New Books Newsletter - September 28, 2026Like this list

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• Freedom's Gate: Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone Live at the New York Nightclub That Shaped the Civil R

  Colbert, Soyica Diggs

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  Before they were household names, Maya Angelou, Lorraine Hansberry, Abbey Lincoln, Miriam Makeba, and Nina Simone needed a place to practice and perform. That place was the Village Gate, a New York City nightclub. This illuminating portrait depicts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dodge City

  a Novel

  DeWitt, Patrick, 1975-

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  From bestselling author Patrick deWitt comes a rollicking novel about a young man on an amphetamine-fueled cross-country road trip, fleeing the draft for the safe haven of Canada. Witty, moving, and delightfully off-kilter, this novel is a brilliant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fictional Selves

  a Memoir

  MacLachlan, Kyle, 1959-

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  In this highly anticipated memoir, the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City, Fallout, and more shares his utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and fame, and the projects…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sophie, Standing There

  Mason, Meg,

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  Meg Mason, much beloved author of the critically acclaimed Sorrow and Bliss, returns with a tender and hilarious novel about heartbreak and the journey from isolation and loneliness towards love. It captures the heartache and dark humor of our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman

  Philyaw, Deesha

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  Scharisse Freeman, the wife of a popular and powerful megachurch pastor, upends her charmed “rags-to-Rolex” life when her secret past comes roaring into the spotlight in this unflinchingly funny, frank, and splendidly unruly novel. As Schar's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Trad Wife

  a Novel

  Langan, Sarah,

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  A journalist descends into horror as she uncovers the sinister truth behind a trad wife influencer in this blend of chilling suspense and razor-sharp commentary on modern femininity, performative domesticity, and social media—perfect for readers of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The American Way of Killing

  the Invention of An Epidemic /

  Gladwell, Malcolm, 1963-

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  The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why? In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell conducts a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence. Drawing on original interviews, archival…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ruthless

  a Novel

  Steel, Danielle,

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  A journalist and the powerful man she is assigned to profile find themselves on a collision course in this powerful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. From the power corridors of Manhattan to the sunsets in Saint Barts,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Radiance

  a Novel

  Akhtar, Ayad

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  A mysterious accident along a country road sparks an awakening and an investigation in this visionary novel of spiritual transformation in an age of fracture. Moving between rural America and Europe, Islam and Christianity, the intimate and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation