of a tech giant a la

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“I don’t know how to write short novels,” admits Min Jin Lee. Her first two books—2007’s Free Food for Millionaires and 2017’s Pachinko—were both about 500 pages. Her third, American Hagwon, is well over 600. “I just want to die most of the time when I’m writing them,” she says. “I’m like, ‘Why would you

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Jessica Brody’s deep knowledge of mysteries and writing is on full display in How to Write a Murder, a delightfully meta take on what it means to tell a killer story. Nine people travel to the Pen Ultimate Writers Conference, held in the mountains of California. They’re all there thanks to renowned mystery writer Ian

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Dream More There are four core pieces of advice the “Dolly Mama” (as she sometimes calls herself) offers in her motivational book: dream more, learn from everything, care for everyone and be more. Read more Originally Posted Here

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Elzbieta “Libby” Lakoski thought the hardest thing she’d have to do all year would be watching Carter Coldwell (her longtime best friend and longtime crush) marry someone else. Instead, she finds herself pushed into solving an old Coldwell family mystery before the wedding—because if she doesn’t, a curse could cost Carter his life. Her sidekick

The Choose Your Own Adventure series is getting an imprint for adults. CYOA Unbound will be the first imprint “dedicated to publishing nonlinear, multiple-ending gamebooks for adults.” The inaugural lineup, out fall 2027, includes: CYOA Unbound will publish titles that span genres and categories like reimagined classics, horror, mysteries, thrillers, and romance. Launched by one

Sonido Reyes, author of National Book Award finalist The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School, is known for his amplification of Mexican and queer stories. Continuing these explorations within To Our Untamed Core, Reyes, who uses he and they pronouns, drops readers into a religious dystopian world of tyranny and resistance where “you’re bound only by

Like capri pants and velour tracksuits, it seems that Shakespeare’s tragic tale of teenage love comes back around every 30 years. Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey drew raves and included a brief nude scene that prompted “a lot of fuss” at the time and a lawsuit alleging child abuse decades

Tananarive Due’s Mazywood is an exceptionally crafted and paced horror novel with superb, surprising twists. The iconic writer and teacher of Black horror and Afrofuturism presents readers with a novel very much in the vein of her Bram Stoker Award-winning The Reformatory, where some of the most terrifying aspects of the plot are steeped in

September 22, 2026 View Online | Join All Access | Listen Questions about Book Riot? We’re turning 15 next month, and you’re invited to the party. Ask us anything, reflect on the biggest literary controversies of the last decade-and-a-half, and celebrate the best of the bookish internet. Spread the word. Share this email with friends.

Who hasn’t wondered what it would be like to soar high in the sky, perhaps flapping alongside surprised birds or soaring through fluffy clouds? In the endearing The Fantastic Floating Mr. Finnegan, translated from German by Tammi Reichel, Swiss duo Rebecca Gugger and Simon Röthlisberger (partners in creativity and in life) contemplate that possibility via

We’re celebrating the 15th anniversary of Book Riot entering the independent literary media scene this October, and you’re invited! All month, we’ll be looking back on the last 15 years in books and publishing. Our readers, listeners, and followers are invited to join us on the journey, sharing more than a decade of literary controversies

Emil Wilson’s first graphic novel, The Nightingales, is based on the true story of his father’s invitation to a co-worker, dying of AIDS in 1985, to move in to the family home. The fictionalized version of the story, presented as if from the pages of a sketchbook, follows Wilson’s sister, Lou, as she builds a