Brandon Sanderson, whose epic 香蕉视频直播淲ind and Truth香蕉视频直播� is a highlight of the upcoming , sees nothing wrong with the idea of 香蕉视频直播渆scapism.香蕉视频直播�

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

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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. 香蕉视频直播淲ind and Truth香蕉视频直播� is among numerous anticipated works that include Jeff VanderMeer香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淎bsolution,香蕉视频直播� Alan Moore香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淭he Great When,香蕉视频直播� Cecy Robson香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淏loodguard香蕉视频直播� and Kerri Maniscalco香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淭hrone of Secrets,香蕉视频直播� the second installment of her 香蕉视频直播淧rince of Sin香蕉视频直播� 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.

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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香蕉视频直播檚 gay-themed 香蕉视频直播淰oyage of the Damned,香蕉视频直播� John Gwynn香蕉视频直播檚 Norse-inspired 香蕉视频直播淭he Fury of the Gods香蕉视频直播� and Ann Liang香蕉视频直播檚 mythical 香蕉视频直播淎 Song to Drown Rivers.香蕉视频直播�

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

H.R. McMaster, who served briefly as national security adviser during the Trump administration, has written 香蕉视频直播淎t War With Ourselves.香蕉视频直播� Onetime Trump opponent in the essay collection 香蕉视频直播淪omething Lost, Something Gained.香蕉视频直播� Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播淒awn香蕉视频直播檚 Early Light,香蕉视频直播� 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香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淭he Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 50 Days,香蕉视频直播� 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 香蕉视频直播淣ormal People香蕉视频直播� and 香蕉视频直播淐onversations With Friends.香蕉视频直播� Nobel laureate 香蕉视频直播榮 香蕉视频直播淭he Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story香蕉视频直播� is the Polish香蕉视频直播檚 author variation of the Thomas Mann classic 香蕉视频直播淭he Magic Mountain.香蕉视频直播� Nobelist of France combines memoir and images in 香蕉视频直播淭he Use of Photography香蕉视频直播� and perennial Nobel candidate expands on an early short story for 香蕉视频直播淭he City and Its Uncertain Walls,香蕉视频直播� which his Japanese publisher is calling 香蕉视频直播渟oul-stirring, 100% pure Murakami world.香蕉视频直播�

Pulitzer Prize winner 香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播淧layground香蕉视频直播� touches upon everything from climate change to artificial intelligence, while another Pulitzer winner, Louise Erdrich, sets 香蕉视频直播淭he Mighty Red香蕉视频直播� on a North Dakota beet farm during the economic crash of 2008. In 香蕉视频直播淭ell Me Everything,香蕉视频直播� Pulitzer winner returns to fictional Crosby, Maine, and such friends from 香蕉视频直播淥live Kitteridge香蕉视频直播� and 香蕉视频直播漁live, Again香蕉视频直播� as the elderly title character and the scribe Lucy Barton.

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began her career as a poet and her verse is collected in 香蕉视频直播淧aper Boat: New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023,香蕉视频直播� while 香蕉视频直播淏lues in Stereo香蕉视频直播� 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.

香蕉视频直播淒ear Yusef香蕉视频直播� is a tribute to the celebrated poet Yusef Komunyakaa that includes contributions from Terrance Hayes, Major Jackson and Sharon Olds. 香蕉视频直播淟atino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology香蕉视频直播� compiles verse from the 17th century to the present.

Taylor-ed

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The anthology 香蕉视频直播淧oems for Tortured Souls香蕉视频直播� includes verse from Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay and other alleged kindred souls of Swift香蕉视频直播檚. Biographies/critical studies include the picture book 香蕉视频直播淭aylor Swift: Wildest Dreams,香蕉视频直播� by Erica Wainer and Joanie Stone, and Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淗eartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music.香蕉视频直播�

The famous and near famous

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Past and present

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