There are so many exciting new books coming out this year. Here are a few we are pre-ordering now:
Land, by Maggie O'Farrell
The award-winning, bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait returns with a soaring historical novel set in Ireland in the years before and after the Great Hunger.
Rasputin Swims the Potomac, by Ben Fountain
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk comes a biting satire of American politics and a searingly intelligent novel about the cruel absurdities of contemporary life, centering on a world champion professional wrestler with presidential ambitions.
Country People, by Daniel Mason
A year in the life of a family as they strike out into the unknown (aka Vermont), leaving all the comforts of home behind—a rollicking, lyrical novel from Pulitzer Prize finalist Daniel Mason, the bestselling author of North Woods and one of America’s greatest living writers.
Which books are you looking forward to coming out this year?
Coming soon!
Interabang presents New York Times best-selling author Steven Rowley, in conversation with Paper City columnist Billy Fong. They will be discussing Rowley's newest book, Take Me with You.
Join us Wednesday, May 27th at 6pm at Interabang Books.
Tickets available on our website interabangbooks.com
Book recommendations from bookseller, Stuart:
White Moss, by Anna Nerkagi
"White Moss by Anna Nerkagi is a beautifully stark and poetic portrait of Nenets life in northern Siberia. The author effortlessly blends modern realism with cultural tradition... and she explores themes of exile, emotional endurance, and identity with clear & precise prose. This is easily one of the best books I've read this year!" - Stuart
The Time of Cherries, by Montserrat Roig
"The Time of Cherries by Monserrat Roig is a Catalan classic from 1976 set right at the fall of the Franco regime. Told through the eyes of a woman returning home after an extended self-imposed exile… Roig uses descriptive prose to scrutinize the cultural shifts in politics, gender roles, music, and literature at a pivotal moment in Spanish history. It’s an enduring novel that feels as contemporary as ever.
This new translation also includes a contemplative introduction by Colm Toibin." - Stuart
Tarantula by Eduardo Halfon
"Tarantula by Eduardo Halfon is a provocative and unnerving novel that doesn’t allow for any easy answers as it pertains to the character’s experience. Switching back and forth between present day and a disturbing moment in the protagonist’s childhood, the reader is forced to determine whether each of the memories are authentic… or altered/transplanted from or by another person. This unreliability ratchets up the tension in a harrowing (yet very compelling) way and it makes for a powerful conclusion. Highly recommend." - Stuart
Mother's Day is this Sunday! Here are a few recommendations for the caretaker and nurturer in your life:
The King of Diamonds, by Rena Pederson
The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love, edited by Alice Hoffman
Dear Mom, by Flamingo Books and illustrated by Natalie Lundeen
Forever Green, by Carlos Mota
Come by this weekend before the big day and get these recommendations and more!
Coming soon!
Interabang presents two-time National Book Award Winner and beloved author Jesmyn Ward, in conversation with KERA's Think! host Krys Boyd. They will be discussing Ward's newest book, On Witness and Respair.
Join us Thursday, May 21st at 6pm in-store at Interabang Books.
Tickets available on our website interabangbooks.com
New Releases we are LOVING now:
John of John, by Douglas Stuart
From the Booker Prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Shuggie Bain and Young Mungo comes a vivid, moving novel following a young man returning to his Hebridean island home, a portrait of a father's expectations and a son's desires.
The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout
With exquisite prose and profound insight, The Things We Never Say takes one man’s fears and loneliness and makes them universal. And in the same breath, captures the abiding love that sustains and holds us all.
Beyond Life and Death, by Jet Li
Li invites readers to share his interior life, to hear untold stories from his martial arts and film career, and to meditate with him on the nature of spiritual awakening.
Come by today to pick up a copy of these and any of our other new releases, or browse them out on our website at interabangbooks.com
Just announced: the 2026 Pulitzer Prize winner: Angel Down by Daniel Kraus. A standout favorite of Brian’s since its release last year.
"I've been a big fan of this book since it came out last summer, and I'm so glad it won the Pulitzer. Set in the trenches during WWI, five American doughboys are sent into No Man's Land to find what they think is a wounded soldier shrieking for help, only to find an angel shot down by artillery fire and helplessly caught in barbed wire. Though the novel explores the horrors of war and the indifference of a distant God, it also tells the redemptive story of Private Cyril Bagger, a gambler and hustler from Chicago, and his fatherly relationship with Private Lewis Arno, whom he tries to keep alive while they both dodge death." - Brian
"A breathless novel of World War I, a stylistic tour-de-force that blends such genres as allegory, magical realism and science fiction into a cohesive whole, told in a single sentence." - Shelf Awareness
Come by and pick up your copy or shop with us online with interabangbooks.com.
April brought April Showers and amazing events!
Thank you to all our authors, moderators, and customers who joined us!
What Mattered Most, by Ty Herndon in conversation with Al Farb
Interabang's Fiction Book Club featuring Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke
Outcry Witness, Jodee Neil
True Color, by Kory Stamper in conversation with Melissa Gonzales
Storm at the Capitol, by Mary Clare Jalonick in conversation with Rena Pederson
Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke in conversation with Sarah Hepola
BFI Book Club featuring The Seventh Seal, by Melvyn Bragg
The Firefall, by Mark Thielman
Hollywood Payback, by Jon Lindstrom in conversation with Carolyn Tillery
Special Story Time with Ziva the Great, by Cindy Vanous
Most Mysterious Bookshop in Paris, by Mark Pryor
Europa (City Spies #7), by James Ponti
Bottom of the Pyramid, by Nia Sioux
Planet Money, by Alex Mayyasi in conversation with Krys Boyd
Independent Bookstore Day featuring Audrey Schott and Backyard Music Time
Nonfiction Book Club featuring Art Cure, by Daisy Fancourt
The Cowgirl, by Amanda Devan
The Gales of November, by John U. Bacon
To See Beyond, by Anna Badkhen in conversation with Kael Alford
Missed any of these events? Sign up for our newsletter. We have a few signed copies still available in-store (while supplies last).
ID: Pictures of various in-store events with the authors and attendees.
Thank you for helping make our Independent Bookstore Day such a memorable occasion. From the lively dancing and singing with Audrey Schott to enjoying coffee from Simply Goode Coffee and engaging in the Bookseller Round Robin, the event was a wonderful celebration of independent bookstores and the community that supports them.
Here are selections from our Bookseller Round Robin recommendations, featuring some of our favorite reads that we shared with shoppers:
The School of Night, by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Field Notes From An Extinction, by Eoghan Walls
London Falling, by Patrick Radden Keefe
Eradication, by Jonathan Miles
Good People, by Patmeena Sabit
A World Appears, by Michael Pollan
Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
This Book Made Me Think of You, by Libby Page
Spies and Other Gods, by James Wolff
Transcription, by Ben Lerner
You Are Now Old Enough To Hear This, by Aaron Starmer
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli, by Karina Yan Glaser (featured audio)
Love by the Book, by Jessica George
The Rest of Our Lives, by Ben Markovits
Kin, by Tayari Jones
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay, by Jenny Lawson
The Ending Writes Itself, by Evelyn Clarke
Go Gentle, by Maria Semple
The Silence of the Girls, by Pat Barker
Under Water, by Tara Menon
Celestial Lights, by Cecile Pin
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ID: Bookseller, Richard, stands in the bookstore holding a copy of the book, The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli, by Karina Yan Glaser. Customers are listening and shopping.
