This Week in Publishing - #27 (October 05 - 12, 2026)

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Issue 27 of This Week in Publishing covers October 5–12, 2026, anchored by the Frankfurt Book Fair’s opening week. Inside: keynote highlights from authors including Gisèle Pelicot, Colson Whitehead, and Jill Lepore; the German Book Prize win for Shida Bazyar’s Die Lücken and Philippe Sands’ Peace Prize of the German Book Trade; a full Wednesday program rundown; two waves of new fiction, nonfiction, and children’s releases from October 6 and 9; and the week’s New York Times bestseller lists.

Table of Contents

1. This Week in Publishing — Issue 27p. 2