New Books (May-June)

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Civilian Reader New Books Adam Hamdy, Alastair Reynolds, Alex Jennings, Anthony Ryan, Ava Barry, Benjamin Markovits, Craig McNamara, Dan Abnett, Harry Turtledove, James Chapman, Jane Smiley, Joël Dicker, Lavie Tidhar, Lesley-Ann Jones, Leslye Penelope, Lily Brooks-Dalton, Louise Willder, Mary McMyne, Matthew Quirk, Nick Duerden, Sarah Priscus, Steve Toltz, Sudhir Venkatesh, Tasha Suri, Tripp Mickle, Victoria Shepherd

Featuring: Dan Abnett, Ava Barry, Lily Brooks-Dalton, James Chapman, Joël Dicker, Nick Duerden, Adam Hamdy, Alex Jennings, Lesley-Ann Jones, Benjamin Markovits, Mary McMyne, Craig McNamara, Tripp Mickle, J. M. Miro, Steven Novella, Leslye Penelope, Sarah Priscus, Matthew Quirk, Alastair Reynolds, Anthony Ryan, Victoria Shepherd, Jane Smiley, Tasha Suri, Lavie Tidhar, Steve Toltz, Harry Turtledove, Sudhir Venkatesh, Louise Willder

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New Books (August-September)

October 2, 2021September 27, 2021 Civilian Reader New Books Alastair Reynolds, Andrea Stewart, Andrzej Sapkowski, Chang Yu-Ko, Charles Finch, Charles Oakley, Derek Künsken, Erin Giannini, Frank Isola, Gabrielle Union, Howard Michael Gould, Iain Sinclair, Jamie Foxx, Kim Newman, Matthieu Aikins, Tochi Onyebuchi, Tom McCarthy

Featuring: Matthieu Aikins, Robert Olen Butler, Chang Yu-Ko, Marc Collins, Bernard Cornwell, Charles Finch, Jamie Foxx, Erin Giannini, Howard Michael Gould, Joe Ide, Derek Künsken, Tom McCarthy, Kim Newman, Charles Oakley, Tochi Onyebuchi, Evan Osnos, Alastair Reynolds, Andrzej Sapkowski, Iain Sinclair, Marissa Stapley, Andrea Stewart, Gabrielle Union, Django Wexler, Alex Wong

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New Books (April-May)

May 15, 2020May 13, 2021 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 (November-December)

December 22, 2018December 18, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Alastair Reynolds, Andy Clark, Ann Leckie, Anne Leckie, Anthony Horowitz, C.A. Fletcher, David Baldacci, Emiko Jean, Greg Cox, Greg Iles, Guy Haley, James Brabazon, Jared Cohen, Jared Shurin, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Josiah Bancroft, Karina Longworth, Katharine Duckett, Katie Lowe, Khurrum Rahman, Lavie Tidhar, Lisa A. Nichols, Madeline Stevens, Mahvesh Murad, Mallory O'Meara, Matthew Reilly, Mira Grant, Mirah Bolender, Nell Zink, Nisi Shawl, Richard Baker, Sam Bourne, Seth Dickinson, Tade Thompson

Quite the bumper-crop of new ARCs and purchased books pre-Christmas/New Year!

Featuring: Richard Baker, David Baldacci, Josiah Bancroft, Mirah Bolender, Sam Bourne, James Brabazon, Andy Clark, Jared Cohen, Greg Cox, Seth Dickinson, C.A. Fletcher, Mira Grant, Guy Haley (x2), Anthony Horowitz, Greg Iles, Emiko Jean, Katharine Duckett, Ann Leckie, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Karina Longworth, Katie Lowe, Lisa A. Nichols, Mallory O’Meara, Mahvesh Murad, Khurrum Rahman, Matthew Reilly, Alastair Reynolds, Nisi Shawl, Jared Shurin, Madeline Stevens, Tade Thompson, Lavie Tidhar, Nell Zink

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New Books (December 2017-January 2018)

January 13, 2018August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alastair Reynolds, Angus McIntyre, Brad Meltzer, Elizabeth Bear, Ezekiel Boone, Gareth L. Powell, Jessica Knoll, John Jackson Miller, Jonathan Ames, Jordanna Max Brodsky, Josh Reynolds, Kelly Robson, Laline Paull, Leo Carew, Margaret Killjoy, Matthew Kneale, Mira Grant, Peter Watts, Rae Carson, Richard J Grace, RJ Barker, Rob Sanders, Ron Chernow, Saladin Ahmed, Sean Grigsby, Sebastian Rotella, Siobahn Adcock, Spencer Ellsworth, Tess Sharpe, Tom Bissell, Tristan Palmgren, Ulysses S Grant, Vaseem Khan

Featuring: Saladin Ahmed, Jonathan Ames, RJ Barker, Elizabeth Bear, Tom Bissell, Ezekiel Boone, Jordanna Max Brodsky, Leo Carew, Rae Carson, Ron Chernow, Mira Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Grigsby, Vaseem Khan, Margaret Killjoy, Matthew Kneale, Jessica Knoll, Phillip Margolin, Angus McIntyre, Brad Meltzer, John Jackson Miller, Michael Moreci, Laline Paull, Tristan Palmgren, Gareth L. Powell, Alastair Reynolds, Josh Reynolds, Kelly Robson, Sebastian Rotella, Rob Sanders, Tess Sharpe, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Timothy Zahn

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New Books (January)

February 8, 2017August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Alastair Reynolds, Alice Feeney, Andy Clark, Anthony Horowitz, BA Paris, Ben Counter, Brian Staveley, Danya Kukafka, James Swallow, Jami Attenberg, Jean Hanff Korelitz, JoAnn Chaney, John Connolly, Jon Skovron, Kieran Shea, L.J. Goulding, Liv Constantine, Mark Lawrence, Martha Wells, Max Gladstone, Michael Rubens, Neil Gaiman, Norman Ohler, Paul Auster, Paul Crilley, Rene Denfeld, Sarah Pinborough, Victor LaValle

The year’s flood of interesting new and upcoming releases continues! Most of these are high on my must-read (mental) list. Some of these are also not out for a very long time, so reviews won’t appear for a few months. Nevertheless, worth mentioning to whet others’ appetites for the year ahead’s biblio-offerings…

Featuring: Jami Attenberg, Paul Auster, David Bishop, JoAnn Chaney, Andy Clark, John Connolly, Liv Constantine, Ben Counter, Paul Crilley, Rene Denfeld, Alice Feeney, Neil Gaiman, Max Gladstone, L.J. Goulding, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Anthony Horowitz, Danya Kukafka, Victor LaValle, Mark Lawrence, Norman Ohler, B.A. Paris, Sarah Pinborough, Alastair Reynolds, Michael Rubens, Kieran Shea, Jon Skovron, Brian Staveley, James Swallow, Martha Wells

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Upcoming in 2017… Gollancz & Orion

January 10, 2017 Civilian Reader Upcoming Alastair Reynolds, Aliette de Bodard, Andrew Pyper, Brad Beaulieu, C Robert Cargill, Dan Abnett, Emily Fridlund, Ezekiel Boone, Gollancz, Ian McDonald, Joe Abercrombie, John Hornor Jacobs, Mark Alder, Mason Cross, Most Anticipated 2017, Orion Books, R.J. Ellory, Simon Wroe, Steve Cavanagh, Ursula K. le Guin

A selection of anticipated novels from Orion Books (and imprints).

Featuring: Joe Abercrombie, Dan Abnett, Mark Alder, Brad Beaulieu, Ezekiel Boone, C. Robert Cargill, Steve Cavanagh, Mason Cross, Aliette de Bodard, R.J. Ellory, Emily Fridlund, John Hornor Jacobs, Ursula K. le Guin, Ian McDonald, Andrew Pyper, Alastair Reynolds, Simon Wroe

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New Books: March #1

March 16, 2015August 23, 2018 Civilian Reader New Books Alastair Reynolds, Angus Watson, Arianne Tex Thompson, Col Buchanan, Dave Gross, David Wingrove, Edan Lepucki, Faber & Faber, Farrar Straus & Giroux, Gardener Dozois, Genevieve Valentine, George RR Martin, Harvill Secker, John Connolly, John Joseph Adams, Joshua Gaylord, Kazuo Ishiguro, Kim Stanley Robinson, Knopf, Kristen Painter, Lavie Tidhar, Little Brown, Marc Turner, Mulholland, Orbit, Pathfinder, Patricia Briggs, Paul Beatty, Richard Beard, Rjurik Davidson, Robert Levy, St Martin's Press, Stephen Metcalfe, Tachyon Publications, Titan Books, Tom Lloyd, Tor Books, VE Schwab

Or, “Lordy, 2015 is shaping up to be an incredible year for books…”

Featuring: John Joseph Adams, Richard Beard, Paul Beatty, Patricia Briggs, Col Buchanan, John Connelly, Rjurik Davidson, Joshua Gaylord, Dave Gross, Kazuo Ishiguro, Edan Lepucki, Robert Levy, Tom Lloyd, George R.R. Martin & Gardener Dozois, Stephen Metcalfe, Kristen Painter, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, V.E. Schwab, Lavie Tidhar, Marc Turner Continue reading →