{"id":215794,"date":"2025-10-21T15:57:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/215794\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:57:20","slug":"23-new-books-out-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/215794\/","title":{"rendered":"23 new books out today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Tuesday, another great haul. Today we have a ton of hotly anticipated titles, such as Big Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett, as well as The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers (check out the epic back cover of that book, by the way) and Bad Bad Girl by Gish Jen.<\/p>\n

Numerous celebrity authors and their works of either fiction or nonfiction are out today as well: there\u2019s John Grisham, there\u2019s Harper Lee, there\u2019s Malala Yousafzai, there\u2019s John Updike. I could go on, but instead I\u2019ll leave you to the full list below. Happy reading, everyone!<\/p>\n

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\"Claire-Louise<\/p>\n

Claire-Louise Bennett, Big Kiss, Bye-Bye<\/a>
(Riverhead)<\/p>\n

\u201cA work of extraordinary subtlety \u2026 Visceral and unerringly convincing.\u201d
\u2013Financial Times<\/p>\n

\"Erin<\/p>\n

Erin Somers, The Ten Year Affair<\/a>
(Simon & Schuster)<\/p>\n

\u201cSomers explores the fantasy and reality of an affair simultaneously in a masterful sophomore novel that is as scathingly critical of millennial malaise as it is empathetic. At its heart, this book believes in love.\u201d
\u2013Bustle<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

John Grisham, The Widow<\/a>
(Doubleday)<\/p>\n

\u201cA classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time.\u201d
\u2013Chris Whitaker<\/p>\n

\"Gish<\/p>\n

Gish Jen, Bad Bad Girl<\/a>
(Knopf)<\/p>\n

\u201cA great novelist distills the truth of her mother\u2019s life, and her own \u2026 As portraits of tough mother-daughter relationships go, it\u2019s as moving as they come.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Harper<\/p>\n

Harper Lee, The Land of Sweet Forever<\/a>
(Harper)<\/p>\n

\u201cHer short fiction shows Lee experimenting with characters and themes she later explored so memorably in To Kill a Mockingbird.\u201d
\u2013The New York Times<\/p>\n

\"Giving<\/p>\n

Joyce Vance, Giving Up is Unforgiveable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy<\/a>
(Dutton)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a shining tutorial and a reminder that we the people still have the power. This book is essential reading.\u201d
\u2013Preet Bharara<\/p>\n

\"Malala,<\/p>\n

Malala Yousafzai, Finding My Way<\/a>
(Atria)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is Malala unfiltered, and she makes courage feel like something we can all reach for.\u201d
\u2013Oprah Daily<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Yaron Weitzman, A Hollywood Ending: The Dreams and Drama of the LeBron Lakers<\/a>
(Doubleday)<\/p>\n

\u201cWeitzman cinematically portrays the high-stakes drama behind the pairing of a living legend and an iconic sports team. This is a must-read for pro hoops fans.\u201d
\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\"Sue<\/p>\n

Sue Monk Kidd, Writing Creativity and Soul<\/a>
(Knopf)<\/p>\n

\u201cA lyrical read and a generous companion for writers, especially those seeking depth in the process.\u201d
\u2013Booklist<\/p>\n

\"Selected<\/p>\n

John Updike, ed. by James Schiff, Selected Letters of John Updike<\/a>
(Knopf)<\/p>\n

\u201c[Updike\u2019s letters] have the repleteness of his fiction, the springy, unexpected notice of the smallest particulars. This huge volume is readable in a way that too many collections of writers\u2019 letters, however useful to scholarly research, simply are not.\u201d
\u2013Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n

\"Mattia<\/p>\n

Mattia Filice, trans. by Jacques Houis, Driver<\/a>
(NYRB)<\/p>\n

\u201cHe takes you on a spirited ride into the universe of rails, leaving one with an indelible vision of the contemporary condition of the working class.\u201d
\u2013La tribune de Gen\u00e8ve<\/p>\n

\"Nobody's<\/p>\n

Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Nobody\u2019s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice<\/a>
(Knopf)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will take years to unfurl the tentacles Epstein wrapped around finance, law, media and politics. But Nobody\u2019s Girl floats free, self-assured and self-contained\u2014a true American tragedy. The devastation is in the details.\u201d
\u2013New York Times<\/p>\n

\"Julia<\/p>\n

Julia Ioffe, Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy<\/a>
(Ecco)<\/p>\n

\u201cOffers a fresh take on Russia\u2019s turbulent 20th century and the shifting gender politics of its present.\u201d
\u2013New York Times<\/p>\n

\"Crawl,<\/p>\n

Max Delsohn, Crawl: Stories<\/a>
(Graywolf)<\/p>\n

\u201cDelsohn, a wildly talented, very bold, very funny new writer, has the rare gift of knowing how to (wryly) celebrate life, love, and desire in all their forms.\u201d
\u2013George Saunders<\/p>\n

\"Only<\/p>\n

Jeff Pearlman, Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur<\/a>
(Mariner)<\/p>\n

\u201cAn endlessly captivating portrait of a singular artist.\u201d
\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\"Letter<\/p>\n

Marie Kondo, with Marie Iida, Letter From Japan<\/a>
(Crown)<\/p>\n

\u201cKondo\u2019s compendium will delight those hoping to appreciate Japanese cultural touchstones that they\u2019ve encountered more deeply. A thoughtful, personal celebration of many meaningful aspects of Japanese life.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Pride<\/p>\n

Amanda Vaill, Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution<\/a>
(FSG)<\/p>\n

\u201cAmanda Vaill has given the Schuyler sisters their long-overdue retrieval from the footnote pages of Alexander Hamilton\u2019s story \u2026 This is biography as it should be\u2014unsparing, elegant, and utterly enthralling.\u201d
\u2013Amanda Foreman<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

Jaquira D\u00edaz, This is the Only Kingdom<\/a>
(Algonquin)<\/p>\n

\u201cD\u00edaz writes beautifully about grief, identity, addiction, family, and the blurry line between myth, truth, and history. A sweeping and touching debut about love, generational trauma, and complex mother-daughter relationships.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Racebook,<\/p>\n

Tochi Onyebuchi, Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet<\/a>
(Roxane Gay Books)<\/p>\n

\u201cStarkly original, provocative and brilliantly executed, Racebook warrants our undivided attention. Onyebuchi is a sage observer of this fractured moment and among the internet\u2019s keenest interlocutors.\u201d
\u2013Jelani Cobb<\/p>\n

\"analog<\/p>\n

Damion Searls, Analog Days<\/a>
(Coffee House Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cA stimulating attempt at making sense of a gloomy world.\u201d
\u2013Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n

\"nova<\/p>\n

Charlie Porter, Nova Scotia House<\/a>
(Nightboat Books)<\/p>\n

\u201cA book made out of conversation, internal and external, dropping punctuation as if you are slowly rushing to a train, incantatory \u2026 A softly inspiring book about lived history and time and, always, love.\u201d
\u2013Eileen Myles<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Serhii Plokhy, The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival<\/a>
(W. W. Norton)<\/p>\n

\u201cA well-documented history of the effort to control nuclear weapons.\u201d
\u2013Kirkus<\/p>\n

\"Ha<\/p>\n

Ha Jin, Looking For Tank Man<\/a>
(Other Press)<\/p>\n

\u201cA timely cautionary tale about authoritarian rule and a sensitive portrayal of the power of knowledge and the challenges of academia.\u201d
\u2013Booklist<\/p>\n

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