Publishers often save their biggest books for the fall season — but not always. With a presidential election on the horizon driving fears that readers will be too distracted to buy books then, the spring 2024 publishing calendar is more crowded than usual. On this week’s episode, Gilbert Cruz talks with his colleagues Tina Jordan and Joumana Khatib about some of the upcoming books they’re anticipating most keenly, including new work from Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett, Tana French and Erik Larson, among others, and buzzy debuts from Kelly Link, Kaveh Akbar and more.
Here are the books discussed in this week’s episode:
“Knife,” by Salman Rushdie
“James,” by Percival Everett
“The Book of Love,” by Kelly Link
“Martyr,” by Kaveh Akbar
“The Demon of Unrest,” by Erik Larson
“The Hunter,” by Tana French
“Wandering Stars,” by Tommy Orange
“Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” by Xochitl Gonzalez
“Splinters,” by Leslie Jamison
“Neighbors and Other Stories,” by Diane Oliver
“Funny Story,” by Emily Henry
“Table for Two,” by Amor Towles
“Grief Is for People,” by Sloane Crosley
“One Way Back: A Memoir,” by Christine Blasey Ford
“The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir,” by RuPaul
