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This month, EW is offering an exclusive look inside the fall’s buzziest legal thriller. ** What the hell had I just done? I rushed off the elevator onto the 18th floor, inside the Legal Department. My body buzzed like someone had slapped me, leaving the sting to rumble underneath my skin. My thoughts were on fire. This was Chillicothe all over again. And I did what I always did. My earliest memory is of running....

Below, read the second excerpt. When pressed about her parents Julia would turn down her lips and drop her head. It was so long ago, she would murmur. It was all so unclear. Though Julia did remember her parents, recalled their details very well, actually. He then moved on to vodka. Seeing Julia, her mother had startled but continued to walk toward the house. And then, at the last minute, she returned to the tree and loosened the knots....

Below, read the final excerpt. He’d lived here a year already. Leo asked, sounding surprised, though in reality he’d been expecting such news. I know you’ve wanted to give her room" “To maximize her outcome,” Leo interrupted. “For the bureau.” “Yes, yes, for the bureau. I know you’ve always looked after our interests. But now that MINERVA is already so senior . what did they call her on that show, the wunderkind?...

Get an exclusive preview of The Only Living Girl on Earth by Charles Yu. Charles Yudoes meta better than anyone. His newest work of fiction follows in his highly creative footsteps. Credit: Tina Chiou; Scribd Originals But, like, with humor. (This is aCharles Yu pieceafter all). JANE ON MONDAYS, her mom always calls her from the moon. Get to work okay? Sorry to say this. Thats nice, Jane. Thats a nice reaction to your mother caring about you....

Here, read an exclusive excerpt fromThe Devil May Dance(out now). “These places give me the heebie-jeebies,” Sinatra said, looking around the graveyard. “What about you, Charlie?” “Sure,” Charlie said. “I mean, who likes graveyards?” “Graverobbers,” said Peter Lawford. A young woman laughed. Her friend, who was a model or actress of some kind, rolled her eyes. They’d joined up somewhere along the way. “How about maggots?” added Dean Martin in his rich baritone, promptingEwws from the ladies....

InRule of Wolves, the creator of the Grishaverse brings back her beloved characters for another explosive tome. No rage showed on her face. No blood rushed to her smooth cheeks. She was a queen and conducted herself accordinglyback erect, body poised, expression composed. The wedding would take place one month from now. Plenty of time to make the journey over land or in the new luxury airship her engineers had constructed....

Wanda M. Morris is using her insider knowledge to shake up the genre. Wanda M. Morris' debut novel was 13 years in the making. She began the first draft ofAll Her Little Secretsin 2008 while working, and rising, in corporate law. But Morris hopes her character’s (and her own) resilience shines through. Stay tuned in the following weeks to read more ofAll Her Little Secrets. But we were the only ones waiting for the 7:15 bus headed north....

The Sheep Meadow at twilight: silvery light, wet leaves on the grass. Olive paused for a moment to orient herself, then walked toward the ancient double silhouette of the Dakota. Hundred-story towers rose up behind it. Credit: Simon and Schuster Did Olive wish she could live on Earth? She vacillated on the question. Colony Two was soothing in its symmetry and its order. Sometimes order can be relentless. This was in Red Deer, four days into the tour....

Ali’s next YA sensation,Misfit in Love. Below, read an excerpt from the first chapter. ** Im in the water. Credit: Simon and Schuster Im buoyed, but secret smile its not only because of the burkini. Nuahs coming tomorrow for the entire weekend. And I have a plan. well, I guess, that we can be a thing? Which means there are rules but the rules will still lead to us being together....

Here, an excerpt about Sasha. My cousin Sasha had lived in the desert for twenty years before I discovered she had become an artist. The picture showed dozens of hot-air balloons suspended above rambling, colorful sculptures stretched out across the California desert. According to the article, Sasha made these forms out of discarded plastic. How did I know?Because right before she married Drew, in 2008, she started returning things. My dad got a Bic pen, the kind they sold in bags of twenty at Staples....

What doThe SandmanandLocke & Keyhave in common? EW has an exclusive preview of the first four pages of issue #1. EW first broke the news ofLocke & Keycoming together withThe Sandmanlast August. Gabriel Rodríguez for IDW Mary’s brother Jack has been dead for 10 years, but he still sends letters home from Hell. The Sandman was created byNeil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg. “Neil Gaiman’s stories taught Gabriel and me how to tell ours....

The collected edition of colorful fight comic is on sale now. As an exclusive preview, you’re free to read the first issue here for free in full. The spread of coronavirus is making 2020 a weird time for everyone, not least comic book readers. Credit: Fico Ossio for Dark Horse Created by writer Aubrey Sitterson and artist Fico Ossio,No One Left to Fightrevolves around the character Vale. “The final fight was definitely the most fun part of this first series....

The late author spoke to his publisher about his next novel before his death. How did the initial idea forThe Son of Mr. Sulemancome to you? I’m talking over a few years here. Credit: Joseph Jones; Penguin First came the idea for the funeral scene. I have no idea where that… yes I do. The inspiration for that one scene. Eric Jerome Dickey at the 5th Anniversary of the African American Literary Award Show in 2009....