Paige Lewis, Ali Smith, Jesmyn Ward, and more: 21 new books out today!
A variety of new books have been released today, marking the arrival of a new season. Notable titles include Paige Lewis's debut novel and Ali Smith's latest work, alongside essays by Jesmyn Ward. This week's offerings cater to both fiction and nonfiction readers, promising an exciting selection for all.
- ▪Paige Lewis's debut novel, Canon, is described as a scorchingly brilliant and deeply moving epic.
- ▪Ali Smith's Glyph is characterized as an abstract meditation on the long aftereffects of violence.
- ▪Jesmyn Ward's On Witness and Repair offers evocative insights into Black American life.
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 08:48:29 +0000 |
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With full force, a new season has arrived. Spring, elusive as ever, has molted completely into a preview of the summer that awaits, and all that it will hold: soft serve ice creams, quests to enter any pool on offer, and endless reading in parks. A new collection of park reading material arrives today: the much anticipated debut novel, a “nonbinary epic” by Paige Lewis, as well as the counterpart to Ali Smith’s Gliff both hit the shelves. Essays by Jesmyn Ward, and a revealing and staggering portrait of Stanford University’s inner workings are also released. Whether you’re in the mood for a novel or nonfiction, this week holds an enormous amount of new material. Read on, and happy Tuesday! * Paige Lewis, Canon (Viking) “I promise that you have never read a book like Canon.
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