Today in Bookish and Literary History, November 11

2014 Revival by Stephen King

A dark and electrifying novel about addiction, fanaticism, and what might exist on the other side of life.

2021 The Fell by Sarah Moss (UK)

At dusk on a November evening in 2020 a woman slips out of her garden gate and turns up the hill. Kate is in the middle of a two week quarantine period, but she just can't take it anymore - the closeness of the air in her small house, the confinement. And anyway, the moor will be deserted at this time. Nobody need ever know.But Kate's neighbour Alice sees her leaving and Matt, Kate's son, soon realizes she's missing.

2024 Munichs by David Peace (UK)

From the acclaimed author of The Damned Utd, a novel of tragedy and renewal, inspired by one of the greatest disasters in the history of sports.

2025 The Queen of Swords by Jazmina Barrera

In what was at first meant to be a short essay about the influential Mexican writer Elena Garro (1916-1988), Jazmina Barrera’s deep curiosity and exploration give us a singular portrait of a complex life.

2025 Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet (Scotland)

During the summer of 1857 on the distant Scottish Island of Benbecula, Angus MacPhee, returning from a fortnight’s work at a house a few miles away, seems to have lost his mind, forcing his family to keep him shackled to his bed. When he is finally allowed to go at large, his erratic behaviour leads to the conviction that he should be committed to an asylum.

2025 Khaled and Jamila by Anan Ameri

Khaled and Jamila is a sweeping, multigenerational novel by Palestinian-American writer Anan Ameri that explores the enduring power of love and family across continents and cultures, asking what, in a divided world, truly lasts.

2025 Shiny Happy People by Clay McLeod Chapman

A twisted and thrilling sc-fi horror novel that shines a light on the terrors of the U.S. opioid epidemic, Clay McLeod Chapman has written an instant classic about a mysterious new drug plaguing a small town and the haunting side effects.

2025 Ingram by Louis C.K.

A suspenseful and often harrowing, yet hopeful odyssey through rural America follows a young drifter in an indifferent world, in this debut novel by comedian Louis C.K.

2025 Who Knows You by Heart by C. J. Farley

Part social thriller, part modern love story, Who Knows You by Heart is a sly, witty, and endlessly discussable tale of Big Tech, new money, relationships, race, and discovering what’s real in an age of artificial intelligence.

2025 Murder Made Her Wicked by Elizabeth Hobbs

Bicycle-riding, aspiring archaeologist Marigold Manners is back and ready for adventure in Elizabeth Hobbs’s next mesmerizing historical mystery.

2025 Lucky Seed by Justinian Huang

Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.

2025 The White Hot by Quiara Alegría Hudes

The story of a runaway mother’s ten days of freedom—and the pain, desire, longing, and wonder we find on the messy road to enlightenment—from Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes.

2025 An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister

From the “masterly” (The New York Times) Jodi McAlister, a charming new romance about two English professors who embark on a fake relationship…only to discover that it may be harder to pretend than they realized.

2025 The Emergency by George Packer

George Packer’s gripping fable of imperial collapse illuminates the crises of our times.

2025 Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms

Rooted in visions of Indigenous futurisms, Beyond the Glittering World proclaims and celebrates a rising generation of Indigenous women and genderqueer storytellers.

2025 Ravishing by Eshani Surya

A brilliant and compelling debut, Ravishing shines a light on the dark enticements of the beauty industry and how it capitalizes on our desire to be someone we are not

2025 Lucky Girl by Allie Tagle-Dokus

An exhilarating, darkly funny debut novel about the absurd and fleeting nature of childhood fame, and the ever-evolving desire for family and forgiveness.

2025 A Long Winter by Colm Toibin (Ireland)

Available for the first time in a beautiful standalone edition, one of Colm Tóibín’s finest short stories and “the most striking example of Tóibin’s emotional control” (The Guardian), “A Long Winter,” is set in the mountains of Catalonia in Spain—includes a new afterword by the author on how he came to write the story.