Announcing the Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2026! FICTION MYSTERIES AND THRILLERS MURDER ON 34TH STREET by Mariah Fredericks BOOK CLUB FICTION RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain THE NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD by Kawai Strong Washburn SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY DEAD BEAT by Leigh Bardugo A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD by Know More » […]
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TV Shows/Movies (7/21/26)
These Hollywood-adjacent books about TV shows and movies are sure to entertain! POOL HOUSE by Mary H.K. Choi 9781250800442 | 6/9/26 Stevie cannot escape her mother. Abandoning college plans to work a dead-end job, her days are a purgatorial bore. Many dream of moving to L.A. and into the spotlight, but Stevie can’t wait to Know More » […]
Starred Review Roundup (6/10/2026)
Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain 9781250776549 | 6/9/26 “Timely and terrifying, Fountain’s version of the current and potentially future state of American politics and culture is simultaneously wild and absurd yet eerily plausible.”—Booklist, starred review “A comic masterpiece. The current administration is finally Know More » […]
PW’s Best Summer Reads 2026
Publishers Weekly picked the Summer 2026 books that should be on your radar: Staff Picks RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain SPAWNING SEASON: An Experiment in Queer Parenthood by Joseph Osmudson THE YAHOO BOYS: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria’s Romance Scammers by Carlos Barragán Fiction COYOTELAND by Vanessa Hua Mystery/Thriller INDIE DARLING by Know More » […]
Happy Half Hour (3/23/26)
Today, we’re chatting about a world champion professional wrestler with presidential ambitions; a crew of magical outlaws who steal from the corrupt and fight for the forgotten; and a self-proclaimed lazy private investigator who discovers that his uncle’s death might not have been an accident. RASPUTIN SWIMS THE POTOMAC by Ben Fountain | 9781250776549 | Know More » […]
Publishers Weekly 2026 Spring Fiction & Nonfiction Preview
Publishers Weekly knows what should be on your shelves this Spring! Check out the full list of their Spring 2026 Fiction & Nonfiction preview picks here. SF, FANTASY & HORROR Top 10 SUBLIMATION by Isabel J. KimHONEYSUCKLE by Bar Fridman-Tell Longlist MISERY’S WIFE by Joan TierneyI’LL WATCH YOUR BABY by Neena VielPALACES OF THE CROW Know More » […]
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