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Here they are, the books I don’t want you to miss for October 2026!

The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Get smart about the Middle East from 1900 to today.

This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story by Evan Gershkovich
An American journalist is imprisoned in Russia because, well… Putin.

Ordinary Wife: The True Story of America's Forgotten Serial Killerby Gregg Olsen & Morgan Olsen
Lyda Trueblood keeps killing her husbands.

The Widow Van Gogh: Tragedy, Triumph, and the Woman Who Made Vincent van Gogh a Legend by Joan Martelli
Find out why Van Gogh’s had the best sister-in-law ever.

Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld by Andrew Rankin
If you think the Yakuza are just the Japanese mafia, then you need to read this.

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris
Dr. Harold Gillies pioneers healing the disfigured veterans of World War I.

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