Our Most Anticipated New Book Releases of November & December 2021

Death & Co Welcome Home: [A Cocktail Recipe Book]
Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, David Kaplan, Devon Tarby (Editor), Tyson Buhler (Editor)
The geniuses behind the influential cocktail guides and bars bring us another amazing book of new recipes to expand our knowledge base. What’s special here is that the Death & Co. people take the reader through a “training” session as if you were a mixologist for them. It’s an excellent way to learn how to set up your bar and to deliver an unforgettable experience. With 400+ recipes, the sky is the limit for holiday entertaining and beyond.

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone (Outlander Series #9)
Diana Gabaldon
With the sixth season of the series confirmed, Outlander fans have many reasons to rejoice because, this month, the story finally continues! The much-anticipated 9th book in the bestselling Outlander series is here! Pre-order your copy before 11/22 to be automatically entered for a chance to win an Outlander prize pack including a Diana Gabaldon launch event, Sassenach Whisky hip flask, a tartan blanket and more.

Still Life
Sarah Winman
From the author of Tin Man comes a captivating story full of the beautiful prose that Sarah Winman is known for. Taking place in 1944 war-torn Italy, this is an unforgettable story of beauty and love in all forms. “Still Life is a playful, Maupinesque exploration of the elective family and its possibilities. Four-course nourishment for all Winman fans, it harnesses big-hearted storytelling to a dizzying historical sweep to celebrate love in all the available colors.” —Patrick Gale, author of Take Nothing With You

Our Country Friends
Gary Shteyngart
Set in 2020, Our Country Friends is an ambitious, funny  and powerful novel from Gary Shteyngart featuring a cast of loveable characters as they endure six months of isolation in a country house. “In the backdrop of the pandemic, Gary Shteyngart gathers his memorable characters in a shelter, where they cook, seduce, and reconsider life’s meaning…. Like The Decameron, Shteyngart’s Our Country Friends reminds us that even in darkness, light promises to return if we reach for love and art.”—Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko
Be sure to check out our interview with Gary on Poured Over: The B&N podcast.

Never
Ken Follet
“Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” Inspired by real-life international conflicts, Never is a must-read visceral, heart-pounding geopolitical thriller from bestselling author Ken Follett that serves as a warning of wisdom for our times. A story you would believe to be true but with an ending you won’t see coming. The perfect nerve-racking read for fans of other Follett novels like The Evening and the Morning and A Column of Fire.

The Sentence
Louise Erdrich
The inimitable and award-winning voice of Louise Erdrich is back, and this time she is taking on a tumultuous year with the help of a lovable, quirky cast of characters. An unexpected ghost story that is both a timely novel with laugh-out-loud moments as well as a beautiful commentary on identity. Erdrich cements herself as one of America’s greatest living authors.

Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
Philipp Dettmer
Are you fascinated by the human body and how our immune system works? From the creator of the hit YouTube channel Kurzgesagt (In a Nutshell), Immune is fascinating, enlightening and fun with each chapter diving into a different element of the immune system.  “Immune reads like it’s a riveting sci-fi novel, as Philipp Dettmer takes you on a journey into the body for an up-close look at the armies of expert warriors, rogue gladiators, and stealthy detectives that protect you in the daily war against trillions of ruthless microbe enemies. By the end of the book, I understood my entire body far better than I ever had before. Immune is a delightful treat for the curious.”—Tim Urban, creator of Wait But Why

Will
Will Smith
From young West Philadelphian rapper to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to Hollywood legend, after 35 years in the industry, Will Smith has lived a life and created a legacy that needs to be documented. Co-authored by Mark Manson, Will is a memoir formed from the profound self-knowledge and discovery that can inspire us all to uncover our truest potential. While social media has allowed us into the life of one of our beloved celebrities, there is still so much to explore.

The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present (Two-Volume Set)
Paul McCartney
A landmark publishing event featuring two volumes of Paul McCartney’s lyrics from his time before The Beatles, with The Beatles, Wings and his solo career — 154 songs in all. Included in the book is McCartney’s commentary, never-before-seen photos, handwritten notes, art and ephemera, all of which are part of his personal collection and viewed by the public for the first time. This two-volume set is a masterpiece inside and out with an attractive case and McCartney’s face on the spine. It is the gift item of the year and an essential addition to any fan’s library.

Hello, Transcriber
Hannah Morrissey
That title! Two simple words — “hello” and “transcriber” — separated by a comma, but it should be a semi-colon, or maybe even a paragraph break because what happens between those two words is a novel. Deep, moving and full of atmosphere. A winter in Wisconsin where you can feel the snow under your boots. A train bridge used for suicides that you wouldn’t dare walk near much less on! And people described with such convincing reality we know that we KNOW all of them. We were blown away by this debut novel!

Call Us What We Carry
Amanda Gorman
By now you’ve read Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s poem from the 2021 Inauguration. Which then means you’ve been looking for MORE of Gorman’s words. The wait is over. If the light and beauty and understanding washed over you as you read “The Hill We Climb,” then you are ready for full immersion. We are going to say this right out: The world is a better place for the work of Amanda Gorman.

King of Battle and Blood (B&N Exclusive Edition)
Scarlett St. Clair

The wait is over. The story is here. And even better, it’s book one of a new series! Your reading list just got more adventurous, delicious and fun. “Outstanding…St. Clair has a masterful hand with the couple’s slow burn, balancing banter, contention, and highly charged moments. Readers will be chomping at the bit for the next installment.”— Publishers Weekly Starred Review

A Marvellous Light

Freya Marske
Named one of our best books of 2021, A Marvellous Light is the debut novel from Freya Marske, co-host of the Hugo Award-nominated podcast Be the Serpent. Marske’s world-building is captivating and magical, making this a perfect read for fans of The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Little Shop of Found Things. “A magical world of exquisite refinement, where peril skims beneath manners, interiors bespeak both faultless taste and deadly secrets, and the sexual tension crescendos until it literally makes sparks fly. A dazzling debut.”—Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story
Nikole Hannah-Jones (Editor), The New York Times Magazine (Editor)

This riveting conversation among journalists, historians, poets, novelists, essayists and photographers lends a Technicolor depth to our American story, opening a kaleidoscopic historical vista that leaves us to ponder voices and stories only now heard. An exhilarating read, The 1619 Project responds to W.E.B DuBois’ once asked question: “Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things. And shall we not best guide humanity by telling the truth about all this, so far as the truth is ascertainable?”