Publishing This Week: Colson Whitehead, Francisco X. Stork, Liz Nugent, Daniel Abraham, Chloe Gong and Chandler Baker

Publishing This Week

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There is much to discover among this coming week's two dozen notable new books including novels from Colson Whitehead, Francisco X. Stork, Liz Nugent, Daniel Abraham, Chloe Gong, Chandler Baker, and Caleb Azumah Nelson (National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and winner of the 2021 Costa First Novel Award.)

I've included brief details on 10 books below, and you'll find more information on all 24 in our New This Week section (under the "New" tab in our main menu).

The "New" section is also home to our Publishing by Month lists, where you can look forward to see what's publishing soon and back to previous months; debuts are indicated by a yellow highlight.

Enjoy!

Davina, BookBrowse Publisher

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.

Crook Manifesto: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead

On sale Jul 18 from Doubleday
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory.

I Am Not Alone
by Francisco X. Stork

On sale Jul 18 from Scholastic
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork revisits some of the themes and ideas that made Marcelo in the Real World such an unforgettable novel.

Tropicalia: A Novel
by Harold Rogers

Debut Author
On sale Jul 18 from Atria Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 256 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In the heady days before a New Year's Eve party on the bustling sands of Brazil's Copacabana Beach, a family reckons with a matriarch's long-awaited return, causing old secrets to come to light in this infectiously vibrant debut that explores the heartbreak and hope of what it means to be from two homes, two peoples, and two worlds.

Every Rising Sun: A Novel
by Jamila Ahmed

Debut Author
On sale Jul 18 from Henry Holt and Company
Genre: Historical Fiction. 432 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In this riveting take on One Thousand and One Nights, Shaherazade, at the center of her own story, uses wit and political mastery to navigate opulent palaces brimming with treachery and the perils of the Third Crusade as her Persian homeland teeters on the brink of destruction.

Onlookers: Stories
by Ann Beattie

On sale Jul 18 from Scribner
Genre: Short Stories. 288 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Award-winning short story writer Ann Beattie returns with a brilliant collection of linked stories set in Charlottesville, Virginia, in a moment of unrest.

Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent

On sale Jul 18 from Gallery/Scout Press
Genre: Thrillers. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

The internationally bestselling author of Lying in Wait returns with a wickedly dark, twisted, and brilliantly observed new novel about an enigmatic woman confronting her unknown past.

The King Is Dead
by Benjamin Dean

Debut Author
On sale Jul 18 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: Romantic Thrillers (Young Adult). 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In this romantic thriller perfect for fans of Ace of Spades, James—the shy, handsome, mixed-race heir to the British throne—must choose between love and duty amidst a dangerous scandal and a tabloid media desperate for his downfall.

Immortal Longings: Flesh & False Gods #1
by Chloe Gong

On sale Jul 18 from Gallery Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

#1 New York Times bestselling YA author Chloe Gong's adult epic fantasy debut, inspired by Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, is a fiery collision of power plays, spilled blood, and romance amidst a set of deadly games.

The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
by Andrew Leland

Debut Author
On sale Jul 18 from Penguin Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 368 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A witty, winning, and revelatory personal narrative of the author's transition from sightedness to blindness and his quest to learn about blindness as a rich culture all its own

Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
by Oliver Franklin-Wallis

Debut Author
On sale Jul 18 from Hachette Books
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing the hidden world that enables our modern economy—and finds out the dirty truth behind a simple question: what really happens to what we throw away?

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