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“The Ending Writes Itself” by Evelyn Clarke, Harper, 2026, 352 pp., $30.

“Leaving Home” is indeed “A Memoir in Full Colour” from writer and artist Mark Haddon, the British author of the remarkable novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the

“The News from Dublin” by Colm Tóibín, Scribner, 2026, 304 pp. $29.

“So Old, So Young” is the new novel from Grant Ginder, author of “The People We Hate at the Wedding.” It is an exploration of the relationships among six college

“A Deadly Episode” by Anthony Horowitz, Harper, 2026, 384 pp., $32.

“The Things We Never Say” by Elizabeth Strout, Random House, 2026, 224 pp., $29.

“Take Me with You” by Steven Rowley, Putnam, 2026, 368 pp., $30.

“Whistler” is another perceptive tale of memory, forgiveness, and acceptance from Ann Patchett, whose book “The Dutch House” became a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2019 and whose previous book from 2023 is “Tom Lake.” Like those gems, Patchett’s newest is very much about coming of age, no matter how long it might take.

“The Left and the Lucky” is the new book from Willy Vlautin, author of, most recently, “The Horse” (2024). Once again Vlautin returns to the Oregon landscape, and once again

“Ghost Town” is the new novel from Tom Perrotta, author of “Election,” the wickedly funny look at modern suburban America through a high school political campaign, and “Tracy Flick Can’t