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Fall Reading 2026

Fall is known as the biggest season of the year for books. The titles that release during this latter part of the year often become holiday gifts, and many are blockbusters. In our Fall Reading Contests and Feature, we are spotlighting a number of outstanding books that we know people will be talking about this fall.

Week of August 17, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of August 17th include WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE? by Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable story --- by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming --- of a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew; THE LOST BAKER OF VIENNA, a sweeping saga about survival, loss, love and the reverberating effects of war that was inspired by the experiences of Sharon Kurtzman's own family after the Holocaust; WRECK, a wonderful novel from Catherine Newman about marriage, family, and what happens when life doesn’t go as planned; and THAT NIGHT by Gillian McAllister, an electrifying thriller about three siblings torn apart by the cover-up of a death while on a family vacation in Italy, which is now available in the US for the first time and was adapted earlier this year as a limited series on Netflix.