Six new books arrive in North Carolina bookstores this month

Local bookstores in Greensboro and across North Carolina will receive six new titles this month. The list includes fiction, non-fiction, and a reissued memoir. Readers can find these books on shelves starting in November 2026.

The lineup features works by established authors and one surprising return from a famous American novelist. The titles cover a range of genres, from literary fiction to historical non-fiction.

Louise Kennedy, a Northern Irish author, will publish her second novel titled Stations. Her debut, Trespasses, focused on religious differences in a relationship. In this new book, the conflict stems from the families of the characters. Kennedy told All Things Considered in 2022 that writing felt strangely liberating for her.

Mary Beth Keane, an American writer, is releasing Whale Harbor. A critic for Fresh Air compared Keane's previous work to Ann Patchett. The new novel tells the story of an Irish father and his sons. The narrative spans several years and continents.

Matt O'Hara, a history professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, is publishing The Flying Death: Poison, Plunder, and the Quest for a Miracle Medicine in the Amazon. The book details the history of curare, a poison used in blowdarts by Amazon tribes. The pursuit of its medicinal properties began in the 1930s and changed pharmacology.

Daisy Johnson, a British writer, will release Long Wave. Her debut novel, Everything Under, made her the youngest Booker Prize finalist at age 27 in 2018. The new book continues her style of spare prose and foreboding atmosphere. It centers on women carrying family bonds.

Tahmima Anam is publishing Uprising. The story is set on a river island in Bangladesh. It follows women who are trapped in prostitution and the children they father. The perspective shifts to the children as a new girl arrives on the island.

Cleo Birdwell is the author of Amazons: An Intimate Memoir by the First Woman Ever to Play in the National Hockey League. The book originally appeared more than four decades ago. It is a comedy about ice hockey. The name Birdwell is a pseudonym for the novelist Don DeLillo. He did not publicly acknowledge the book until 2020. DeLillo approved its republication earlier this year. The new edition includes a preface on a business card with the statement: I don't want to talk about it.