Publishing This Week: Anthony Horowitz, Rebecca Roanhorse, Steve Martin and Michelle Obama

Publishing This Week

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This week brings new books by Anthony Horowitz, Rebecca Roanhorse, Steve Martin, Michelle Obama and nine others. You'll find some below and all in our "What's New section, where you can also browse new books by month, catch up on book related news stories and more.

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This Week's New and Notable Books

There are too many books published each week for you to read about them all, let alone read them all. So we do the legwork for you, scouring the publishers' catalogs and the pre-publication reviews to pick out what we believe to be among the best and most interesting. You can see them all in our “What’s New” section.

More about how we pick and rate books.

Idol, Burning: A Novel
by Rin Usami

Debut Author
On sale Nov 15 from HarperVia
Genre: Literary Fiction. 144 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

The novel that lit the Japanese publishing world on fire: From a breathtaking up-and-coming writer, a twenty-first century Catcher in the Rye that brilliantly explores toxic fandom, social media, and alienated adolescence.

They're Going to Love You: A Novel
by Meg Howrey

On sale Nov 15 from Doubleday
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A magnetic tale of betrayal, art, and ambition, set in the world of professional ballet, New York City during the AIDS crisis, and present-day Los Angeles.

The Twist of a Knife: A Novel
by Anthony Horowitz

On sale Nov 15 from Harper
Genre: Mysteries. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz's ingenious fourth literary whodunit following The Word is Murder, The Sentence is Death, and A Line to Kill, Horowitz becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation - and only one man can prove his innocence: his newly estranged partner in solving crime, Detective Hawthorne.

Heart of the Sun Warrior: Celestial Kingdom Series #2
by Sue Lynn Tan

On sale Nov 15 from Harper Voyager
Genre: Fantasy. 480 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

The stunning sequel to Daughter of the Moon Goddess delves deeper into beloved Chinese mythology, concluding the epic story of Xingyin—the daughter of Chang'e and the mortal archer, Houyi—as she battles a grave new threat to the realm, in this powerful tale of love, sacrifice, and hope.

Against the Wind: Edward Kennedy and the Rise of Conservatism, 1976-2009
by Neal Gabler

On sale Nov 15 from Crown
Genre: Biography. 1264 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the author of Catching the Wind comes the second volume of the definitive biography of Ted Kennedy and a history of modern American liberalism.

Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions
by Steve Martin

On sale Nov 15 from Celadon
Genre: Memoir. 256 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

Number One Is Walking is Steve Martin's cinematic legacy - an illustrated memoir of his legendary acting career, with stories from his most popular films and artwork by New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss.

Shirley Hazzard: A Writing Life
by Brigitta Olubas

On sale Nov 15 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Biography. 576 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

The first biography of Shirley Hazzard, the author of The Transit of Venus and a writer of "shocking wisdom" and "intellectual thrill" (The New Yorker).

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times
by Michelle Obama

On sale Nov 15 from Crown
Genre: Memoir. 336 pages

In an inspiring follow-up to her critically acclaimed, #1 bestselling memoir Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world.