Adam Morgan, John Berryman, Tilar J. Mazzeo, and more: 11 new books out today!

Cozy winter season is upon us, and the publishing world is finally letting us catch up to their endless output. It’s time to peruse the “Best of” lists (like ours, here) and discover all the great books we’ve missed. And yet, still, there is more out today: a biography of Margaret C. Anderson, a collection of unpublished John Berryman poems, this years collection of Best Debut Stories, and others that are sure to please. Happy reading, as always.

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Adam Morgan, A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature
(Atria)

“Adam Morgan’s wise and generous biography is wholly transportive and spellbinding. I was beguiled.”
–Ling Ma

John Berryman, ed. by Shane McCrae, Only Sing
(FSG)

“Relentless, inspired … This surprise volume is a key addition to Berryman’s oeuvre.”
–Booklist

Tilar J. Mazzeo, The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
(St. Martin’s Press)

“An epic tale of courage, fortitude, and grit, brilliantly narrated in this deeply researched and compelling account.”
–Siddharth Kara

Albert Camus, trans. by Ryan Bloom, The Complete Notebooks
(University of Chicago Press)

“Through some combination of his glamorous looks, his sharp mind, and his theatric early death, Camus seems always new, always pointed … Fascinating.”
–Open Letters Review

Nadia Davids, Cape Fever
(Simon and Schuster)

“Taut plotting, electric prose, and Soraya’s paranoid first-person narration set this slim, atmospheric novel apart.”
–Publishers Weekly

Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, trans. by Alison Entrekin, Three Stories of Forgetting
(FSG)

“A haunting exploration of the memories of three men and the reverberations of slavery, colonialism, and empire.”
–From the publisher

Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz, trans. by Philip Boehm, Berlin Shuffle
(Metropolitan Books)

“What Boschwitz saw clearly enough was the utter despoliation of one’s identity, of one’s trust in the world, and ultimately of one’s very humanity.”
–André Aciman

L. M. Chilton, Everyone in the Group Chat Dies
(Gallery Press)

“Chilton offers a sharp, fast-paced, modern twist on the classic murder mystery.”
–Library Journal

Edited by Kendall Storey and Elizabeth Pankova, Best Debut Short Stories 2025
(Catapult)

“The essential annual guide to the newest voices in literature.”
–From the publisher

David Cannadine, Queen Elizabeth II: A Concise Biography of an Exceptional Sovereign
(Oxford University Press)

“In this masterpiece of distillation and carefully crafted judgements on an extraordinary life lived in turbulent times for her country, her Commonwealth, and her family, David Cannadine brings his special gifts as a biographer and obituarist to every page.”
–Peter Hennessy

Robin Cook, Spasm
(Putnam)

“Robin Cook, the master of the medical thriller, turns up the tension once again … Fast-paced and frighteningly relevant.”
–Out South Florida