SCIENCE FICTION / DYSTOPIA

Coldwire (The StrangeLoom Trilogy)
By Chloe Gong

Out November 11, Coldwire (The StrangeLoom Trilogy) opens a daring new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong. As climate collapse and disease push society into virtual refuge ‘upcountry’, those left behind in the decaying ‘downcountry’ struggle to survive.
Among them, two young soldiers (Eirale, a disgraced recruit, and Lia, a top cadet) find their fates intertwined across digital and physical worlds. With political intrigue, rebellion and identity at its core, Gong delivers her most ambitious world yet.

MEMOIR / LITERARY NON-FICTION

Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts
By Margaret Atwood

Out November 4, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts marks the long-awaited memoir of the author of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments. Raised among the forests of northern Quebec by scientific parents, Margaret Atwood recounts an unconventional childhood that shaped her fierce curiosity and moral lens. Moving through bohemian circles, political upheavals and her life with the late Graeme Gibson, long-time partner in both love and art, she traces the moments that forged her voice. Reflective, witty and unsparing, Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts reveals the split self behind the storyteller.