The Book of Dust Series Gets Done and Dusted at KnopfWhen readers first met her in
The Golden Compass, Lyra Belacqua was a young orphan, hiding in a wardrobe at Oxford’s Jordan College, spying on scholars. Now, after five epic novels in two series that sent Lyra traveling between worlds, her story will come to an end with
The Rose Field by
Philip Pullman, due from Knopf on October 23.
The Gruffalo Stalks the Page Again at DialJulia Donaldson and
Axel Scheffler, the author-illustrator duo behind the picture book classic
The Gruffalo and its sequel
The Gruffalo’s Child, will revisit their beloved character in a new picture book from Dial due in September 2026. The story marks the first return to the Gruffalo universe after more than 20 years.
More Book Deals of NoteAmong this week’s offerings are
Sabrina Imbler’s
Instar, a book exploring the biology of insects, molting, and metamorphosis alongside Imbler’s meditations on transitioning, stages of life and death, and relationship to disgust;
J.K. MacLaren’s debut romance,
Full Throttle, set in the high-stakes, glamorous world of Formula One racing and following the first female driver’s rookie season as she contends with skeptics and a new teammate who broke her heart years ago; and
Leslie Wolfe’s thriller
Ransom, about a sophisticated socialite who manipulates the rich—only to be framed for murder.
The Latest in Children’s and YA DealsNew projects this week include
The Electric Life of Lavender Lewis by
Kara Storti, a contemporary YA novel infused with magical realism about a teenage girl suffering from epilepsy who, in the aftermath of her mother’s death, embarks on a road trip of magic, epic love, and forgiveness with her estranged aunt;
Listen to the Girls by
Chrystal D. Giles, which follows Calla the summer after seventh grade as she tries to come to terms with the news that her favorite teacher has been accused of inappropriate behavior with female students; and
Between Sun and Shadow, a sapphic science fiction YA by debut author
Laura Genn, which reimagines the Persephone myth on a tidally locked planet.
A Mysterious Twofer at Emily Bestler
