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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Absolutely thrilled to share the gorgeous cover for #EnormousWings by New York Times bestselling author, Laurie Frankel! 🤩

💖This is a bighearted, timely book about aging, autonomy, and motherhood. Pepper's story is urgent, funny, and utterly unforgettable.

Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 7d

🌙✨ We are excited to share this preorder sweepstakes for #NightmareObscura by #MichelleCarr! Enter for a chance to win dreamy sleep aid goodies, and get ready to unlock the hidden science of the dreaming brain.

Click here to learn more on how to enter! bit.ly/42YhMtG

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Join Heather Aimee O'Neill, author of #TheIrishGoodbye, at Zibby's Greenwich Retreat on Saturday, October 4!

Learn more: bit.ly/42o9HOW

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 8d

👻 📖 It's a new month, which means new releases! We have such an exciting stack, from informative reads to paperbacks of thrilling twisty tales. Check out all October has to offer:

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 9d

🎉 It's Pub Day! We are thrilled to celebrate the release of The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill! 🍀🌾

If you love a richly drawn, emotionally gripping family story, you absolutely need this book. Get your copy of The Irish Goodbye today! bit.ly/3KluT1U

Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Have you heard the news?? #TheIrishGoodbye is officially a #ReadwithJenna book club pick for October! Don't miss out on this page-turning debut where three adult sisters grapple with a shared tragedy over the course of a family-drama filled Thanksgiving weekend. 🍂 📚 Learn more: bit.ly/4pZBOhF

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Dan Chaon @danchaon.bsky.social · 23d

People of New York! I will be coming to your town for a special Halloween Celebration of Peter Straub at Books Are Magic! Other panelists include Nat Cassidy, Kelly Link and Emma Straub!

This is a ticketed event, space limited.

www.booksaremagic.net/events/35684...

Halloween Special: Celebrating Peter Straub w/ Nat Cassidy, Dan Chaon, Kelly Link, & Emma Straub | Books Are Magic

Your Favorite Indie Bookstore!

www.booksaremagic.net

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Check out this review from @nytimes.com about @danchaon.bsky.social’s #OneOfUs! “Chaon’s beautiful novel insists on answers. We must not look away.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/b...

In This Circus Tale, Telepathic Twins Aren’t Even the Freak Show

www.nytimes.com

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Twin telepaths on the run from a murderous guardian find a new, magical family in a traveling Emporium of Wonders. But their past isn't far behind...

🎪Step right up to the wonderfully macabre world of Dan Chaon's new novel, on sale today! 🎈

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

"I couldn’t look away.”—Danielle Trussoni, author of The Puzzle Box

“I’ve run off to join the circus, Ma! It’s Dan Chaon’s. And I don’t ever want to leave."—Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

"One of Us acknowledges the dark forces that challenge the goodness in his characters. That’s why his books are so gripping: Good and evil are in constant battle and it’s not at all clear which will win." —The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Twin telepaths on the run from a murderous guardian find a new, magical family in a traveling Emporium of Wonders. But their past isn't far behind...

🎪Step right up to the wonderfully macabre world of @danchaon.bsky.social's new novel, on sale today! 🎈

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

"I couldn’t look away.”—Danielle Trussoni, author of The Puzzle Box

“I’ve run off to join the circus, Ma! It’s Dan Chaon’s. And I don’t ever want to leave."—Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

"One of Us acknowledges the dark forces that challenge the goodness in his characters. That’s why his books are so gripping: Good and evil are in constant battle and it’s not at all clear which will win." —The Minnesota Star Tribune

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

The praise is pouring in for #TheHistoryOfMoney by
#DavidMcWilliams!

Bono (yes, THE Bono) calls it "a swashbuckling epic" by "a master storyteller of rare talent."

Don't miss this engaging and essential book about the relationship between people and money!

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 22d

If you were captivated by the documentary #Accepted, then you'll want to pick up #MiracleChildren by #KatieBenner and #EricaLGreen. 📖

Don't miss this meticulously reported investigation, coming 1/13/26.

Learn more: bit.ly/3Ke867X

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 22d

One of Us, by the great @danchaon.bsky.social, goes on sale a week from today, and if a novel that might be described as a cross between The Night of the Hunter and Freaks sounds intriguing to you, I note simply that you're running out of time to get in a solid preorder.

One of Us

A playfully macabre and utterly thrilling tale about orphaned twins on the run from their murderous uncle who find refuge in a bizarre traveling carnival, fr...

us.macmillan.com

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 23d

For fans of literary noir, the third book in the #Quirke series—by #BookerPrize winning author, #JohnBanville—is here. Prepare for #ElegyForApril: an absorbing crime novel about the disappearance of a young girl in 1950s Dublin.

Learn more: bit.ly/4gnuGqI

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · 27d

Sshhh, can you keep a secret? 🤫 This stack of captivating titles is brimming with family secrets that are just waiting to be uncovered. From page-turning debuts to thrilling reads, this stack is sure to keep you on your toes! 👀

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · Sep 4

Don't miss the Book Club Guide #TheOnceAndFutureMe by #MelissaPace, a thrilling debut! Get it here: images.macmillan.com/folio-assets...

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · Aug 26

It’s #InternationalDogDay 🐶💚🦴and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than by reading to our pup, LooLoo, a story about our favorite pooches of the summer—the Mansfield sisters from Little Nettlebed. But do they really turn into dogs like the villagers claim?! 🐾

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎧 Tune in to the Killer Women Podcast where #MelissaPace chats about her debut thriller, #TheOnceAndFutureMe!

Click here to catch her interview: bit.ly/4oKhQGQ

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

✈️ Join #CaroleHopson on tour as she flies through cities across the country for the paperback release of her novel #APairOfWings! The tour takes off in Westminster, MD next week, 8/27.

Click the link to learn more and buy tickets! ccpl.librarymarket.com/event/carole...

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Henry Holt Books @henryholtbooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

🎡✨ Immerse yourself in the world of #OneOfUs by #DanChaon with this atmospheric playlist!

🎧 Listen now! bit.ly/3IZ0Pbn

🎟️ Check out this link for a chance to win a bundle of spectacular carnival-inspired prizes by preordering ONE OF US! read.macmillan.com/promo/oneofu...

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