The Book Show

George Saunders is one of the most original voices in American fiction. His new novel, “Vigil,” follows Jill “Doll” Blaine, an afterlife usher summoned to guide an unrepentant oil tycoon toward death. Over one wild night, Saunders confronts power, greed, climate reckoning, and mercy itself.

Karen Russell's latest, “The Antidote,” is a dust bowl novel and a reckoning with a nation’s forgetting that enacts the settler amnesia and omissions passed down from generation to generation.

In his latest biography, “Mark Twain,” Ron Chernow brings to life the man known as the father of American literature, Mark Twain. Chernow peels back the layers of this complex figure, showing us the man behind classics like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Innocents Abroad.”

Ann Packer’s newest novel, “Some Bright Nowhere,” marks a profound return after a decade: it tells the story of Eliot and Claire, married nearly forty years in a quiet Connecticut town, facing the toughest chapter of their lives when Claire’s long-running illness draws toward its end.

In his newest novel, "Buckeye," Patrick Ryan explores the ways families hold together even as the past threatens to pull them apart. Moving between generations, Ryan explores how we inherit not just our parents’ habits and hopes, but their unfinished business.

Michael Connelly has long been a master at mapping the evolving landscape of crime and justice in America, and in his latest, "The Proving Ground," he turns his attention to one of the defining questions of the moment: what happens when artificial intelligence crosses dangerous ethical lines—and real people pay the price?

John Irving has long been one of America’s most distinctive and beloved novelists. With his new novel, “Queen Esther,” Irving once again returns to the questions that have animated his career: What shapes a life? How do we carry the burdens of the past? And how does love anchor us through the most unpredictable turns?

Jeffrey Archer's novels have always balanced suspense with insight into the corridors of power. From “Cain and Abel” to “The Clifton Chronicles,” he investigates ambition, betrayal and redemption on an international scale. His latest, “End Game” is swift and elegant and full of moral complexity.

Dan Brown’s new novel, "The Secret of Secrets," marks the return of Robert Langdon, the Harvard symbologist. This time, Langdon’s journey takes him to Prague where a lecture on human consciousness quickly unravels into a mystery involving a vanished scientist, an ancient manuscript, and a secret with world-altering implications.

Mona Awad’s books walk the line between the surreal and the deeply human. Her latest novel, “We Love You, Bunny,” is a darkly glittering fable about love, obsession, and the masks we wear.

Author Dan Chaon’s latest, “One of Us,” carries readers into early twentieth-century America where a traveling carnival offers both wonder and menace. At its heart are orphaned twins whose bond is tested as they navigate a world filled with outsiders, performers, and predators.

Fannie Flagg is probably best known as an actress, comedian and author of the classic novel, “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café.” Her new book, “Something to Look Forward To: Fictions,” is an interconnected collection of stories. where we encounter voices that are funny, tender, mischievous, and wise.

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout’s latest, “Tell Me Everything,” returns to the town of Crosby, Maine, and to her beloved cast of characters as they deal with a shocking crime in their midst, forge new friendships, make difficult decisions about love, and grapple with the question, as Lucy Barton puts it, “What does anyone’s life mean?”

Author Ken Follett’s career has ranged from Cold War thrillers to sweeping historical sagas, making him one of the world’s most widely read novelists. His latest work, “Circle of Days,” takes us back thousands of years to when communities on the plains of England first attempted to shape the monumental stones we now call Stonehenge.

Sam Sussman’s debut novel, “Boy From the North Country,” is a moving story of love, loss, and identity. When twenty-six-year-old Evan returns home to care for his dying mother, June, he begins to uncover long-kept secrets. Chief among them: the possibility that his father is Bob Dylan.

John Boyne is one of Ireland’s most accomplished contemporary novelists, perhaps best known for “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” His latest, “The Elements,” is structured around the four classical elements—Water, Earth, Fire, and Air—and presents four distinct yet thematically connected stories.

Stacey Abrams is a nationally recognized political leader, voting rights advocate, and bestselling author whose new novel, “Coded Justice,” delivers a mix of legal investigation, political intrigue, and the high-stakes AI technology shaping our medical future.

Acclaimed author Kate Russo's latest, “Until Alison,” introduces us to Rachel Nardelli as she investigates the mysterious death of her childhood rival, Alison. As buried secrets resurface, Rachel is forced to confront their complicated past and her own unsettling memories.