New Arrivals for the Week of August 18

Since its 1978 publication, The Stand has become a touchstone of apocalyptic fiction. Now, for the first time, King authorizes a return to that world in this original anthology featuring new stories by Tananarive Due, S. A. Cosby, Alma Katsu, Paul Tremblay, and others. Includes an introduction by King and contributions that expand the novel’s legacy of horror, survival, and uneasy hope.

McKibben, founder of Third Act and a contributing writer at The New Yorker, outlines how solar energy is reshaping the global energy landscape. Tracing its rapid rise and the fossil fuel industry's resistance, he argues for a future built on shared power, scientific realism, and political urgency.

This richly immersive account explores how Baldwin’s intimate artistic partnerships shaped his life and work—from Harlem to Istanbul, Paris to the South of France. Based on newly uncovered archival material and original interviews, it is a "dynamic portrait that deepens our understanding of a complex artist," according to a starred review from Kirkus.

Susana M. Morris traces Butler’s life through the civil rights movement, Black feminism, and the rise of climate and gender politics—revealing how her fiction imagined radical futures with Black women at the center. Drawing on archival material and Butler’s own reflections, this is a study of a writer who could not stop asking dangerous questions.

2024 was the first year since 2002 without a Federer, Nadal, or Djokovic Slam win. Carlos Alcaraz claimed Wimbledon and Roland Garros; Jannik Sinner took the Australian and US Opens. Nathan, “the best tennis writer in America” (The Ringer), tracks the rivalry set to dominate the next decade. "Tennis players, fans of the sport, and anyone who enjoyed Netflix's Break Point will love this lovingly written, humorous, and well-researched exploration of the end of an era in tennis," writes Library Journal.

Virginia, 1954: a woman wakes at Hanover State Psychiatric Hospital with no memory of her past. Doctors say she’s delusional. Her visions say she must save humanity. Kirkus describes it as “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest meets The Hunger Games.”

In a Mississippi town ruled by a charismatic pastor and his prodigal son, two women bear witness to the cost of male dominance. Publishers Weekly hailed it as “a stellar Southern drama…an earthly scorcher shot through with unforgettable images.”

Separated but still legally tied, two women named Rebecca complicate each other’s futures when they fall for the same charismatic artist. Adoption plans, online dating, and even a fake pregnancy collide in this queer comedy. The Los Angeles Times praises it as “sexy, poignant…a fun sapphic romp.”

Jamie, a grad student and witch, is teaching her grieving mother to use magic. But a 1749 text reveals a scandal that could undo them both. Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky, blends family drama, queer identity, and dangerous enchantment.

Anti-vaxxers, insurrectionists, overcompensating liberals, and white supremacists populate these lacerating stories narrated entirely by white characters. "Doten is a skilled satirist, and this collection matches the disorienting comic tenor of their previous novels, Trump Sky Alpha and The Infernal," observed Vulture.