New Books (December)

December 22, 2020December 21, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books A.E. Osworth, Adrian Selby, Andrew Williams, Daryl Gregory, Devin Madson, Edward Rutherfurd, Emma Brodie, Jeff Blue, KB Wagers, Maggie Shipstead, Matthew Reilly, Mike Brooks, Mike Shackle, Shelley Parker-Chan, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Taylor Jenkins Reid

A final New Books post for 2020. What a strange, frustrating year it’s been. Hopefully you were able to find some comfort in books, family, and other pastimes. Perhaps some of the below-mentioned books will catch your eye, and give you something to look forward to in the new year.

Featuring: Jeff Blue, Emma Brodie, Mike Brooks, Daryl Gregory, Devin Madson, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, A.E. Osworth, Shelley Parker-Chan, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Matthew Reilly, Edward Rutherford, Adrian Selby, Mike Shackle, Maggie Shipstead, Gavin G. Smith, Adrian Tchaikovsky, K.B. Wagers, Andrew Williams

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New Books (October)

October 31, 2020October 30, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian Tchaikovsky, Ben McPherson, Bruce Sterling, Chris Fraser, Corbin Reiff, Craig DiLouie, David Baldacci, David Guymer, David Hair, Doug Smith, Evan Winter, Freda Warrington, Joe Clifford, Juliet E McKenna, Justina Robson, Kacen Callender, Kristyn Merbeth, KT Davies, Laura Dave, Liz Moore, M A Carrick, Marcus J Moore, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Ward, Michael Sokolove, Nick Nurse, Peter Fehervari, Rebecca Roanhorse, RJ Barker, Robert A Dahl, Ronald Brownstein, RV Raman, Sam Cohen, Stuart Turton, Tyler Whitesides

Featuring: David Baldacci, RJ Barker, Ronald Brownstein, Kacen Callender, M. A. Carrick, Joe Clifford, Sam Cohen, Robert A. Dahl, Laura Dave, J. S. Dewes, Craig DiLouie, Peter Fehervari, Chris Fraser, David Guymer, David Hair, Matthew McConaughey, Ben McPherson, Kristyn Merbeth, Liz Moore, Marcus J. Moore, Nick Nurse, RV Raman, Corbin Reiff, Rebecca Roanhorse, Doug Smith, Bruce Sterling, Stuart Turton, Matthew Ward, Tyler Whitesides, Evan Winter,

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New Books (September)

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Andy Biersack, Ben Aaronovitch, Douglas Boin, Guy Haley, Imbolo Mbue, James Brabazon, Jason M Hough, JS Barnes, Matthew C MacWilliams, Natalie Zina Walschots, Ronen Givony, Ryan J Downey, S B Divya, Sharon Doering, Stina Leicht, Susanna Clarke

Featuring: Ben Aaronovitch, J.S. Barnes, Andy Biersack, Douglas Boin, Sexton Blake, James Brabazon, Susanna Clarke, S.B. Divya, Sharon Doering, Ryan J. Downey, Guy Haley, Jason M. Hough, Jill Lepore, Matthew C. MacWilliams, Imbolo Mbue, Kyle Mills, Natalie Zina Walschots

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New Books (August)

September 6, 2020September 3, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alan Davies, Aliya Whiteley, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Christopher Hinz, Claire North, Clive Hamilton, Darius Hinks, Dawnie Walton, Elizabeth May, Elizabeth McCracken, Essa Hansen, Guy Haley, Hari Conner, Iris Johansen, James Hibberd, Joe Abercrombie, John Lanchester, Katie Lowe, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kristin Hannah, Laura Lam, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, Luke Arnold, Mareike Ohlberg, Simon Stephenson, Vendela Vida

Featuring: Joe Abercrombie, Luke Arnold, Hari Conner, Alan Davies, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, Guy Haley, Clive Hamilton, Kristin Hannah, Essa Hansen, James Hibberd, Darius Hinks, Iris Johansen, Laura Lam, John Lanchester, Jessica J. Lee, Katie Lowe, Elizabeth May, Elizabeth McCracken, Claire North, Mareike Ohlberg, Kim Stanley Robinson, Simon Stephenson, Christina Sweeney-Baird, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Vendela Vida, K.S. Villoso, Dawnie Walton, Aliya Whiteley (x2)

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New Books (July-August)

August 15, 2020August 13, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Andrzej Sapkowski, Anthony Horowitz, Bridget Collins, Byron Lane, Chris Wraight, CL Polk, Clifford Jackman, Craig Brown, David Mitchell, David Polfeldt, Elizabeth Hand, Ellery Lloyd, Ginger Smith, Gregory Brown, KM Szpara, Kristina Pérez, Kurt Andersen, Melissa Maerz, Nghi Vo, Nicholas Bowling, Nicola DeRobertis-Theye, Nnedi Okorafor, R F Kuang, S A Cosby, Sylvain Neuvel, Una Mannion, Victoria Gosling, Will Ferguson

Featuring: Kurt Andersen, Nicholas Bowling, Craig Brown, Gregory Brown, Bridget Collins, S.A. Cosby, Nicola DeRobertis-Theye, Will Ferguson, Victoria Gosling, Guy Haley, Elizabeth Hand, Anthony Horowitz, Clifford Jackman, R.F. Kuang, Byron Lane, Ellery Lloyd, Melissa Maerz, Una Mannion, David Mitchell, Sylvain Neuvel, Nnedi Okorafor, Kristina Pérez, David Polfeldt, C.L. Polk, Andrzej Sapkowski, Ginger Smith, K.M. Szpara, Nghi Vo, Chris Wraight

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New Books (June-July)

July 18, 2020July 13, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Aliette de Bodard, Andrea Hairston, Andrea Stewart, Brian Naslund, Charles Cumming, Chuck Hogan, CS Malerich, CT Rwizi, Guillermo Del Toro, Jackson Ford, Jeremy Szal, Jonathan Lethem, Katie Hill, Ken Kwapis, Kimberly Unger, KJ Parker, Mark de Jager, Megan O'Keefe, Michael Wood, Patrick Hoffman, Robert Draper, Robert Jackson Bennett, SA Hunt, Sarah Andersen, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stan Parish, Thilde Kold Holdt

Featuring: Dan Abnett, Sarah Andersen, Tiffani Angus, Robert Jackson Bennett, Charles Cumming, Aliette de Bodard, Mark de Jager, Guillermo del Toro, Robert Draper, Jackson Ford, Andrea Hairston, Katie Hill, Patrick Hoffman, Chuck Hogan, Thilde Kold Holdt, S.A. Hunt, Ken Kwapis, C.S. Malerich, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Brian Naslund, Megan E. O’Keefe, Christopher Paolini, Stan Parish, K.J. Parker, C.T. Rwizi, Ethan Sherwood Strauss, Andrea Stewart, Jeremy Szal, Kimberly Unger, Michael Wood

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New Books (May-June)

June 7, 2020June 2, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Alaya Dawn Johnson, Amanda Harlowe, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Cassidy Lucas, Chuck Palahniuk, Claire Holroyde, Curtis Sittenfeld, Daniel Polansky, Django Wexler, Elizabeth Shackelford, Jennifer Hofmann, Jennifer Levitz, Joe R Lansdale, Lauren Beukes, Lavie Tidhar, Lee Goldberg, Melissa Korn, Michael Connelly, Michael Laurence, MR Carey, Natasha Pulley, Owen Laukkanen, Rachel Howzell Hall, Robert Webb

Featuring: Lauren Beukes, M.R. Carey, Michael Connelly, Lee Goldberg, Rachel Howzell Hall, Amanda Harlowe, Jennifer Hofmann, Claire Holroyde, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Melissa Korn, Joe R. Lansdale, Owen Laukkanen, Michael Laurence, Jennifer Levitz, Cassidy Lucas, Chuck Palahniuk, Daniel Polansky, Natasha Pulley, Elizabeth Shackelford, Curtis Sittenfeld, Lavie Tidhar, Robert Webb, Django Wexler

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New Books (April-May)

May 15, 2020May 12, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books A Deborah Baker, Alastair Reynolds, Dana Vachon, Daniel Hornsby, Derek Künsken, Erin K Wagner, Jane Routley, Jenn Lyons, Jess Walter, Jim Carrey, John P. Murphy, John Sandford, Julian E. Zelizer, P Djèlí Clark, Phil Klay, Rachel Winters, Robert Pobi, Rufi Thorpe, S.L. Huang, Sara Sligar, Sarah Gailey, Sarah Tolmie, Susan Eisenhower, T.C. Farren, Thomas Frank, Trudi Canavan, Vanessa Veselka, William Boyle, Wright Thompson

Featuring: A. Deborah Baker, William Boyle, Trudi Canavan, Jim Carrey, P. Djèlí Clark, Susan Eisenhower, T.C. Farren, Thomas Frank, Sarah Gailey, Daniel Hornsby, S. L. Huang, Phil Klay, Derek Künsken, Jenn Lyons, John P. Murphy, Robert Pobi, Alastair Reynolds, Jane Routley, John Sandford, Sara Sligar, Wright Thompson, Rufi Thorpe, Sarah Tolmie, Dana Vachon, Vanessa Veselka, Erin K. Wagner, Jess Walter, C L Werner, Rachel Winters, Julian E. Zelizer

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New Books (April)

April 19, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Age of Sigmar, Alex Pavesi, Breanna Teintze, Chris Wraight, Dan Drezner, Daniel W Drezner, Dinah Lenney, Don Winslow, Elissa R. Sloan, Gardner Dozois, Grady Hendrix, Hari Kunzru, John Niven, Jonathan Strahan, Karen Osborne, Lindsay Ellis, Marc Freeman, Michael Swanwick, Mike Brooks, Nicole Krauss, Peter Swanson, Richard Kadrey, Robert Jackson Bennett, Ross Payton, Ryan Gattis, Sam J Miller, Scott Eyman, Stark Holborn, Tamsyn Muir, Tom Bissell, Warhammer Horror, Wayne Santos, WH40k

In these uncertain times, books are perhaps more important than ever (at least, they are in my opinion). To that end, I am going to try to publish more content on CR than normal (I know — I’ve “closed” it down a number of times, I just can’t stay away). Below is a list of books I’ve bought or received for review (and one I’m pre-approved for but haven’t downloaded because I know I won’t be able to read the format, but wanted to flag anyway because I’m really looking forward to reading it). As you’ll notice, a few of these aren’t out for some time, but I guess publishers have decided to send them out sooner to give people plenty of time to read them.

Featuring: Robert Jackson Bennett, Tom Bissell, Tom Bradby, Mike Brooks, K.A. Doore, Gardner Dozois, Dan Drezner, Lindsay Ellis, Scott Eyman, Marc Freeman, Ryan Gattis, Grady Hendrix, Stark Holborn, Richard Kadrey, Nicole Krauss, Hari Kunzru, Dinah Lenney, Sam J. Miller, Tamsyn Muir, John Niven, Karen Osborne, Alex Pavesi, Ross Payton, Wayne Santos, Elissa R. Sloan, Jonathan Strahan, Peter Swanson, Michael Swanwick, Breanna Teintze, Don Winslow, Chris Wraight

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New Books (March)

March 28, 2020March 27, 2020 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian J Walker, Alexis Schaitkin, Andrew Pyper, Anna Wiener, Antony Dapiran, Ben Widdicombe, Dan Franklin, David Litt, David Mack, Eric Jerome Dickey, John French, John Scalzi, Kate Elliott, Marie Brennan, Martha Wells, Matt Sorum, Matt Wallace, New York Times, Nicole Jarvis, Rae Carson, Ryan Van Loan, Sarah Gerard, Seth Dickinson, Stephen Graham Jones, Val Kilmer, VE Schwab, Yoon Ha Lee, Zoje Stage

Featuring: Marie Brennan, Rae Carson, Antony Dapiran, Eric Jerome Dickey, Seth Dickinson, Kate Elliott, Dan Franklin, John French, Sarah Gerard, Nicole Jarvis, N.K. Jemisin, Stephen Graham Jones, Val Kilmer, Yoon Ha Lee, David Litt, David Mack, Andrew Pyper, John Scalzi, Alexis Schaitkin, V.E. Schwab, Matt Sorum, Zoje Stage, Ryan Van Loan, Adrian J. Walker, Matt Wallace, Martha Wells, Ben Widdicombe, Anne Wiener

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