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S.C. Bandreddi, The Game of Oaths (Candlewick 6/26) Bandreddi's debut outing is a young-adult historical dark fantasy novel about a magical circus in 1896 Paris. Performers trapped by contracts are forced to compete in a deadly tournament to entertain the elite while promising freedom for the winner – but one competito
Union Square & Co. has launched Singularity, a new line of paperback novellas led by Union Square editorial director Mika Kasuga. They plan to publish 10-12 titles each year of high-impact, one-sitting fiction. Works of genre interest scheduled for Fall 2026 include Zero Lives Remaining by Adam Cesare, a new edition of
COVER REVEAL : Check out this dramatic cover for Battle for the Drømme , by Charles R. Cooke and Christopher X. Ryan, coming out September 29 from Driller Press. From the publisher: The Underground expands with Battle for the Drømme , the next action-packed novel from Charles R. Cooke and Christopher X. Ryan. Häzzel ha
The six-title shortlist for the 2026 Booker Prize has been announced, with works and writers of genre interest including The End of Everything by M. John Harrison (Serpent's Tail) and The Disappearers by Marlon James (Riverhead). Harrison, James, and other shortlisted authors receive£2,500. The winner, to receive £50,0
What new books are worth adding to your reading list this week? Our September 22, 2026 new releases video explores the newest titles arriving across Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult fiction. From vast futuristic worlds and magical adventures to eerie horror, supernatural discoveries, and captivating YA
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week's new books and support your local bookstore. And us! Bellefleur, Alexandria: Damned if I Do (Penguin Random House/Berkley Romance 978-0593952528, $20.00, 352pp, formats: paperback, ebook, audiobook, 09/22/2026) Contemporary fantasy romance novel. Effie sold her soul to
The Locus Bestsellers for November include top titles: Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman (Ace), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Ace)), and Warhammer 40,000: Eisenhorn: The Omnibus by Dan Abnett (Black Library). HARDCOVERS Months on list Last month 1) Carl's Doomsday Scenario , Matt Dinniman (Ace) 6 3 2)
Montréal 2027, the 85th World Science Fiction Convention, has added Linda D. Addison and Cory Doctorow as guests of honor. Doctorow will be toastmaster for Montréal 2027. Addison and Doctorow join previously announced guests of honor Chris Barkley, Jeph Jacques, Yves Meynard, and Jo Walton. Montréal 2027 Worldcon will
The National Book Foundation hasannounced that it will present Salman Rushdie with the 2026 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL) at this year's National Book Awards Ceremony on November 18, 2026. Author Kiran Desai will present the award. The DCAL Medal was created in 1988 to recognize a life
The major debut this week is Rachel Gillig's The Knave and the Moon (Orbit), second in the The Stonewater Kingdom series, debuting on all four print lists compiled here, ranking #1 on three of them. Also notable: Chloe Benjamin's literary SF novel Under Story (Putnam's) debuts on three lists; James Islington's Scion (S
The Locus Selected Books by Author list has been updated on our Forthcoming Books page, with information from the September 2026 issue covering upcoming titles from genre houses slated through March 2027. Find out about your favorite authors' upcoming books! For the complete list of books by publisher, subscribe to our
Longlists for the National Book Awards (NBA) have been announced. Categories, authors, and books of genre interest include: Fiction Paradiso 17 , Hannah Lillith Assadi (Knopf) Red Ants , Kimberly Blaeser (Counterpoint) Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You , Julián Delgado Lopera (Liveright) Python's Kiss , Louise Erdric
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