Your Fall Book Preview

What can you learn from a Silicon Valley legend and a pantheon of iconic leaders? They key to scaling a successful business isn’t talent, network, or strategy. It’s an entrepreneurial mindset—and that mindset can be cultivated. Through vivid storytelling and incisive analysis, Masters of Scale distills their collective insights into a set of counterintuitive principles that anyone can use.

With its blend of sympathetic characters, riveting plot, and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz, to climate change, to our attachment to material possessions, The Book of Form and Emptiness is classic Ruth Ozeki—bold, wise, poignant, playful, humane, and heartbreaking.

When the world’s largest search engine/social media company, The Circle, merges with the planet’s dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous—and, oddly enough, most beloved—monopoly ever known: The Every.

Pioneering psychologist William James leads an expedition to a remote isle in search of answers after a family inexplicably vanishes. Was the cause rooted in the physical world . . . or were there forces more paranormal and sinister at work? Available only on audio, because as Erik Larson says, ghost stories are best told aloud.

A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, inspired by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman.

Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is a stirring call to arms against the abuse of power from one of our fiercest political activists, who also happens to be a global literary giant. It is at once a literary hoot, a whodunit, and a scathing indictment of political and social corruption.

The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America—from Pultizer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott of The New York Times. Based on nearly a decade of reporting, this book illuminates some of the most critical issues in contemporary America through the life of one remarkable girl.

Equally alive to the sacred and the profane, Matrix gathers currents of violence, sensuality, and religious ecstasy in a mesmerizing portrait of consuming passion, aberrant faith, and a woman that history moves both through and around. Lauren Groff’s new novel, her first since Fates and Furies, is a defiant and timely exploration of the raw power of female creativity in a corrupted world.

An incandescent memoir from an astonishing new talent, Beautiful Country puts readers in the shoes of an undocumented child living in poverty in the richest country in the world. It is an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light.

When Emmy Harlow, a witch, returns to her hometown for the annual spellcasting tournament she runs into her two friends Linden Thorn and Talia Avramov. Linden and Talia have just discovered that town heartthrob Gareth Blackmoore has been dating both of them, and are out to seek revenge. Only one question stands: Is Emmy in? Chilling Adventures of Sabrina meets The L Word in this fresh, sizzling rom-com.

Investigator Lacy Stoltz follows the trail of a serial killer, and closes in on a shocking suspect—a sitting judge. He has a list, with the names of his victims and targets, all unsuspecting people unlucky enough to have crossed his path and wronged him in some way. How can Lacy pursue him, without becoming the next name on his list?

In this provocative, utterly original work, Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers, teams up with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our world in 2041 and how it will be shaped by AI. In ten gripping short stories, they offer urgent insights into our collective future—while reminding readers that, ultimately, humankind remains the author of its destiny.

The latest, hilarious, and timely essay collection from Phoebe Robinson. She will tell you about the embarrassing accident that happened while quarantining with her boyfriend, the ways Black Lives Matter and performative allyship have taken center stage, her decision not to have kids, and more.

Searing, tender, and haunting, The War for Gloria tells the story of a young man straddling childhood and adulthood, whose yearning to protect his mother requires him to dismantle the myth of—and possibly destroy—his father. A gripping, indelible work from a fearless new voice in American fiction.

In Courage is Calling, Ryan Holiday breaks down the elements of fear, an expression of cowardice, the elements of courage, an expression of bravery, and lastly, the elements of heroism, an expression of valor. Through engaging stories about historic and contemporary leaders, Holiday shows you how to conquer fear and practice courage in your daily life.

Jack Reacher is back in a brand-new page-turning thriller from acclaimed #1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child. This will be the riskiest job of Reacher’s life and failure is not an option, because in this kind of game, the loser is always better off dead.

One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned.