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By Allie Rowbottom Soho Press: 384 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Major bookstores are also embracing the trend as young people increasingly drift away from physical books.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Doyle said he wished books could be presented to young people in a way that doesn't "automatically feel like homework".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The seizure and long occupation of Beaufort has been etched into Israeli memory as a military success by movies and books, but also one that claimed too high a price in soldiers’ lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

His display of beloved human books looked as haggard as Clare felt, and more decorative than anything, for he had long ago memorized their every word.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman