Fussy’s favorites: Week of September 13, 2020

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our reader blog this week.

Hot recent releases 

• Surprise bestsellers: Eels and misandry

• Subpoenas issued in connection with Bolton book

• J.K. Rowling: I based my new villain off two real-life killers

Meet Fussy’s authors 

• Dan Alatorre 

• D.J. Swykert 

• Jean Joachim 

• Sam Cheever 

• Don Rich 

• Tony Faggioli 

• Cheree Alsop 

Hot future releases 

• British author signs a record deal for a debut children's book 

• Volume 1 of Barack Obama's memoir comes out November 17

Award lists 

• The 2020 Booker Prize shortlist is its most diverse ever

• National Book Award longlist: Young People's Literature

• National Book Award longlist: Translated Literature 

• National Book Award longlist: Poetry

• National Book Award longlist: Nonfiction