Back in January, I took a look at some of the “most anticipated” books of the year. Well, those books are old news now, but there are some great-looking books on the way. September and October in particular are looking pretty stacked. Please share any relevant links or books I may have missed.
July:
- Gallatin Canyon by Thomas McGuane (New Yorker interview)
- Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle (Boyle’s blog)
- The Driftless Area by Tom Drury (Drury’s story “Path Lights“)
- The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk (a new translation, thanks Bud)
- America’s Report Card by John McNally (Thanks Dan)
- The Judas Field by Howard Bahr (Thanks J.D.)
August:
- Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami (list of stories)
- Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell (Thanks Dan)
- Brief Encounters with Che Guevara by Ben Fountain (thanks Stephan)
September:
- Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood
- The Dissident by Nell Freudenberger (Her first novel; following up her collection, Lucky Girls)
- All Aunt Hagar’s Children by Edward P. Jones (very excited about this one – the title story appeared in the New Yorker.)
- A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (a first look at the book)
- The Road by Cormac Mccarthy (a first look)
- After This by Alice McDermott (PW Review [scroll down])
- Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (thanks Dan)
- Smonk by Tom Franklin (thanks Dan)
- Dead in Desemboque by Eddy Arellano (Thanks Laurie)
October:
- One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson (sequel to Case Histories)
- What is the What by Dave Eggers (based on a true story, excerpted in The Believer – Part 1, 2, 3)
- Lay of the Land by Richard Ford (The third Frank Bascombe novel – I wrote about it last year.)
- Thirteen Moons by Charles Frazier (A big enough deal that the announcement of a publication date came as an Entertainment Weekly exclusive.)
- Restless by William Boyd (A World War II novel)
- The Uses of Enchantment by Heidi Julavits
- Golem Song by Marc Estrin (thanks Dan)
- The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke (Thanks Laurie)
November:
- The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro (The title story was in the New Yorker)
- Soon the Rest Will Fall by Peter Plate (Thanks Laurie)
- The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross (Thanks Laurie)
December:
- Untitled Thomas Pynchon novel (as confirmed by Ed.)
January 2007:
- Zoli by Colum McCann
- Flora Segunda by Ysabeau Wilce (Thanks Laurie)
February 2007:
- Knots by Nuruddin Farah (based on “Farah’s own recent efforts to reclaim his family’s property in Mogadishu, and his experiences trying to negotiate peace among the city’s warlords.”)
May 2007:
- The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon (Posts about the book: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Addenda: Books suggested in the comments are being added above.
