Tana returns to talk with us about her favorite books from this summer and also books we're looking forward to in the fall.
Favorites:
Five, by Ilona Bannister
Japanese Gothic, by Kylie Lee Baker
Violent Masterpiece, by Jordan Harper
The Devil & Mrs. Gooch, by Oliver Darkshire
Good People, by Patmeena Sabit
Dissection of a Murder, by Jo Murray
Whistler, by Ann Patchett
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, by Beth Brower
Upcoming releases:
Murder on Charity Lane, by Jo Nichols (August)
Do You See What I See?, by Peter Swanson (October)
Mrs. Wolcott's Ghost, by Louise Penny (October)
The Amateur, by Chris Bohjalian (August)
House of Gardinas, by Isabel Cañas (September)
Off the Reservation, by Stephen Graham Jones (October)
Ransom Burning, by James Markert (January)
The Chain House, by JK Markert (October)
Killing the Boogeyman, by Richard Chizmar (October)
Incarnate, by Alma Katsu (September)
Taipei Story, by RF Kuang (September)
Mazywood, by Tananarive Due (September)
Hell to Pay, by Kylie Lee Baker (March)
Stitched, by Eli McCann (September)
Milkteeth, by Caitlin Starling (October)
Daggerbound, by T. Kingfisher (August)
Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers, by Alan Bradley (November)
[verified, he did pass away in May, 2026]
Mestra, by Madeline Miller (September)
Stars Look a Lot Like Home, by TJ Klune (January)
Slantwise Histories, by Alix E. Harrow (October)
The Magical Cheese Emporium, by Sarah Beth Durst (January)
Pirate Queen, by Ariel Lawhon (September)
Peck & Peck, by Bonnie Garmus (October)
The Gates of Midnight, by Helene Wecker (September)
We Chase Shadows, by Richard Osman (September)
Serious Music, by Percival Everett (March)
Daughters of the Pink City, by Alka Joshi (March)
Life Out of Order, by Audrey Niffenegger (October)
Hollow Bones, by Jodi Picoult (September)
Creature of the Night, by Annelise Ryan (January)
Partita, by Barbara Kingsolver (October)
Big Little Truths, by Liane Moriarty (August)
Our Noble Selves, by Kate Atkinson (September)
I Am the Monster Under the Bed, by Emily Zinnikas (September)
Our Cut of Salt, by Deena Helm (September)
Other Worlds Than These, by Stephen King & Peter Straub (October)
Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, by Lucy Foley (September)
American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee (September)
Dead Beat, by Leigh Bardugo (September)
Hollywood, Ending, by John Green (September)
An Edge Sharp Enough, by Jesse Q. Sutanto (August)
Victorious, by V.E. Schwab (October)
A Married Little Christmas, by Abby Jimenez (October)
The Witch, by Freida McFadden (October)
The French Illusion, by John Grisham (September)
The Law Student, by John Grisham (September)
Birth of the Witch, by Nora Roberts (November)
