booksMonday, July 20, 2026
A master forger who killed to hide his crimes and a novelist still defending the Mojave dominate today's book news. A memoir on eldercare and a new Fourth Wing installment round out the day.
A Popular Mechanics deep dive into the Mark Hofmann case is the most consequential piece today.
Mark Hofmann forged Mormon documents for years, then built pipe bombs when exposure loomed. Popular Mechanics has the full, chilling account.
Claire Vaye Watkins returns with a novel about a solar farm, and Lucy Schiller examines aging in America.
Claire Vaye Watkins' new novel 'Yellow Pine' takes on a solar farm in Clark County, another defense of the Mojave from a writer who grew up there.
Lucy Schiller's 'Aging Out' is a millennial caregiver's memoir on eldercare in America, covering pandemic losses and systemic failures.
Rebecca Yarros announces a new Fourth Wing prequel, and a 2012 historical novel gets a fresh nod.
Rebecca Yarros announced 'Threshing Day', a new Fourth Wing book for September 2026, and pre-orders are half price.
Parade named a 2012 historical novel the best mystery packed with plot twists, a late but welcome recognition.
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“Cul-de-Sac,” by Andrea Cohenwww.newyorker.com
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Sashi Arumugam Named Vice President, Distribution Technology and Intelligence, Hachette Book Group US Distributionwww.hachettebookgroup.comShow & Tell: Happy Birthday. Sad Messi.tracithomas.substack.com
Unstacked Digest for the week of July 13-19
Rot And The American Dream With It’s Under The Deckwww.thefandomentals.com
There is something deeply unnerving about horror that begins in the most ordinary of places. No haunted castles or abandoned asylums. Just a plain suburban home, a grieving man, and an unbearable smell rising from beneath the backyard deck. Jacy Morris takes that deceptively simp
Declining Vocabularywww.sffchronicles.com
I was writing some blurb for a press release a couple of weeks back. I wrote about artists not getting locked into only producing a single style simply because it sells well. I used The term... Read more
Before I Go To Sleep (2011), by S J Watsonanzlitlovers.com
Reading this book reminded me of how much I used to enjoy browsing in secondhand bookshops. SJ Watson’s debut novel Before I Go To Sleep was one of those much-hyped books that passed me by when it was released in 2011, but by the time I stumbled on it for a paltry two dollars in
10 Greatest Low Fantasy Books of All Timecollider.com
From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, these are the best low fantasy books that bring magic into the real world.
Lit Hub Daily: July 20, 2026lithub.com
“For years I’ve been trying to obtain Greek citizenship, which, if one of your parents was born in Greece, can be, ostensibly, a straightforward process.” On experiencing your family’s homeland amid grief.
A Little Piece of a Big Pie, or a Big Piece of a Little Pie?www.sffchronicles.com
I remember more than ten years ago one of the arguments for self-publishing was that publishers offered a little piece of the pie, but self-publishing was regarded as better because you got a big... Read more
Beloved by Australians visiting Japan, this bookstore is finally headed to Melbournewww.smh.com.au
The Victorian outpost will feature alongside open-air restaurants and late-night social spots as part of Melbourne Central’s new $170 million redevelopment.
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