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Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season
Fiction sales remain solid as major novelists and romantasy authors drive the season, while political nonfiction has lagged, analysts said.
- Fiction leads the fall book season with anticipated releases from Pulitzer winners Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz, while midterm election news fills headlines but fiction captures top billing among book buyers.
- Political books have seen sales slump in recent years, failing to reach peaks from President Donald Trump's first term, as Shannon DeVito, Barnes & Noble senior director of books, says the news cycle is "moving a bit too quickly" for political titles.
- Michael Lewis' "Blockers," described as a "probe into Trump's second term," may rival the impact of "Regime Change," while political offerings revisit the Biden years through "Promise Me, America" and former Middle East envoy Brett McGurk's "Brink."
- Readers expect a busy fiction season featuring Rebecca Yarros' "Threshing Day," Emily St. John Mandel's "Exit Party," and Nobel laureate Jon Fosse's "Vaim Hotel," alongside Min Jin Lee's "American Hagwon," her first novel since "Pachinko."
- Beyond major releases, the season highlights diverse works including former U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo's "Cloud Runner," Harriet A. Washington's "Renaissance Men," and Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor's "End Times Fascism," alongside Chad Harbach's "The Brightness.
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left6Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Left
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left
50% Left
L 50%
C 42%
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