{"id":56747,"date":"2025-10-02T18:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/56747\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T18:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:18:22","slug":"22-new-books-out-today-literary-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/56747\/","title":{"rendered":"22 new books out today! \u2039 Literary Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"Julia<\/p>\n

September 30, 2025, 4:35am<\/p>\n

With the world as we know it seemingly caving in around us, never has there been a better time to orient ourselves around what truly matters. Our loved ones. Our activism. Our small kindnesses to each other. Our devotion to weighty, real things that give life meaning. I\u2019m currently reading George Saunders\u2019s A Swim in the Pond in the Rain, belatedly, and am struck by the certainty Saunders has in the relationship between caring about stories, and caring about life:<\/p>\n

The part of the mind that reads a story is also the part that reads the world; it can deceive us, but it can also be trained to accuracy; it can fall into disuse and make us more susceptible to lazy, violent, materialistic forces, but it can also be urged back to life, transforming us into more active, curious, alert readers of reality.<\/p>\n

To that end, let us be urged back to life, let us read so that we may continue parsing and understanding reality. This week, Lily King releases a sister-novel to Writers and Lovers\u00a0(gorgeous, stirring, heartbreaking) and Richard Osman continues his beloved Thursday Murder Club series (cozy, funny, delicious). We have poetry by Ada Lim\u00f3n and Patricia Smith, and nonfiction works about topics such as the war over TikTok, a diary from Gaza, and a survey on horror movies and feminism. Me, I\u2019ll be rereading Lily King over and over again, as well as Jade Chang and Olga Ravn. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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\"Lily<\/p>\n

Lily King, Heart the Lover<\/a>
(Grove)<\/p>\n

\u201cKing\u2019s swoony story of love and literature, of paths taken and not taken, of the past selves we never truly leave behind, is quietly robust and nearly impossible to put down.\u201d
\u2013Booklist<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Richard Osman, The Impossible Fortune<\/a>
(Pamela Dorman)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Thursday Murder Club is back and better than ever \u2026 You\u2019ll be happy just to have spent some time in Osman\u2019s delightful world.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"pick<\/p>\n

Souvankham Thammavongsa, Pick a Color<\/a>
(Little Brown)<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the greatest novels I have ever read \u2026 Love, death, joy, abandonment, deception and lust are all at stake in Susan\u2019s Nail Salon. The world of Pick a Color is shockingly intimate.\u201d
\u2013Rita Bullwinkel<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

Jade Chang, What a Time to Be Alive<\/a>
(Ecco)<\/p>\n

\u201cChang delivers a moving novel about grief, fame, and what it means to be seen.\u201d
\u2013Alta<\/p>\n

\"Minister<\/p>\n

Hooman Majd, Minister Without Portfolio: Memoir of a Reluctant Exile<\/a>
(ZE Books)<\/p>\n

\u201cMajd [is] a gifted storyteller.\u201d
\u2013Jon Lee Anderson<\/p>\n

\"wax<\/p>\n

Olga Ravn, trans. by Martin Aitken, The Wax Child<\/a>
(New Directions)<\/p>\n

\u201cA magnificent book. A true masterpiece of both substance and style.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Mariana<\/p>\n

Mariana Enriquez, trans. by Megan McDowell, Somebody is Walking on Your Grave<\/a>
(Hogarth)<\/p>\n

\u201cQuietly, hypnotically amusing.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

James D. Tabor, The Lost Mary<\/a>
(Knopf)<\/p>\n

\u201cA fresh perspective on a figure who continues to fascinate \u2026 Tabor makes a strong case for a Mary who was not a bystander but an integral part of a messianic movement.\u201d
\u2013Booklist<\/p>\n

\"Werner<\/p>\n

Werner Herzog, trans. by Michael Hofmann, The Future of Truth<\/a>
(Penguin Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cHerzog is an erudite and elegant writer seeking to understand what he considers the simulacrum of truth.\u201d
\u2013Library Journal<\/p>\n

\"cartographer<\/p>\n

Mia Couto, trans. by David Brookshaw, The Cartographer of Absences<\/a>
(FSG)<\/p>\n

\u201cCouto\u2019s storytelling is rich \u2026 A contemplative study of colonialism\u2019s collapse, and its enduring legacy.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Saltcrop,<\/p>\n

Yume Kitasei, Saltcrop<\/a>
(Flatiron)<\/p>\n

\u201cA moving testament to the distant places we\u2019ll sail to in order to salvage the Earth and our families. Part eco-thriller, part sisterhood epic, Kitasei has written an unforgettable novel that teems with big ideas and abundant heart.\u201d
\u2013Michelle Min Sterling<\/p>\n

\"Truly,<\/p>\n

Lionel Richie, Truly<\/a>
(HarperOne)<\/p>\n

\u201cRichie is refreshingly open in the book \u2026 There\u2019s an abundance of love and gratitude in this wildly entertaining, utterly charming memoir.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Elena Sheppard, The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora<\/a>
(St. Martin\u2019s Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cSheppard explores it all\u2014the dark histories, the hidden heartbreaks, the boats lost at sea\u2014with generous curiosity and love. She has made her Cuban ancestors proud with this detailed, unflinching link in the diasporic chain.\u201d
\u2013Emma Straub<\/p>\n

\"Bora<\/p>\n

Bora Chung, trans. by Anton Hur, Midnight Timetable<\/a>
(Algonquin)<\/p>\n

\u201cPart fable, part ghost story, and part social commentary, this is a beautiful and devastating excavation of how people make sense of the world\u2019s violence and tragedies.\u201d
\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\"Without<\/p>\n

Lisa Graves, Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights<\/a>
(Bold Type Books)<\/p>\n

\u201cA well-researched, cogently analyzed, and eye-opening chronicle of Roberts and his seemingly compromised Supreme Court.\u201d
\u2013Booklist<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

David McCloskey, The Persian<\/a>
(W. W. Norton)<\/p>\n

\u201cIn probing the deep moral and practical complexities of this shadow war, McCloskey\u2019s novel could not be more timely or unsettling.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Plestia<\/p>\n

Plestia Alaqad, The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience<\/a>
(Little Brown)<\/p>\n

\u201cTransforms pain into poetry, offering readers an unfiltered glimpse into the depths of loss, hope and survival.\u201d
\u2013Rupi Kuar<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Patricia Smith, The Intentions of Thunder<\/a>
(Scribner)<\/p>\n

\u201c[Smith\u2019s] uncanny ear and powerfully empathic imagination bring to life Black figures \u2026 Readers will find themselves forever changed by Smith\u2019s spirited voice.\u201d
\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\"Eleanor<\/p>\n

Eleanor Johnson, Scream With Me: Horror Movies and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)<\/a>
(Atria)<\/p>\n

\u201cRiveting, enlightening, and occasionally scream-inducing \u2026 This deep excavation of art imitating life is more than positive affirmation for horror fans; it is a call\u2014or scream\u2014to action.\u201d
\u2013Shelf Awareness<\/p>\n

\"Every<\/p>\n

Emily Baker-White, Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over TikTok<\/a>
(W. W. Norton)<\/p>\n

\u201cAn in-depth account of the struggle between the U.S. and China to control TikTok \u2026 Readers will be riveted.\u201d
\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

Victoria Redel, I Am You<\/a>
(SJP Lit)<\/p>\n

\u201cA lush, sexy, absorbing novel that brings to life two artists who are inextricably linked in passion and competition. Redel is a master storyteller whose exquisite prose held me rapt. A profound achievement.\u201d
\u2013Melissa Febos<\/p>\n

\"Startlement,<\/p>\n

Ada Limon, Startlement: New and Selected Poems<\/a>
(Milkweed)<\/p>\n

\u201cStartlement is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Lim\u00f3n\u2019s poetry reveals new ways of paying attention. This powerful collection is a gift.\u201d
\u2013Amy Tan<\/p>\n

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