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A new year means new books are on the way, and for those of you who — like us! — have already read every book published in 2025 and earlier, there’s still plenty to keep you diverted in the coming months. On this week’s episode, the host Gilbert Cruz talks with his colleagues Joumana Khatib and MJ Franklin about the upcoming fiction and nonfiction titles they’re most anticipating before the arrival of spring.
Here are the books discussed in this week’s episode:
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“Vigil,” by George Saunders
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“This Is Where the Serpent Lives,” by Daniyal Mueenuddin
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“Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage,” by Heather Ann Thompson
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“Five Bullets,” by Elliot Williams
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“Lost Lambs,” by Madeline Cash
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“Half His Age,” by Jennette McCurdy
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“A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness,” by Michael Pollan
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“On Morrison,” by Namwali Serpell
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“Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon,” by Toni Morrison
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“Clutch,” by Emily Nemens
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“Murder Bimbo,” by Rebecca Novack
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“Kin,” by Tayari Jones
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“Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks,” by Benjamin Hale
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“Lake Effect,” by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
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“Now I Surrender,” by Álvaro Enrigue
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“The Keeper,” by Tana French
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