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Julian Barnes says he's enjoying himself, but that 'Departure(s)' is his last book
Thu Jan 15 10:34 am
Part memoir and part fiction, Barnes' hybrid novel publishes the day after his 80th birthday. He's been living with a rare form of blood cancer for six years.
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Can't decide what to read next? Here are 20 recommendations for your book club
Wed Jan 14 8:23 am
You know that feeling when you finish a book and just have to discuss it with someone? That's a great book club book. Here are 20 tried-and-true titles that are sure to get the conversation started.
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Keep an eye out for these new books from big names in January
Tue Jan 13 12:43 pm
The new year begins with a host of promising titles from George Saunders, Julian Barnes, Jennette McCurdy, Karl Ove Knausgaard and more. Here's a look ahead at what's publishing this month.
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'Fly, Wild Swans' is Jung Chang's painfully personal tribute to her mother
Tue Jan 13 5:03 am
A historian of modern China, Jung Chang turns the lens back on herself in her newest book to understand how she sees the world and why she writes about China today.
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'The God of the Woods' novelist Liz Moore describes the rare 'flow state' of writing
Mon Jan 12 12:19 pm
Moore says writing is mostly labor, but "2% of the time, usually at the very beginning of a book and the very end of a book, it feels like flying." She's the author of Long Bright River.
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10 books we're looking forward to in early 2026
Thu Jan 08 11:58 am
Did you resolve to read more in 2026? Whether you're on track or need a jump start, here are some books coming out in the next few months to considering adding to your list.
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'American Reich' author details a national surge in bigotry and white supremacy
Wed Jan 07 12:31 pm
Journalist Eric Lichtblau says President Trump's incendiary rhetoric has stoked a "new age of hate." His book centers on a murder committed by a young neo-Nazi in Orange County, Calif.
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A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries
Wed Jan 07 11:46 am
Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it was shutting down.
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Put these 12 eye-opening books on your 2026 reading list
Tue Jan 06 2:34 pm
Want to learn something new in the new year? Check out these deep-dive books from 2025 — nonfiction that will lead you to fresh discoveries about big tech, true crime and the ground beneath our feet.
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'Everything I knew burned down around me': A journalist looks back on LA's fires
Mon Jan 05 2:07 pm
Jacob Soboroff was raised in the Pacific Palisades and reported live from the area as it was devastated by fire in 2025. In Firestorm, Soboroff offers a minute-by-minute account of the catastrophe.
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