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The On-Sale Calendar: September 2025
September 1 Billion-Dollar Ransom by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski (Little, Brown, $32.00; ISBN 9780316570039). 350,000 copies. September 2 The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith (Mulholland, $40.00; ISBN 9780316586009). 500,000 copies. Rings of Fate by Melissa de la Cruz (Red Tower, $32.99; ISBN 9781649376954). 450,000 copies. Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity by M.P. Woodward (Putnam, $32.00; ISBN 9780593718032). 250,000 copies. By The Horns by Ruby Dixon (Ace, $30.00; ISBN 9780593817056).
The On-Sale Calendar: October 2025
October 7 Twice by Mitch Albom (Harper, $26.99; ISBN 9780062406682). 1,000,000 copies. Mate by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley, $20.00 paper; ISBN 9780593952580). 750,000 copies. The Intruder by Freida McFadden (Poisoned Pen, $17.99; ISBN 9781464260919). 500,000 copies. Cry Havoc by Jack Carr (S&S/Bestler/Atria, $29.99; ISBN 9781668095256). 350,000 copies. Mayhem and the Mortal by Shanora Williams (Red Tower, $32.99; ISBN 9781649379122). 350,000 copies.
Our top 5 books on stress and burnout
In today's hyper-connected, always-on work environment, burnout has reached epidemic proportions. Research shows that chronic workplace stress doesn't just diminish productivity, it literally rewires our brains. It can also compromise our immune systems and lead to serious health conditions including cardiovascular disease, depression, and anxiety disorders.
The Problem with Change: And the Essential Nature of Human Performance
In 'The Problem with Change: And the Essential Nature of Human Performance', Ashley Goodall challenges conventional thinking about workplace transformation and employee performance. For managers looking to foster sustainable improvements, Goodall's insights offer a refreshing perspective on what drives success and why traditional approaches to change often fail.
"The Celebrants"
"The Celebrants" Everybody will say nice things about you when you're lying in a box in front of them. They'll say you were everyone's friend, you were funny and wise, even when you weren't. You were the greatest person ever, just the best - and don't you wish they'd say those things now, while you're alive to hear them? As in the new book "The Celebrants" by Steven Rowley, those sentiments might completely surprise you. Jordan Vargas felt like a time-traveler.
Elliot Page kicks off Pride Month with 'Pageboy,' more must-read new books this week
In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases. All books are on sale Tuesday.
"Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life" by Mark Hyman.
"Young Forever: The Secrets to Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life" by Mark Hyman. (Little, Brown Spark/TNS) Little, Brown Spark/TNS/TNS
The On-Sale Calendar: March 2023
March 7 Birnam Wood: A Novel by Eleanor Catton (FSG, $28.00; ISBN 9780374110338). 250,000 copies. The Sister Effect by Susan Mallery (HQN, $27.99; ISBN 9781335448644). 250,000 copies. Young Woman and the Sea (media tie-in) by Glenn Stout (Mariner, $17.99 paper; ISBN 9780063271685). 200,000 copies. Go as a River by Shelley Read (Spiegel & Grau, $27.00; ISBN 9781954118232). 200,000 copies. A Most Intriguing Lady by Sarah Ferguson (Avon, $28.99; ISBN 9780063216822). 150,000 copies.
Books to Watch | October 11, 2022
Looking for your next great read? We're here to help! Each week, our marketing team—Dylan Schleicher (DJJS), Gabbi Cisneros (GMC), Emily Porter (EPP), and Jasmine Gonzalez (JAG)—highlights four newly released books we are most excited about. Book descriptions are provided by the publisher unless otherwise noted.
Getting and staying motivated
In her new book, Booth School of Business professor Ayelet Fishbach brings behavioral science to bear on the perennial challenge of goal achievement. Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation by Ayelet Fishbach, Little, Brown Spark, 2022 In the early years of the last century, Hanoi had a rat problem. To solve it, the French colonial government placed a one-cent bounty on the rodents, which could be claimed by anyone who delivered a rat’s tail.
Books on Witchcraft Cluster Around Halloween
As books on witchcraft continue to flood the market, it comes as no surprise that dozens of titles are being timed with Halloween this year. Festivities around October 31 have roots in Celtic spirituality, and today’s celebrations include harvests, feasts, and spooky costume parties. For revelers who want to do more than just dress up as witches, new books on magick are offering self-care techniques, advice for finding true love, guides for those who are just getting started, and more.
Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically
The following is excerpted from Roy Peter Clark’s Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded): The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction and first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. * It was author David Finkel who taught me to “report cinematically.” This was key, he argued, to writing a story that feels like a movie, using the variety of camera angles available to the cinematographer, from wide establishing shots to extreme close-ups.
How Civilization Was Built on Getting “Drunk”
Straight from the bio: “Edward Slingerland is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, with adjunct appointments in Psychology and Philosophy, as well as Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture and Director of the Database of Religious History.” So of course his new book is called Drunk. And, yes, it’s a historical deep dive into intoxication.
Nonfiction Book Review: Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein. Little, Brown Spark, $32 (464p) ISBN 978-0-316-45140-6
Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein. Little, Brown Spark, $32 (464p) ISBN 978-0-316-45140-6 Psychology professor Kahneman ( Thinking, Fast and Slow), business professor Sibony (You’re About to Make a Terrible Mistake!), and legal scholar Sunstein (Too Much Information) team up for this fascinating exploration of the bias and “noise” that cause errors in human judgment.
11 New Books We Recommend This Week
Editors' Choice Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers. Our recommended books this week include a presidential memoir, a couple of looks at the culture of big tech (in Silicon Valley and in rural China), a remembrance of a road trip with Jorge Luis Borges and a graphic novel about Syrian refugees in America, among others. Gregory Cowles Senior Editor, Books Twitter: @GregoryCowles A PROMISED LAND, by Barack Obama.
12 New Books We Recommend This Week
Editors' Choice At the National Book Awards on Wednesday night, Tamara Payne accepted the nonfiction prize for “The Dead Are Arising” — a biography of Malcolm X that her father, Les Payne, had worked on for three decades before he died in 2018, leaving Tamara to bring the project to completion. “This is such a bittersweet moment,” she said at the live-streamed ceremony. “I really wish my father was here for this. ...
Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life
Katherine Standefer’s memoir about the medical device that saved her life and her quest to discover what it cost in terms of the environment and human lives starts with a jolt and keeps up the pace, not unlike the device itself. Standefer begins by recounting the time her defibrillator shocked her while she was playing intramural soccer as a graduate student.
New in Paperback: ‘The Testaments’ and ‘The Patient’s Checklist’
Aug. 28, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET THE TESTAMENTS, by Margaret Atwood. (Anchor, 448 pp., $16.95.) This Booker Prize-winning, spy-thriller sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” takes place 15 years later and has three narrators: Offred’s younger daughter, in Canada; her older daughter, in Gilead; and Aunt Lydia, the handmaids’ warden.
Molly "Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life," by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, Little, Brown Spark, 2020
Reviewed by Craig Carlson “Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life,” by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein, Little, Brown Spark, 2020 Have you already cleared out your closets and the attic during your downtime lately? Are you a fan of the KonMari method by Marie Kondo? Then you may be interested in reading her new book so that you can tackle your office space whether at home or offsite.
Our book reviewers’ favorite reads of 2019
Every year, reviewers David James and Nancy Lord find more than 50 books to share with ADN readers, from poetry to non-fiction and true crime. The only common thread: each book has some connection to Alaska. After a year of reading and writing, here are the books that left the deepest impressions. It was my pleasure this year to review for this newspaper 24 new books related to Alaska in some way. Here are six of my favorites. They represent journalism, memoir, fiction and prose poetry.
10 New Books We Recommend This Week
Editors’ Choice People are, like, complicated, you know? I am large, the poet wrote; I contain multitudes. Sometimes it seems as if all of literature exists just to drive home that point, which can be vexing (when it applies to our loved ones) or reassuring (when it applies to our own messy selves). Either way, the complexity of humans underlies a whole lot of relationships and therapy sessions — and books, which are kind of our deal around here.
In ‘The Sun Is a Compass,’ a journey of 4,000 miles and the steps it took to get there
The Sun Is a Compass: A 4,000-mile Journey into the Alaskan Wilds By Caroline Van Hemert. Little, Brown Spark, 2019. 320 pages. $28 hardcover, $14.99 Ebook. There are moments in this beautiful and utterly engrossing book when the author questions the whole enterprise: What were we thinking? Readers might wonder the same thing. Who in her right mind would choose the kind of extreme adventuring that Anchorage resident Caroline Van Hemert and her husband Patrick Farrell endured?
Books coming out this week: My Sister, the Serial Killer, Schadenfreude, and more
Every Thanksgiving, after I’ve stuffed my belly full of turkey, I make everyone go around the table and say what they’re thankful for. Because I like my pumpkin pie with a lot of whipped cream and a lot of gratitude. At least one person usually protests the ritual, but soon, everyone gets in on it. And this year, despite how awful everything may feel, there’s also a lot to be thankful for.
The Retropedestrian
Not long after the Crash of ’29, when such zaniness as goldfish-swallowing and flagpole-sitting could still distract a desperate nation, 35-year-old Plennie L. Wingo (his real name) had an idea. His restaurant in Abilene, Texas, had gone under. So he embarked on an attention-grabbing and, he hoped, moneymaking stunt of his own. He would walk around the world backward. Wingo figured he would cash in with endorsements and pledges from local businesses and chambers of commerce.
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