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100 Books to Look For in 2025<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s always a good day when the folks at The Millions<\/em> drop their winter books preview, and this year\u2019s is no exception. Among the 100 most anticipated books of winter 2025<\/a> are, yes, many titles that have appeared all over most-anticipated lists this season (Death of the Author<\/a>, We Do Not Part<\/a>, Stag Dance<\/a>), but they\u2019re accompanied by under-the-radar selections that are virtually guaranteed to introduce you to forthcoming releases you haven\u2019t heard of yet. Among the new additions to my TBR are an investigation into Spotify\u2019s origins and influence on music<\/a>, an essay collection about Y2K<\/a>, and a dystopian story set in Texas in 2038<\/a> described as \u201ca mash-up of Olivia Butler, Ray Bradbury, and John Steinbeck.\u201d Sold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Grady Hendrix Keeps It Weird<\/h2>\n

The life-as-performance-art is one of my favorite flavors of author profile, so I ate up Travis M. Andrew\u2019s new profile of Grady Hendrix<\/a> with a spoon. Described by his manager as \u201cthe P.T. Barnum of the horror world,\u201d Hendrix seems to keep it as weird and zany in real life as he does on the page. Fresh off my first experience reading his work\u2014Witchcraft for Wayward Girls<\/a>, out today, is a hell of a ride\u2014I don\u2019t care whether the schtick is authentic or put on, but I\u2019m inclined to think the former. Either way, I\u2019m never going to turn down a reporter\u2019s tale of running around with an author for a few days and trying to figure out what makes them tick. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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TV and film fans have likely noticed that this season is light on new releases (the impacts of the 2023 writers\u2019 and actors\u2019 strikes have a long tail), but there are still plenty book-to-screen adaptations to keep an eye on<\/a>. Me? I\u2019ll be biting my nails until Taika Waititi\u2019s Klara and the Sun<\/a> adaptation gets a release date and some early reviews.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Best New Books Out This Week<\/h2>\n

Today is the first big new release day of the season\u2014Feb 4, Feb 21, and March 11 are the next ones that\u2019ll bust your TBR\u2014and Erica Ezeifedi is here to help you narrow down the options with a look at the best new books of the week<\/a>. I\u2019ve already vouched for Witchcraft for Wayward Girls<\/a>, and I\u2019d hasten to add Aflame<\/a> by Pico Iyer. Whatever your current reading vibe, there\u2019s something new for you this week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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