Hello friends! With so many books coming out every week, I am bringing you a list of 5 new releases that I want to read. Let me know which books interest you or if I am missing a new release you are excited about… We can always grow our TBR!.

I tried to pick books that made me curious and at the same time were different genres, so hopefully one of these books catches your attention.

FAIR ONES: a Double Novel by Lydia Millet
LITERARY FICTION

Lydia Millet’s dialogue-driven, fast-moving double novel Fair Ones follows two Brooklyn women in their forties reeling from the sudden and baffling death of their friend Claire. Fair, Mara’s account, opens in the wake of initial shock as she and Jen come to grips with the enigma of Claire’s killing. Ones, told from Jen’s point of view, picks up a year later as she and Mara wrestle with new relationships and old secrets.

I will be buying this one! Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet is one of my favorite books.

Cover of 'Fair Ones' by Lydia Millet, featuring a marbled background with abstract patterns in greens, yellows, and reds, and silhouettes of peacocks in white and red.

VICTORIOUS by V.E. Schwab
FANTASY

The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from V.E. Schwab, the #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil.

Cover art for 'Victorious' by V.E. Schwab featuring a stylized illustration of figures in black and red against a white background with bold text.

THE NAMES OF THE NEW WORLD: a Novel by Kawai Strong Washburn
LITERARY FICTION

Following his acclaimed debut, Sharks in the Time of Saviors, Kawai Strong Washburn again turns his remarkable gift of mythic sight to the oceans and landscapes we so often overlook in the name of progress. Spanning two decades and ranging from the American Midwest to the nation’s halls of power to islands across the Pacific, The Names of the New World is a startling, energetic, and optimistic vision of how to live in this era of overwhelming change.

Book cover for 'The Names of the New World' by Kawai Strong Washburn featuring vibrant colors with a sunset and dark silhouette of a sun setting over water.

THE OCCIDENTAL BOOK OF THE DEAD: A Novel by T. Geronimo Johnson
LITERARY FICTION

Employing a bold, inventive structure and spanning two fraught decades, vividly evoking the complexities of the South, and written with his trademark virtuosic dissonance, The Occidental Book of the Dead is a propulsive, pyrotechnic exploration of corruption and conspiracy in a nation divided.

Book cover of 'The Occidental Book of the Dead' by T. Geronimo Johnson featuring a colorful abstract background with a close-up of a face partially obscured by glitter and vibrant hues.

CARRYING: A Novel by Samantha Josephs
LITERARY FICTION

In this electrifying horror debut that’s equal parts funny and harrowing, a stealth trans woman desperate to maintain her picture-perfect life discovers that she’s seemingly—impossibly—pregnant.

Book cover for 'Carrying' by Samantha Josephs, featuring a vibrant green background and stylized text. The cover includes a surreal image of a raw chicken with an egg, blending humor and grotesque imagery.
A graphic displaying book covers for new releases on October 6, 2026, featuring titles 'Victorious', 'The Names of the New World', 'Fair Ones', 'The Occidental Book of the Dead', and 'Carrying' against a denim background.

So there you have it! This is my short list of books that caught my attention released this week. Let me know if any of these made it to your TBR or if you pre-ordered or you are getting ready to get it!.

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