Starred Reviews Releasing This Week

March 9, 2026 through March 15, 2026
All the books to receive starred reviews in PW that are hitting bookstore shelves this week.
FICTION

Whidbey

T Kira Madden. Mariner, $30 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-328968-0

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Fatherland

Victoria Shorr. Norton, $29.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-324-11755-1

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Nonesuch

Francis Spufford. Scribner, $31 (496p) ISBN 978-1-6682-1437-4

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MYSTERY/THRILLER

A Day of Judgment: An Ian Rutledge Mystery

Charles Todd. Mysterious Press, $28.99 (312p) ISBN 978-1-61316-723-6

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This Story Might Save Your Life

Tiffany Crum. Pine & Cedar, $29.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-39523-8

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A Lie for a Lie

Ren DeStefano. Berkley, $19 trade paper (320p) ISBN 978-0-593-43834-3

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She Fell Away

Lenore Nash. Atria/Bestler, $29 (352p) ISBN 978-1-6680-9837-0

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ROMANCE/EROTICA

Thirty Love

Tom Vellner. Alcove, $19.99 trade paper (320p) ISBN 979-8-89242-478-3

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SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR

The Midnight Muse

Jo Kaplan. Clash, $23.95 trade paper (350p) ISBN 978-1-960988-80-5

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Hell’s Heart

Alexis Hall. Tor, $29.99 (464p) ISBN 978-1-250-39495-8

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Cabaret in Flames

Hache Pueyo. Tordotcom, $24.99 (160p) ISBN 978-1-25037-045-7

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The Fox and the Devil

Kiersten White. Del Rey, $30 (368p) ISBN 978-0-593-72443-9

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NONFICTION

Sydney Journals: Reflections 1970–2000

Antigone Kefala. Transit, $18.95 trade paper (272p) ISBN 979-8-89338-025-5

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Safe Passage: The Untold Story of Diplomatic Intrigue

Evelyn Iritani. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $32 (480p) ISBN 978-0-374-26107-8

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Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane

Lindy West. Grand Central, $29 (336p) ISBN 978-0-306-83183-6

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A Scandal in Königsberg

Christopher Clark. Penguin Press, $27 (192p) ISBN 979-8-217-06094-8

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Judy Blume: A Life

Mark Oppenheimer. Putnam, $35 (480p) ISBN 978-0-593-71444-7

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The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow

Timothy Mitchell. Verso, $34.95 (400p) ISBN 978-1-83674-227-2

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LIFESTYLE

My Jamaican Table: Vibrant Recipes from a Sun-Drenched Island

Andre Fowles. Artisan, $35 (328) ISBN 978-1-64829-374-0

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CHILDREN'S

Ramadan Rain

Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illus. by Aliaa Betawi. Random House Studio, $18.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-593-70544-5

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Navigating Night

Julie Leung, illus. by Angie Kang. Random House/Schwartz, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-593-89769-0

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Queso

Ernesto Cisneros. Quill Tree, $19.99 (272p) ISBN 978-0-06-309224-2

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Bing’s Cherries

Livia Blackburne, illus. by Julia Kuo. Knopf, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-5939-0281-3

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COMICS

The Woodchipper

Joe Ollmann. Drawn & Quarterly, $25 trade paper (216p) ISBN 978-1-77046-823-8

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