Beyond The Book
Sneak Preview: Summer 2026

A baker’s dozen promising new titles.

    Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

    Book Review

    Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

    By Karen Tei Yamashita

    The fallout from Japanese internment camps ripples across decades.

    To See Beyond: Essays

    Book Review

    To See Beyond: Essays

    By Anna Badkhen

    An expansive consideration of who we are and what we stand to lose.

    Podcast

    Authors on Audio: Danielle Bainbridge

    An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

    Book Review

    Accumulation: A Novel

    By Aimee Pokwatka

    Accumulation: A Novel

    Strange occurrences rattle a woman already on edge.

    Book Review

    Yuppies: The Bankers, Lawyers, Joggers, and Gourmands Who Conquered New York

    Did those ambitious whippersnappers really ruin everything?

    Book Review

    Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel

    By Kang Jiyoung; translated by Paige Morris

    Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel

    Rumors of a middle-aged female assassin roil Seoul’s underworld.

    Book Review

    Slither

    By Stephen S. Hall

    Slither

    If not Satan, why Satan-shaped?

    Feature

    Our Week in Reviews: 6/6/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

    Book Review

    Magic Can’t Save Us

    By Josh Denslow

    Magic Can’t Save Us

    These sweet, silly offerings read like fairytale postscripts.

    Book Review

    Given No Choice: A History of Abortion Rights

    An edifying look at the fight for bodily autonomy.