The Booker Prize Longlist 2026 has just been announced. The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – has been chosen by the judging panel and features novels from British, American, Irish, Jamaican, Mexican-British, Turkish-American and Scottish-American writers, a truly global list.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month August 2026 is the beautiful Whistler by Ann Patchett. Whistler is moving novel about family, love, and growing up by one of America’s finest writers.
Releasing this August we have a fascinating account of a tragic Everest expedition and a wonderful biography of Hannah Arendt. Enjoy 5 New Non Fiction Books Aug 2026!
Releasing in Aug we have a coming of age tale from Korean author Chang-rae Lee and a dark fantasy drama from Chuck Wendig. Enjoy 5 Wonderful New Books for August 2026!
The Booker Prize Longlist 2026 has just been announced. The longlist of 13 books – the ‘Booker Dozen’ – has been chosen by the judging panel and features novels from British, American, Irish, Jamaican, Mexican-British, Turkish-American and Scottish-American writers, a truly global list.
Beyond the Door by Philip K. Dick was first published in the January 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe. A cuckoo clock takes on a life of its own in this darkly ironic tale of jealousy and suburban dysfunction.
Quizlit’s Book of the Month August 2026 is the beautiful Whistler by Ann Patchett. Whistler is moving novel about family, love, and growing up by one of America’s finest writers.
Releasing this August we have a fascinating account of a tragic Everest expedition and a wonderful biography of Hannah Arendt. Enjoy 5 New Non Fiction Books Aug 2026!
Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky first appeared in 1873 in Diary of a Writer. The story consists of a dialogue between recently deceased occupants of graves in a cemetery, most of whom are fully conscious.
The Three Strangers by Thomas Hardy was first published in Longman’s Magazine and Harper’s Weekly in March 1883. It later it became the first of five stories in Hardy’s 1888 short story collection Wessex Tales.
Releasing in Aug we have a coming of age tale from Korean author Chang-rae Lee and a dark fantasy drama from Chuck Wendig. Enjoy 5 Wonderful New Books for August 2026!
The Story of Ming-Y by Lafcadio Hearn is a mesmerizing Chinese ghost tale about love, illusion, and the supernatural. It was published in Hearn’s collection, Some Chinese Ghosts in 1887.
The Bookshop by Aldous Huxley appears in his first collection of short fiction Limbo published in 1920. The book consists of five short stories, a novelette and a play.
Shakespeare continues to inspire fabulous new fiction, from obvious reinterpretations to more outlandish retellings. Enjoy 7 Amazing Shakespeare Retellings Everyone Should Read.
