Sep 23, 2026 · 50 min · 11 segments
Producer and *Kobo in Conversation* co-host Nathan Maharaj enlisted the help of Kobo's Deandra Lalonde to guide readers through this overwhelming fall 2026 season of new books. Here are all the books…
Deandra LalondeGuest
Nathan MaharajHost
First of all, I mentioned this is a big season, but let's start with what your reasonable expectations are for a fall season.
It's when the publishers kind of slate all of their titles they're really excited for, the ones they're thinking are going to have awards, that sort of thing.
And I would say it's been kind of shifting this way where we kind of get these bigger books all year round, but still fall is that peak season.
And usually for a fall season, you know, you have a few authors that you expect that come out in the fall.
And you might get a few extra one, two, three extra that are like, oh, this is a really good season.
How is it different? How how different is this? I've heard this from a few places.
Yeah, I've been saying this all year, and I think fall is just really showcasing this year as a book year.
It's in my, I would say, 15 years of being in the book industry, it's probably the biggest fall I've ever seen, where every single week...
We were trying to think of... what other book could possibly come out that could be like our top book of the year, whatever it might be.
First of all, I mentioned this is a big season, but let's start with what your reasonable expectations are for a fall season.
It's when the publishers kind of slate all of their titles they're really excited for, the ones they're thinking are going to have awards, that sort of thing.
And I would say it's been kind of shifting this way where we kind of get these bigger books all year round, but still fall is that peak season.
And usually for a fall season, you know, you have a few authors that you expect that come out in the fall.
And you might get a few extra one, two, three extra that are like, oh, this is a really good season.
How is it different? How how different is this? I've heard this from a few places.
Yeah, I've been saying this all year, and I think fall is just really showcasing this year as a book year.
It's in my, I would say, 15 years of being in the book industry, it's probably the biggest fall I've ever seen, where every single week...
We were trying to think of... what other book could possibly come out that could be like our top book of the year, whatever it might be.
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