Fall is bringing fantasy (and romantasy), literary fiction, politics and Taylor-ed book offerings

NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Sanderson, whose epic “Wind and Truth” is a highlight of the upcoming publishing season, sees nothing wrong with the idea of “escapism.”

“It's just the ability to go to another world and relate to other people's problems, problems that aren't our problems. It's a really valuable tool in our lives,” the fantasy novelist told The Associated Press during a recent telephone interview. Sanderson's fans have waited four years for “Wind and Truth,” the 1,300-page fifth volume in his “Stormlight Archive” fantasy series.

He acknowledges, with mixed feelings, that some will take relatively little time to finish it.

“They will absolutely read it in two days, which feels both gratifying and a little horrifying,” he says. “You put your heart and soul into something for so long, knowing that fans are going to be done in a couple of days and say, ‘When’s the next one?'”

The presidential election is expected to dominate headlines this fall, but booksellers look to Sanderson and others to sustain the wave of fantasy and the hybrid romantasy novels that have been selling strongly over the past few years. “Wind and Truth” is among numerous anticipated works that include Jeff VanderMeer's “Absolution,” Alan Moore's “The Great When,” Cecy Robson’s “Bloodguard” and Kerri Maniscalco’s “Throne of Secrets,” the second installment of her “Prince of Sin” series.

According to Circana, which tracks around 85% of the retail market, fantasy sales have been growing for the past five years and since last summer have jumped by nearly 75%, driven in part by the million-selling romantasy authors Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros.

“The fantasy subject is the top growth segment of the total U.S. print book market," says Circana analyst Brenna Conner, who cites the reader-driven sales of #BookTok as a strong factor. "I also believe escapism is a component as more readers seek out stories with elements of escapism to counter daily stress and fatigue of the news cycle."

At Barnes & Noble, senior director of books Shannon DeVito notes that fantasy has expanded and diversified, blending horror and romance and mystery. She cites Maas and Yarros, and such upcoming releases as Frances White's gay-themed “Voyage of the Damned,” John Gwynn's Norse-inspired “The Fury of the Gods” and Ann Liang's mythical “A Song to Drown Rivers."

“It's event-proof,” DeVito says of fantasy and its offshoots. “It doesn't depend on news of the day.”

President Joe Biden's decision not to seek reelection may have little effect on the fantasy market, but it upended the fall campaign and left a void in the publishing schedule: No one had time to work up in-depth books on the Democrats' new nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. The best chance for revelations likely comes from Bob Woodward's “War," which centers on Biden's handling of the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, but also promises insights on Harris and the presidential race.

Publishers of anti-Biden books are proceeding with scheduled fall releases, including former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani ’s “The Biden Crime Family." Harris' Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, has a book of photos and anecdotes coming, “Save America," which on its cover has the AP's image of him bloodied and raising his fist after the assassination attempt in July. His wife, former first lady Melania Trump, is releasing the memoir “Melania.” Donald Trump's estranged niece and bestselling author, Mary Trump, returns with more family (horror) stories in “Who Could Ever Love You."

H.R. McMaster, who served briefly as national security adviser during the Trump administration, has written “At War With Ourselves.” Onetime Trump opponent Hillary Clinton reflects on marriage, faith and politics in the essay collection “Something Lost, Something Gained.” Project 2025 architect Kevin Roberts' “Dawn's Early Light,” for which GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance wrote the foreword, has been postponed until just after the election amid Republican efforts to distance themselves from the controversial blueprint for a second Trump term. But pre-election readers can consider recommendations from Joel B. Pollak's “The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 50 Days,” with a foreword from Trump ally Steve Bannon.

Sally Rooney’s “Intermezzo” is a story of grief and sibling rivalry from the author known for the best sellers “Normal People” and “Conversations With Friends.” Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk 's “The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story” is the Polish's author variation of the Thomas Mann classic “The Magic Mountain.” Nobelist Annie Ernaux of France combines memoir and images in “The Use of Photography" and perennial Nobel candidate Haruki Murakami expands on an early short story for “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” which his Japanese publisher is calling “soul-stirring, 100% pure Murakami world.”

Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Powers ’ “Playground” touches upon everything from climate change to artificial intelligence, while another Pulitzer winner, Louise Erdrich, sets “The Mighty Red” on a North Dakota beet farm during the economic crash of 2008. In “Tell Me Everything,” Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Strout returns to fictional Crosby, Maine, and such friends from “Olive Kitteridge" and ”Olive, Again" as the elderly title character and the scribe Lucy Barton.

“I never intended to write about them again. I think I keep bringing them back because they are so very well known to me,” Strout says. “They feel almost as real as actual people. I know they're not real people, but they feel like real people.”

John Edgar Wideman blends fiction, history and memoir in “Slaveroad,” and Rebecca Godfrey's “Peggy” is a fictional take on the heiress-art collector Peggy Guggenheim that was completed by Leslie Jamison after Godfrey's death in 2022. New fiction is also coming from Richard Price, Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Kate Atkinson, Janet Evanovich, Rachel Kushner, Richard Osman, Tova Reich, Paula Hawkins, Jami Attenberg and Rumaan Alam.

Margaret Atwood began her career as a poet and her verse is collected in “Paper Boat: New and Selected Poems: 1961-2023," while “Blues in Stereo” features early work from the late Langston Hughes. Prize winners Paul Muldoon, Kimiko Hahn and Matthew Zapruder all have collections coming out, along with new books from Billy Collins, Ben Okri, Frank X Walker and E. Hughes.

“Dear Yusef” is a tribute to the celebrated poet Yusef Komunyakaa that includes contributions from Terrance Hayes, Major Jackson and Sharon Olds. “Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology” compiles verse from the 17th century to the present.

Like all pop culture phenomena, from the Beatles to “Star Wars,” Taylor Swift 's appeal isn't confined to a single art form. Her songs and her life have inspired young adult novels, children's books and biographies and the wave continues.

Katie Cotugno's “Heavy Hitter” is an athlete/pop star romance based in part on Swift and NFL great Travis Kelce, while “The 13 Days of Swiftness” is a picture story for holiday shoppers who can chant such lines as “12 strings for strumming” and “11 bracelets beaded.”

The anthology “Poems for Tortured Souls” includes verse from Emily Dickinson, Edna St. Vincent Millay and other alleged kindred souls of Swift's. Biographies/critical studies include the picture book “Taylor Swift: Wildest Dreams,” by Erica Wainer and Joanie Stone, and Rolling Stone writer Rob Sheffield's “Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music.”

Lisa Marie Presley's “From Here to the Great Unknown” was nearly done before she died in 2023 and was completed by daughter Riley Keough. In “Didion and Babitz,” Lili Anolik draws upon newly discovered letters as she contrasts the California bards Joan Didion and Eve Babitz, who died within days of each other in 2021 and whose lives, Anolik documents, were more entwined than previously known.

Celebrity books also will include Cher's “The Memoir, Part One,”Al Pacino 's “Sonny Boy,” Josh Brolin's “From Under the Truck,” Kelly Bishop's “The Third Gilmore Girl” and Connie Chung's ”Connie." Pedro Almodóvar shares stories-allegories-musings in “The Last Dream” and Neneh Cherry looks back on her life and music in “A Thousand Threads.”

“Patriot” is a posthumous memoir from imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has written “Lovely One: A Memoir,” Malcolm Gladwell returns to famous territory in “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” and Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the power of stories, and misinformation, in “The Message.”

Numerous books draw upon racism in U.S. history and those who fought against it. David Greenberg's “John Lewis” is a biography of the late civil rights activist and congressman, while Wright Thompson's “The Barn" promises new information on the murder of Emmett Till. Russell Cobb's “Ghosts of Crook County,” like David Grann's “Killers of the Flower Moon,” tells of a white oil man in Oklahoma who seeks to steal Native property. In “The Black Utopians,” Aaron Robertson tracks a century of planned communities and asks, “What does utopia look like in black?”

This story has corrected “The Black Utopians” author’s name from Aaron Robinson to Aaron Robertson.

This cover image released by Tor Books shows "Wind and Truth" by Brandon Sanderson. (Tor Books via AP)

This cover image released by Mariner Books shows "The Blue Hour" by Paula Hawkins. (Mariner Books via AP)

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "John Lewis: A Life" by David Greenberg. (Simon & Schuster via AP)

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love and Liberty" by Hillary Rodham Clinton. The book will be released Sept. 17. (Simon & Schuster via AP)

This cover image released by Harper shows "At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House" by H.R. McMaster. (Harper via AP)

This book cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows "Throne of Secrets" by Kerri Maniscalo. (Little, Brown and Co. via AP)

This cover image released by Bloom Books shows "The Striker" by Ana Huang. (Bloom Books via AP)

This cover image released by Penguin Press shows "Sonny Boy" by Al Pacino. (Penguin Press via AP)

This cover image released by Little, Brown for Young Readers shows "The 13 Days of Swiftness" by Tiffany Garland, with art by Brooke O'Neill. (Little Brown for Young Readers via AP)

This cover image released by Dey Street Books shows "Cher: The Memoir, Part One," releasing on Nov. 19. (Dey Street Books via AP)

This cover image released by Random House shows "From Here to the Great Unknown" by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough. (Random House via AP)

This cover image released by Harper shows "From Under the Truck" by Josh Brolin. (Harper via AP)

This cover image released by Clarion Books shows "Taylor Swift: Wildest Dreams" by Erica Wainer, with illustrations by Joanie Stone. (Clarion Books via AP)

This cover image released by St. Martin's Griffin shows "Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras" by Sarah Chapelle. (St. Martin's Griffin via AP)

This cover image released by Gallery Books shows "The Third Gilmore Girl" by Kelly Bishop. (Gallery Books via AP)

This cover image released by Random House shows "Lovely One" by Ketanji Brown Jackson. (Random House via AP)

This cover image released by HarperVia shows "The Last Dream" by Pedro Almodovar. (HarperVia via AP)

This image released by Bloomsbury shows "The Great When" by Alan Moore. (Bloomsbury via AP)

This cover image released by St. Martin's Press shows "A Song to Drown Rivers" by Ann Liang. (St. Martin's Press via AP)

This book cover image released by Skyhorse Publishing shows "Melania" a memoir by Melania Trump. (Skyhorse Publishing via AP)

This cover image released by Penguin shows "The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi" by Wright Thompson. (Penguin via AP)

This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co.shows "Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering" by Malcolm Gladwell. (Little, Brown and Co. via AP)

This cover image released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux shows "Intermezzo" by Sally Rooney. (FSG via AP)

This cover image released by Knopf shows "Patriot" a memoir by Alexei Navalny. (Knopf via AP)

This cover image released by Random House shows "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout. (Random House via AP)

This cover image released by One World shows "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. (One World via AP)

This cover image released by Scribner shows "Slaveroad" by John Edgar Wideman. (Scribner via AP)

This cover image released by Scribner shows "Didion & Babitz" by Lili Anolik. (Scribner via AP)

This cover image released by MCD/FSG shows "Absolution" by Jeff VanderMeer. (MCD/FSG via AP)

This cover image released by Harper shows "The Mighty Red" by Louise Erdrich. (Harper via AP)

This book cover image released by Beacon Press shows "Ghosts of Crook County: An Oil Fortune, a Phantom Child, and the Fight for Indigenous Land" by Russell Cobb. (Beacon Press via AP)

This cover image released by Simon & Schuster shows "War" by Bob Woodward. (Simon & Schuster via AP)

This cover image released by Dey Street shows "Heartbreak is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music" by Rob Sheffield. (Dey Street via AP)

This combination photo shows cover art for upcoming books, top row from left, "My Last Dream" by Pedro Almodovar, "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, "Revenge of the Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell, "John Lewsis: A Life" by David Greenberg, and "The Blue Hour" by Paula Hawkins. Bottom row from left, "Patriot" by Alexei Navalny, "Intermesso" by Sally Roomey, "Tell Me Everything" by Elizabeth Strout, "The Barn" by Wright Thompson, and "Slaveroad" by John Edgar Wideman. (HarperVia, One World, Little Brown, Simon & Schuster, Mariner, Knopf, FSG, Random House, Penguin, Scribner via AP)

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WEEKEND COVERAGE

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IRAN-PROTESTS — On the streets of Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches. Across social media, videos of people filming neighborhood streets or just talking about a normal day in their life, women and girls can be seen walking past with their long hair out over their shoulders, particularly after sunset. This defiance comes despite what United Nations investigators describe as “expanded repressive measures and policies” by Iran’s theocracy to punish them. By Jon Gambrell. SENT: 880 words, photos.

ELECTION 2024-SENATE-DEMOCRATS — Democratic Sens. Jon Tester of Montana and Sherrod Brown of Ohio are trying to capitalize on the momentum Kamala Harris’ emergence as the party’s nominee for president has injected into key voting blocs. But in states that Donald Trump is expected to win, they must do so without alienating moderate voters. By Matthew Brown and Julie Carr Smyth. SENT: 1,200 words, photos. WITH: ELECTION-2024-HARRIS — Harris says one difference between her and President Joe Biden is that she offers a “new generation of leadership.” SENT: 590 words, photos.

PANDEMIC AID-GOVERNMENTS — Time is running out for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds. The American Rescue Plan passed by Congress in 2021 provided $350 billion to states, counties, cities and other governments. They must obligate the money for specific purposes by the end of this year or return the rest. U.S. Treasury Department data shows 80% of the funds nationally were allocated as of this spring. An Associated Press analysis found about 3,500 local governments reported obligating less than 25% of their funds. By David A. Lieb. SENT: 1,150 words, photo.

GOOGLE-ANTITRUST — An ongoing trial in Virginia may determine whether Google holds an illegal monopoly on the technology used to buy and sell certain types of web advertising. The auctions over ad impressions occur in milliseconds and are designed to match an advertiser’s product or service with interested consumers. The Justice Department contends Google rigged the bidding to favor its own products. Google says it no longer auctions space in the ways alleged. By Matthew Barakat. SENT: 980 words, photos.

HAWAII WILDFIRE REPORT-VICTIMS — A new report shows that more than 60% of the 102 people who died in last year’s Lahaina wildfire tried to flee the flames. The Fire Safety Research Institute report for the Hawaii attorney general’s office released Friday includes details of victims’ attempts to survive and highlights how Lahaina’s already-deteriorating infrastructure complicated evacuation efforts. By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Claudia Lauer. SENT: 780 words, photos.

BRITAIN-PRINCE-HARRY-TURNING-40 — Prince Harry was always something different. From the moment he first appeared in public, snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the hospital where he was born in 1984, Harry was the ginger-haired scamp who stuck his tongue out at photographers. He was the boisterous adolescent who was roundly criticized for wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party. And, later, he was a young man who gave up the trappings of royal life and moved to Southern California with his American wife. By Danica Kirka. SENT: 1,060, photos.

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BELARUS-LOSING IDENTITY — Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor. Perhaps the biggest sign is the decline of the Belarusian language, which is close to, but distinct from, Russian. Belarusian cultural figures are being persecuted and hundreds of institutions are being closed. Experts say Moscow is seeking to implement in Belarus what the Kremlin intended to do in neighboring Ukraine. By Yuras Karmanau. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

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RUSSIA-UK — Russia accused six British diplomats of spying and said it decided to expel them. The U.K. said the “completely baseless” move came weeks ago and was linked to its action in May to revoke the credentials of an attaché at the Russian Embassy and limit Moscow’s diplomatic activities in London. SENT: 770 words, photos, video. WITH: RUSSIA-UK-EXPULSIONS-TIMELINE — The six are a small number in the history of Moscow-London acts of expulsion over the past decades. SENT: 410 words, photo.

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KENYA-CULT-DEATHS — In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, more than 430 bodies have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest in Kenya. Seventeen months later, many in the area are still shaken by what happened despite repeated warnings about the church’s leader. SENT: 1,330 words, photos. WITH: KENYA-CULT-DEATHS-TAKEAWAYS — Takeaways from AP’s report updating the cult massacre that claimed hundreds of lives in Kenya. SENT: 680 words, photo.

MEXICO-CHALCO-FLOODS — Sewage-infused floodwaters have invaded streets, homes and businesses in Chalco, a low-income suburb southeast of Mexico City, for over a month. According to the Government of Chalco, more than 2,000 homes and over 7,000 residents have been affected and the water was as deep as 5 feet in some areas. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, video.

GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING-FUNERALS — A teenage student and a math teacher will be remembered at funerals set to take place Saturday, 10 days after they were killed in a mass shooting at a Georgia high school. SENT: 730 words, photos.

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GRAY WOLVES-ENDANGERED — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. SENT: 750 words, photo.

ARIZONA-ABORTION BAN REPEAL-EXPLAINER — A repeal of Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions, approved by state lawmakers and signed by the Democratic governor, takes effect on Saturday. SENT: 730 words, photos.

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TROPICAL-WEATHER — Residents of the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans are among the thousands in the city who remain without power after Hurricane Francine passed through. The city’s utility provider, Entergy, sent out notifications Friday informing some people their power had been “restored” even though they still had no electricity. SENT: 920 words, photos, video, audio.

WILDFIRES — Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles were gaining ground Friday against the blazes. SENT: 810 words, photos, video, audio.

US-OREGON-NON-CITIZENS-VOTER-REGISTRATION — Oregon officials acknowledged the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021. A spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Transportation described it as a “data entry issue” when people applied for driver’s licenses. Of those, two voted in elections since 2021. SENT: 310 words, photo.

SUPREME-COURT-YOUTH-CLIMATE-LAWSUIT — Young climate activists in Oregon have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their long-running lawsuit against the federal government in which they argued they have a constitutional right to a climate that sustains life. SENT: 300 words, photo.

COLORADO-SUPERMARKET-SHOOTING — A psychologist who evaluated a mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket says the gunman heard “killing voices” right before opening fire. SENT: 390 words, photo.

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TROPICAL-WEATHER-MEXICO — Tropical Storm Ileana forced residents and tourists in Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos to stay inside as rain pounded the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Ileana moved Saturday northward over the southern Gulf of California. SENT: 470 words.

CHINA-ECONOMY — China’s economy softened in August, extending a slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand. SENT: 300 words, photo.

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WALGREENS-LAWSUITS SETTLED — Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. SENT: 230 words, photo.

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BE WELL-PETS-DOG WALKING INJURIES — Researchers have found dog walking-related injuries have been on the rise among adults and children in the U.S. Fractures, sprains and head trauma are among the most common. Staying safe when walking a leashed dog takes diligence, focus and precautions. SENT: 900 words, photos.

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MUSIC-LIL-WAYNE-SUPER-BOWL-SNUB — Lil Wayne opened up for the first time about his devastation after not being selected as the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headline performer in his hometown of New Orleans. SENT: 290 words, photo.

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AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ELITE-PREVIEW — The first edition of the AFC Champions League Elite begins Monday with stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Riyad Mahrez striving to lead their Saudi Arabian clubs to continental success. Saudi Pro League clubs have spent over $1 billion on transfers to bring top-level players from the big European leagues. SENT: 480 words, photos.

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