Best New Books: Week of July 21, 2020

The following books, published this week, received starred reviews in Booklist. Want to read our starred reviews before the books go on sale? Subscribe to Booklist!

Adult Fiction

★ Annihilation Aria, by Michael R. Underwood

★ Ashes of the Sun, by Django Wexler

★ The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, edited by by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeer

★ Hamnet, by Maggie O’Farrell

★ Happiness Will Follow, by Mike Hawthorne

★ House Privilege, by Mike Lawson

★ The Lives of Edie Pritchard, by Larry Watson

★ Malorie, by Josh Malerman

★ More Better Deals, by Joe R. Lansdale

★ Pew, by Catherine Lacey and read by Bahni Turpin

★ The Pull of the Stars, by Emma Donoghue

★ The Year of the Witching, by Alexis Henderson

Adult Nonfiction

★ Austen Years: A Memoir in Five Novels, by Rachel Cohen

★ Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act, by Nicholson Baker

★ Decoding Your Cat: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Cat Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones, by the American College of Veterinary Behaviorists

Youth Fiction

★ Brother’s Keeper, by Julie Lee

★ Dust, by Kara Swanson

★ War Stories, by Gordon Korman

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