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Gilly Macmillan, author of The Burning Library

On a frigid, windswept day in Scotland’s Western Hebrides, Eleanor Bruton’s body is discovered on the shore. Little did Eleanor’s family know that she was harboring a dark and all-consuming secret --- a scrap of fraying embroidery that seems worthless at first glance. For over a century, two rival organizations of women have gone to deadly lengths to secure the valuable artifact in the hopes of finding the original medieval manuscript from which it was torn. When Dr. Anya Brown garners international attention for her translation of the cryptic Folio 9, she is handpicked by Diana Cornish, a professor and high-ranking member of the Fellowship, to join the exclusive Institute of Manuscript Studies in St. Andrews. Unbeknownst to Anya, she’s been recruited at great personal danger to translate ancient texts that the Fellowship believes critical to their mission.

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Week of October 26, 2026

Paperback releases for the week of October 26th include THE TIN MEN --- the final novel from the legendary Nelson DeMille, coauthored with his son, Alex DeMille --- in which Special Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor plunge into a deadly web of military intrigue, AI technology and robot soldiers as they unravel the shocking murder of a senior scientist; JOYRIDE, which is a magic carpet ride through Susan Orlean’s life and career, where every day is an opportunity for discovery and every moment holds the potential for wonder; THE BURNING LIBRARY by Gilly Macmillan, a thrilling dark academic tale of murder, obsession and ruthless ambition set in remote St. Andrews, Scotland; and DEAD AND ALIVE, in which Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects that have captured her attention in recent years.

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