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Zadie Smith, author of Dead and Alive: Essays

In this eagerly awaited collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years. She takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists Toyin Ojih Odutola, Kara Walker and Celia Paul. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about Tár, and to New York to reflect on the spontaneous moments that connect us. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North West London and welcomes us to mourn with her the passing of writers Joan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth and Toni Morrison. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic --- and the meaning of "the commons" in all our lives.

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Week of October 26, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of October 26th include THE TIN MEN --- the final novel from the legendary Nelson DeMille, coauthored with his son, Alex DeMille --- in which Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military intrigue, AI technology and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist; JOYRIDE, which is a magic carpet ride through Susan Orlean’s life and career, where every day is an opportunity for discovery and every moment holds the potential for wonder; THE BURNING LIBRARY by Gilly Macmillan, a thrilling dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition set in remote St. Andrews, Scotland; and DEAD AND ALIVE, in which Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.

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