12 novels and nonfiction books to read and add to your TBR for spring Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register Mar 18, 2026 10 hrs ago 0 1 of 8 "Brawler: Stories," by Lauren Groff. (Penguin Publishing Group/TNS) Penguin Publishing Group/Penguin Publishing Group/TNS "Go Gentle," by Maria Semple. (Penguin Publishing Group/TNS) Penguin Publishing Group/Penguin Publishing Group/TNS "The Palm House," by Gwendoline Riley. (New York Review Books/TNS) New York Review Books/New York Review Books/TNS "London Falling," by Patrick Radden Keefe. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/TNS) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/TNS "The Left and the Lucky: A Novel," by Willy Vlautin. (HarperCollins/TNS) HarperCollins/HarperCollins/TNS "Kin," by Tayari Jones. (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/TNS) Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/TNS "Son of Nobody: A Novel," by Yann Martel. (Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc./TNS) Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc./Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc./TNS "A Suit or a Suitcase: Poems," by Maggie Smith. (Washington Square Press/TNS) Washington Square Press/Washington Square Press/TNS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erik Pedersen, The Orange County Register These are challenging times by any metric, but here’s something that’s also true: 2026 is shaping up to be a great year for books.kAm$@>6 @7 @FC >@DE E2=6?E65 HC:E6CD 2C6 56=:G6C:?8 ?@G6=D[ ?@?7:4E:@? 2?5 A@6ECJ :? E96 4@>:?8 >@?E9D] x7 J@F H2?E E@ =@D6 J@FCD6=7 :? 2 8@@5 3@@< @C ;FDE E2<6 2 3C62< 7C@> H92E6G6C :E :D J@F ?665 2 3C62< 7C@>[ C6DE 62DJ <?@H:?8 E92E E96C6 :D 2 DE6==2C =:?6FA @7 E:E=6D 4@>:?8 E@ J@FC =@42= :?56A6?56?E 3@@<DE@C6]k^AmkAm$@[ 96C6 2C6 `a 3@@<D E@ AFE @? 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