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09/11/2026

MI5’s worst spies are back on the small screen in the sixth season of the Emmy-winning Apple TV Original Series SLOW HORSES premiering on September 16, 2026.

Want to catch up with Jackson Lamb and spydom’s most lovable f*ck-ups? This season is a jam-packed double feature based on JOE COUNTRY and SLOUGH HOUSE, available now in paperback and ebook wherever you get your books. You can also check out the full Slough House series in order at MickHerronBooks.com.

Happy reading 🐴 💣 📚

09/10/2026

☠️🪡 Little old lady or stone-cold killer? Maud might just be a little of each. Now, for the first time ever, all eleven Elderly Lady stories—plus a brand-new adventure—come together in this perfectly giftable edition featuring bonus recipes and a delightfully dark original cross-stitch pattern.

UP TO NO GOOD (soon to be an original series starring Glenn Close) brings together all of Maud’s darkly funny capers from the cult favorite Swedish crime fiction story collections AN ELDERLY LADY IS UP TO NO GOOD and AN ELDERLY LADY MUST NOT BE CROSSED by Helene Tursten, translated by Marlaine Delargy.

Eighty-eight-year-old Maud has lived long enough to know a little something about the importance of defending her peace. Over the years, she’s managed to carve out a comfortable life for herself. She lives rent-free in the same sizable Gothenburg apartment she grew up in thanks to a hastily negotiated clause in a seventy-year-old contract, and she isn’t about to move, thank you very much!

Maud knows how to take care of her own, namely: herself. When her way of life is threatened, she springs into action to “take care” of the Problem. There have been a lot of Problems, and more than a few graves dug as a result. So far, she has managed to evade detection. After all, who would suspect a little old lady of being up to no good? Only . . . suspicions are growing that Maud may not be quite as toothless as she appears. With detectives circling, will her luck finally run out?

Available October 6, 2026.

09/09/2026

🚨 Barnes & Noble Pre-Order Sale Alert! From now through September 11, Barnes & Noble Booksellers Rewards Members get 25% off of pre-orders and Premium Members will receive an additional 10% off with code PREORDER25. Which of our forthcoming releases do you want to read next? 👀

Pre-order sale excludes signed editions, some restrictions may apply.



09/08/2026

Catch Jasper Fforde on tour at these U.S. bookstores to celebrate the release of DARK READING MATTER, the outrageous and heartfelt conclusion to his bestselling Thursday Next series. Jasper’s U.S. tour will end with Fforde Ffocus, the 2026 North American fan festival, hosted by McIntyre's Books. Tickets for Fforde Ffocus are now available. All other events listed are non-ticketed.

Pre-order your copy and be one of the first to join Thursday on her last adventure. Go to the link in our bio 🔗 or jasperfforde.com to learn more.

09/03/2026

🍂👻 Looking for a creepy book to haunt your fall? Join us for our bloodcurdling annual horror fiction showcase featuring a twisted trio of Hell’s Hundred authors: Leila Siddiqui (THE GLOWING HOURS), David Demchuk (RED X), and Ed Park (THE REPAIRER OF REPUTATIONS) discuss their latest novels (and special re-releases!) and all things horror in this special Halloween edition of The Lineup, led by the moderator of your nightmares, Dennis Mahoney (OUR WINTER MONSTER).

RSVP and join the event live for a chance to win a Mystery To Me gift card!

Register for free now:

Register now for Soho Lineup October: Horror Showcase on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on October 9, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT.

09/02/2026

2 new paperback releases this month 📚✨

📘 HER ONE REGRET by Donna Freitas: Named a best mystery novel of the year by The New York Times, this riveting feminist thriller from the author of THE NINE LIVES OF ROSE NAPOLITANO tackles an unspeakable taboo: regretting motherhood.

📕 THE CAPTIVE by Kit Burgoyne: From a new voice in horror comes a satirical ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ for our conspiratorial present in which anti-capitalist activists unwittingly unleash terrifying demonic forces when they kidnap a pregnant heiress. This horror debut from Ned Beauman, the Man Booker Prize–longlisted author of THE TELEPORTATION ACCIDENT and Clarke Award–winning author of VENOMOUS LUMPSUCKER, is ruthlessly funny, witty, and appalling, a skewering of today’s plutocratic overlords and a brilliant conjuring of our most primeval nightmares.

09/01/2026

2 new mystery releases this month for your TBR list 🍂

🚢 THE NINTH CIRCLE by James Benn: To solve a double murder in Cuba, US Army Captain Billy Boyle will need to build unlikely alliances with Havana’s underworld and British intelligence, including Lieutenant Commander Ian Fleming, whose naval wartime service would later inspire the James Bond novels. This latest installment of James R. Benn’s fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed WWII mystery series marks 20 years since Billy Boyle, an Irish American cop from Boston thrust onto the staff of his “uncle” Ike Eisenhower, took on his first military investigation in the titular series starter published in 2006.

🪾 BACKWATER by James Sallis: This final masterpiece from grandmaster of noir James Sallis (1944–2026) is a breathtaking novel—both a resonant detective procedural and a poignant examination of human nature—that follows a jazz guitarist’s homecoming when an old friend asks him to help investigate a suspicious death.

08/31/2026

This year Soho Press celebrates 40 years of publishing bold and groundbreaking literary voices as an independent publisher.

In honor of our 40th anniversary, we’ve collected 40(ish) books from across all four of our imprints that we think capture the spirit of Soho Press. This isn’t the whole story. Just some of our favorite moments along the way. Browse our list and tell us which are your favorites!

https://books.sohopress.com/sohopress40

Illustrations by Chris Hulsizer

08/28/2026

Soho Press is turning 40! 🎉 Celebrate four decades of independent publishing with a literary evening at Greenlight Bookstore featuring authors Paula Bomer (THE STALKER), Binnie Kirshenbaum (COUNTING BACKWARDS), and Jeanne Thornton (A/S/L) moderated by Soho Press Executive Editor Mark Doten, followed by a w**e reception.

RSVP now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-soho-press-tickets-1994906994522

08/20/2026

Jasper Fforde’s LAST Thursday Next novel, DARK READING MATTER, is on sale this October, and you, Dear Reader, are in for a treat.

Catch Jasper Fforde on tour at these U.S. bookstores and select virtual preview events to celebrate the outrageous and heartfelt conclusion to his bestselling Thursday Next series. Jasper’s U.S. tour will end with Fforde Ffocus, the official 2026 day-long festival for fans of Jasper Fforde, hosted by McIntyre’s Books. Tickets for Fforde Ffocus will be available soon—follow our pages and be the first to know when they go on sale. All other events listed are non-ticketed.

Pre-order your copy of DARK READING MATTER and be one of the first to join Thursday on her last adventure. Learn more at https://books.sohopress.com/dark-reading-matter-events