This week, our editors highlight three books—a memoir, a novel, and a wrenching work of journalism—that explore long-term relationships from unique angles. We've also rounded up 15 of the spring season’s most notable fiction debuts for adults and teens. And in honor of Black History Month, we're spotlighting 10 noteworthy new books about Black heritage and notable lives.
—Conner Reed
Spring 2026 Writers to WatchThis season’s buzzy adult and YA fiction debuts, including stories of a sex worker assassin, a New York cab driver accused of murder, and a Latina teen poet, are all about controlling the narrative. more
Starred Reviews Releasing Next WeekCheck out all the books to receive starred PW reviews that are hitting shelves next week.
10 New Books That Celebrate Black History MonthThe list includes two novels about the legacy of Black American soldiers in WWII, works of history that trace fights for freedom and justice, and biographies of groundbreaking artists and scholars. more
Allegra Goodman Is Keeping It in the FamilyThe author’s new story collection explores the push and pull between isolation and community. more
Mommie Dearest: PW Talks with EJ DicksonIn One Bad Mother, the New York magazine writer examines “bad mom” archetypes in pop culture, from stage moms and momfluencers to trad wives and MILFs. more
Outside Looking In: PW Talks with Laurence GlascoIn August Wilson’s American Century: Life as Art, the historian unpacks the complex relationship between the playwright and his native Pittsburgh. more
In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories from the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving CrisisBy Laura Mauldin (Ecco)
These harrowing profiles of American couples in which one partner is forced to become full-time caretaker to the other are a searing indictment of for-profit healthcare. They’re also touching and romantic in sometimes terrible ways (like severely ill partners who give their partner consent to have affairs as a means of emotional escape from the drudgery of round-the-clock caregiving). It’s a look at love pushed to the brink and then some. —Dana Snitzky, history and current affairs reviews editor
You & Me and You & Me and You & MeBy Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees (Putnam)
Listening to old romantic mixtapes is the key to time travel in this cleverly plotted speculative romance. A married couple, hoping to mend the cracks in their relationship, repeatedly go back in time to make minor adjustments to their early days together—often with unintended consequences. It's a charming, funny, and emotional ode to the transportive power of music and the effort it takes to make relationships work. —Phoebe Cramer, SFF, horror, and romance reviews editor
By Dorothy Roberts (One Signal)
Roberts folds together autobiography and cultural history in this thorny, fascinating memoir about—among other things—her parents' marriage, her father's extensive interviews with interracial couples throughout the 20th century, and her own attempts to continue that work. The results are eye-opening and characterized by restless curiosity. —Conner Reed, mystery and memoir reviews editor
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Heated Rivalry: Now Streaming on Crave and HBO Max (First Time Trade)
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The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon
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Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse!
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