Brandon Sanderson, whose epic 害羞草研究所淲ind and Truth害羞草研究所� is a highlight of the upcoming , sees nothing wrong with the idea of 害羞草研究所渆scapism.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 just the ability to go to another world and relate to other people害羞草研究所檚 problems, problems that aren害羞草研究所檛 our problems. It害羞草研究所檚 a really valuable tool in our lives,害羞草研究所� the fantasy novelist told The Associated Press during a recent telephone interview. Sanderson害羞草研究所檚 fans have waited four years for 害羞草研究所淲ind and Truth,害羞草研究所� the 1,300-page fifth volume in his 害羞草研究所淪tormlight Archive害羞草研究所� fantasy series.

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

害羞草研究所淭hey will absolutely read it in two days, which feels both gratifying and a little horrifying,害羞草研究所� he says. 害羞草研究所淵ou put your heart and soul into something for so long, knowing that fans are going to be done in a couple of days and say, 害羞草研究所榃hen害羞草研究所檚 the next one?害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟

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. 害羞草研究所淲ind and Truth害羞草研究所� is among numerous anticipated works that include Jeff VanderMeer害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淎bsolution,害羞草研究所� Alan Moore害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭he Great When,害羞草研究所� Cecy Robson害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淏loodguard害羞草研究所� and Kerri Maniscalco害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭hrone of Secrets,害羞草研究所� the second installment of her 害羞草研究所淧rince of Sin害羞草研究所� 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.

害羞草研究所淭he fantasy subject is the top growth segment of the total U.S. print book market,害羞草研究所� says Circana analyst Brenna Conner, who cites the reader-driven sales of #BookTok as a strong factor. 害羞草研究所淚 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.害羞草研究所�

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害羞草研究所檚 gay-themed 害羞草研究所淰oyage of the Damned,害羞草研究所� John Gwynn害羞草研究所檚 Norse-inspired 害羞草研究所淭he Fury of the Gods害羞草研究所� and Ann Liang害羞草研究所檚 mythical 害羞草研究所淎 Song to Drown Rivers.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 event-proof,害羞草研究所� DeVito says of fantasy and its offshoots. 害羞草研究所淚t doesn害羞草研究所檛 depend on news of the day.害羞草研究所�

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害羞草研究所� new nominee, . The best chance for revelations likely comes from Bob Woodward害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淲ar,害羞草研究所� 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 害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭he Biden Crime Family.害羞草研究所� Harris害羞草研究所� Republican opponent, has a book of photos coming, 害羞草研究所淪ave America,害羞草研究所� which on its cover has the AP害羞草研究所檚 image of him bloodied and raising his fist after the assassination attempt in July. His wife, former first lady Melania Trump, Donald Trump害羞草研究所檚 estranged niece and bestselling author, Mary Trump, returns with more family (horror) stories in 害羞草研究所淲ho Could Ever Love You.害羞草研究所�

H.R. McMaster, who served briefly as national security adviser during the Trump administration, has written 害羞草研究所淎t War With Ourselves.害羞草研究所� Onetime Trump opponent in the essay collection 害羞草研究所淪omething Lost, Something Gained.害羞草研究所� Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淒awn害羞草研究所檚 Early Light,害羞草研究所� 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害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭he Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 50 Days,害羞草研究所� 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 害羞草研究所淣ormal People害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淐onversations With Friends.害羞草研究所� Nobel laureate 害羞草研究所榮 害羞草研究所淭he Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story害羞草研究所� is the Polish害羞草研究所檚 author variation of the Thomas Mann classic 害羞草研究所淭he Magic Mountain.害羞草研究所� Nobelist of France combines memoir and images in 害羞草研究所淭he Use of Photography害羞草研究所� and perennial Nobel candidate expands on an early short story for 害羞草研究所淭he City and Its Uncertain Walls,害羞草研究所� which his Japanese publisher is calling 害羞草研究所渟oul-stirring, 100% pure Murakami world.害羞草研究所�

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

害羞草研究所淚 never intended to write about them again. I think I keep bringing them back because they are so very well known to me,害羞草研究所� Strout says. 害羞草研究所淭hey feel almost as real as actual people. I know they害羞草研究所檙e not real people, but they feel like real people.害羞草研究所�

John Edgar Wideman blends fiction, history and memoir in 害羞草研究所淪laveroad,害羞草研究所� and Rebecca Godfrey害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淧eggy害羞草研究所� is a fictional take on the heiress-art collector Peggy Guggenheim that was completed by Leslie Jamison after Godfrey害羞草研究所檚 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 害羞草研究所淧aper Boat: New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023,害羞草研究所� while 害羞草研究所淏lues in Stereo害羞草研究所� 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.

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

Taylor-ed

Like all pop culture phenomena, from the Beatles to 害羞草研究所淪tar Wars,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所榮 appeal isn害羞草研究所檛 confined to a single art form. Her songs and her life have inspired young adult novels, children害羞草研究所檚 books and biographies and the wave continues.

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

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

The famous and near famous

害羞草研究所淔rom Here to the Great Unknown害羞草研究所� was nearly done before she died in 2023 and was completed by daughter . In 害羞草研究所淒idion and Babitz,害羞草研究所� Lili Anolik draws upon newly discovered letters as she contrasts the California bards and who died within days of each other in 2021 and whose lives, Anolik documents, were more entwined than previously known.

Celebrity books also will include 害羞草研究所榮 害羞草研究所淪onny Boy,害羞草研究所� Josh Brolin害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淔rom Under the Truck,害羞草研究所� Kelly Bishop害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淭he Third Gilmore Girl害羞草研究所� and Connie Chung害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所滳onnie.害羞草研究所� shares stories-allegories-musings in 害羞草研究所淭he Last Dream害羞草研究所� and Neneh Cherry looks back on her life and music in 害羞草研究所淎 Thousand Threads.害羞草研究所�

Past and present

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

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