
author on Tour
view datesOctober 2023
Freeman’s: Conclusions
by John FreemanFeaturing new work from Rebecca Makkai, Aleksandar Hemon, Rachel Khong, Louise Erdrich, and more, the tenth and final installment of the boundary-pushing literary journal Freeman’s, which explores all the ways of coming to an end

author on Tour
view datesOctober 2023
Touched
by Walter MosleyIntergalactic visions, deadly threats, and explosive standoffs between mostly good and nearly completely evil converge in an alternative fiction novel that could only be conceived by the inimitable Walter Mosley, one of the country’s most beloved and acclaimed writers

October 2023
Satori in Paris
by Jack KerouacOne of Jack Kerouac’s last novels showcases the remarkable range and versatility of his mature talent

October 2023
The Commanders
by Lloyd ClarkFrom an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II

November 2023
Winter
by Len Deighton“What raises Deighton’s genre to art is not only his absorbing characters but his metaphoric grace, droll wit, command of technical detail . . . and sure sense of place.”—Washington Post

November 2023
SS-GB
by Len Deighton“Deighton’s best book . . . an absorbingly exciting spy story that is also a fascinating exercise in might-have-been speculation.”—The New York Times Book Review

October 2023
Funeral in Berlin
by Len Deighton“Deighton, Greene and John le Carré comprise the reigning triumvirate of fictional spymasters beside whom all others pale.”—Seattle Times

October 2023
Night Side of the River
by Jeanette WintersonA captivating collection of ghost stories from “one of the most gifted writers working today” (New York Times), The Night Side of the River is as ingeniously provocative as it is downright spooky

November 2023
Pathetic Literature
by Eileen MylesAn utterly unique collection composed by the award-winning poet and writer, a global anthology of pieces from lesser-known classics by luminaries like Franz Kafka, Samuel R. Delany, and Gwendolyn Brooks to up-and-coming writers that examine pathos and feeling, giving a well-timed rehab to the word “pathetic”

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Baumgartner
by Paul AusterA taut yet expansive novel of love, memory, and grief from Paul Auster, best-selling, award-winning author and “one of the great American prose stylists of our time” (New York Times)

author on Tour
view datesNovember 2023
Hot Springs Drive
by Lindsay HunterThe third title in Roxane Gay Books’ inaugural list, Hot Springs Drive is an urgent, vicious blade of a novel about a shocking betrayal and its aftermath, asking just how far you’ll go to have everything you want

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So Late in the Day
by Claire KeeganFrom Booker Prize Finalist and bestselling author of “pitch perfect” (Boston Globe) Small Things Like These, comes a triptych of stories about love, lust, betrayal, and the ever-intriguing interchanges between women and men

November 2023
Past Lying
by Val McDermidPre-order the twisty new Karen Pirie thriller, now a major BritBox series.
In this latest installment to her acclaimed detective series, internationally bestselling author Val McDermid returns with DCI Karen Pirie in a propulsive new thriller of deceit and vengeance, set against the disquiet and investigative challenges of a global pandemic

November 2023
Ghost Music
by An YuFrom the author of the “original and electric” Braised Pork (Time), An Yu’s enchanting and contemplative novel of music and mushrooms follows a former concert pianist searching for the truth about a vanished musician

November 2023
Pedro Páramo
by Juan RulfoThe highly influential masterpiece of Latin American literature, now published in a new, authoritative translation, and featuring a foreword by Gabriel García Márquez

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Flight of the WASP
by Michael GrossFifteen families. Four hundred years. The complex saga of the White Anglo-Saxon Protestant elite in America’s history.

November 2023
The Devil That Danced on the Water
by Aminatta Forna“Powerful. . . . At once impassioned, lucid, and understandably enraged, The Devil That Danced on the Water illuminates the troubled, tragic history of a country and a continent.” —O, The Oprah Magazine

November 2023
The Funny Stuff
by P. J. O’RourkeA compendium of quotes and riffs from more than four decades of writing by P.J. O’Rourke on subjects ranging from government (“Giving money and power to politicians is like giving car keys and whiskey to teenage boys”) to fishing (“a sport invented by insects and you are the bait”) to apps (“we need a no-app app—let’s call it a nap”) to be published on what would have been his 75th birthday

November 2023
Welcome to the Game
by Craig HendersonFrom a brilliant new voice, Welcome to the Game is a gripping thriller that races through Motor City at heart-stopping pace as its protagonists swerve to avoid danger at every turn

December 2023
Orbital
by Samantha HarveyA singular new novel from Betty Trask Prize–winner Samantha Harvey, Orbital is an eloquent meditation on space and life on our planet through the eyes of six astronauts circling the earth in 24 hours

December 2023
Anatomy of 55 More Songs
by Marc MyersFollowing his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed music journalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories of iconic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column

December 2023
Rock ’n’ Roll
by Tom Stoppard“One of the great political plays in the English language.”—Sunday Times (UK)

December 2023
The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays
by Tom Stoppard“Stoppard is the master comedian of ideas in the English language.”—Newsweek

December 2023
Jumpers
by Tom Stoppard“Jumpers is simply dazzling. It takes your breath away with its sheer exuberance of literacy, its cascade of words and conspicuous display of intellect. It is also extraordinarily funny. Jumpers is one of the wittiest and most stimulating plays of the last decade or so.”—Clive Barnes, New York Times

December 2023
The Invention of Love
by Tom Stoppard“Vintage Stoppard in its intelligence and wit.”—Variety

December 2023
How to Draw a Novel
by Martín SolaresFrom the acclaimed author of The Black Minutes and Don’t Send Flowers, How to Draw a Novel is an ingenious and visually stimulating exploration of narrative and craft from master storyteller and former publisher Martín Solares

December 2023
Prophet Song
by Paul LynchThe 2023 Booker Prize shortlisted Prophet Song spins a terrifying, suspenseful vision of an Ireland careening towards authoritarianism

December 2023
The Savage Storm
by James HollandAcclaimed WWII historian James Holland both narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian Campaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war

January 2024
Bloodbath Nation
by Paul AusterAn intimate and powerful rumination on American gun violence by Paul Auster, one of our greatest living writers and “genuine American original” (Boston Globe), in an unforgettable collaboration with photographer Spencer Ostrander

January 2024
Invisible Woman
by Katia LiefIn Invisible Woman, a dangerous secret held for too long between estranged best friends rises to the surface, and a long marriage comes apart with devastating consequences

January 2024
Cold Victory
by Karl MarlantesFrom New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes comes a propulsive and sweeping novel in which loyalty, friendship, and love are put to the ultimate test

January 2024
City of Laughter
by Temim FruchterA rich and riveting debut spanning four generations of Eastern European Jewish women bound by blood, half-hidden secrets, and the fantastical visitation of a shapeshifting stranger over the course of 100 years

January 2024
Harbor Lights
by James Lee BurkeA dynamic, gripping collection of short stories from “America’s best novelist” (Denver Post), the New York Times bestselling James Lee Burke

January 2024
Pic
by Jack KerouacFrom one of the most famous of the Beat writers, Kerouac’s final novel of brotherhood and travel, now reissued in a standalone edition following his centenary celebration

February 2024
Big Meg
by Tim FlanneryInternationally bestselling author and renowned scientist Tim Flannery and his daughter, scientist Emma Flannery, deliver an informative-yet-intimate portrait of the megalodon, an extinct shark and the largest predator of all time

February 2024
Kingpin
by Mike LawsonThe latest pulse-pounding thriller from Edgar and Barry Award finalist Mike Lawson starring his beloved Washington DC “troubleshooter” Joe DeMarco.