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Fall books: Novels take the main place in bookstores during the midterm election season.

Fall books: Novels take the main place in bookstores during the midterm election season.

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August 21st, 2026

Fall books: Novels take the main place in bookstores during the midterm election season.

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This fall, there will be a lot of news about the midterm elections.

今年秋天期中选举的新闻会很多

But in bookstores, novels may be what people care about most.

书店里小说可能是大家最关心的

Former President Joe Biden's book 'Promise Me, America' is one of the few political books. These books get attention.

前总统乔·拜登的书《答应我,美国》少数受关注政治书之一。

Circana analyst Kristen McLean says political books are less attractive now.

Circana的分析师克里斯汀·麦克莱恩政治书的吸引力变小了。

She says people seem just tired.

人们好像只是累了

Shannon DeVito from Barnes & Noble says news changes too fast.

巴诺书店香农·德维托新闻变化太快

So, specific political books are hard to get noticed.

所以具体的政治书很难引起注意

Michael Lewis's book The Obstructionist is about Trump's second term.

迈克尔·刘易斯的书《阻挠者》讲的是特朗普的第二个任期

This book may be as popular as the summer bestseller Regime Change.

这本书可能夏天的畅销书《政权更迭》一样受欢迎。

Other political books look back at Biden's time.

其他政治书回顾拜登的时代

These books include Bret McGurk's The Edge and Akbar Shahid Ahmed's study.

这些书包括布雷特·麦格克的《边缘》阿克巴尔·沙希德·艾哈迈德的研究

Bob Woodward's new book Secrets does not talk about today's politics.

鲍勃·伍德沃德的新书《秘密》不谈现在的政治

It looks back at presidents starting with Nixon.

回顾从尼克松开始总统们

DeVito says this book is more about his own life.

德维托说这本书更多他自己的生活

So, it may attract more readers.

所以可能会吸引更多读者

In fiction, Pulitzer winners Barbara Kingsolver and Hernan Diaz have new books.

小说方面普利策奖得主芭芭拉·金索沃埃尔南·迪亚兹都有新书

Kingsolver's 'Partita' tells the story of a music prodigy.

金索沃的《帕蒂塔》一个音乐神童的故事

Diaz's 'Puli' is a dystopian story.

迪亚兹的《普利》一个反乌托邦的故事

Diaz says literature is not a race or a tennis match.

迪亚兹说文学不是赛跑也不是网球比赛

The more good books, the richer the conversation.

好书越多对话就越丰富

Romantic fantasy writers Rebecca Yarros and Sarah J. Maas also have new books.

浪漫奇幻作家丽贝卡·亚罗斯莎拉·J·玛斯也有新书

Maas released the sixth book of 'A Court of Thorns and Roses'.

玛斯发布了《荆棘与玫瑰之庭》的第六卷

Other new novels include The Vim Hotel by Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse.

其他新小说包括诺贝尔奖得主乔恩·福斯《维姆酒店》

There are also books by three Booker Prize finalists.

还有三位布克奖候选人的作品

Rachel Cusk's The Life of M may cause a lot of discussion.

蕾切尔·卡斯特《M的生活》可能会引起很多讨论

Chad Harbach's Bright is a novel many people are waiting for.

查德·哈巴赫《明亮》一本很多人期待小说

Writers like Min Jin Lee and Emily St. John Mandel also have new books.

李敏金艾米丽·圣约翰·曼德尔作家也有新书

Stephen King and the late Peter Straub wrote Beyond These Worlds.

斯蒂芬·金已故的彼得·斯特劳布写了《这些世界之外》

This is the last book in the Talisman series.

这是《护身符》系列最后一部

Three Oscar winners will publish memoirs.

三位奥斯卡奖得主会出版回忆录

Sylvester Stallone wrote 'The Steps'.

西尔维斯特·史泰龙写了《台阶》

Michael Douglas wrote 'The Crazy Journey'.

迈克尔·道格拉斯写了《疯狂的旅程》

Dustin Hoffman wrote 'Look at Me'.

达斯汀·霍夫曼写了《看着我》

Gloria Steinem and Colin Kaepernick also told their lives.

格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆科林·卡佩尼克讲了自己的人生

Old poetry became fresh because Christopher Nolan adapted 'The Odyssey'.

古代诗歌因为克里斯托弗·诺兰改编《奥德赛》变得新鲜

Emily Wilson has a new book, 'Across the Wine-Dark Sea'.

艾米丽·威尔逊新书《穿越酒暗之海》

Joy Harjo was a poet laureate. She shows her sadness about her daughter's death in 'Running in the Clouds'.

前桂冠诗人乔伊·哈乔在《云中奔跑者》中表达了对女儿去世的悲伤

Non-fiction books include "American Villain" by Kai Bird.

非小说类书籍包括凯·伯德合著的《美国恶棍》

This book is about Roy Cohn.

这本书讲的是罗伊·科恩

There are also "Gold Rush" by Nathan Philbrick and "The Phone" by James Gleick.

还有内森·菲尔布里克《淘金热》詹姆斯·格雷克《电话》

Two books look at the fall of democracy in Germany in the 1930s.

两本书看的是1930年代德国民主的垮台

Other books warn about dangers today.

其他书警告当代的危险

Public radio host Celeste Headley's "Daughters of Freedom" looks at race.

公共广播主持人塞莱斯特·黑德利《自由之女》关注种族问题

Pulitzer winner Alan Taylor's "Tower Hill" gives a new view of Nat Turner's revolt.

普利策奖得主艾伦·泰勒《塔山》纳特·特纳的叛乱给出了新的看法

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