A collage of ten various book covers is arranged against a background divided horizontally into cream and olive green. The covers for New Skin and Babylon, South Dakota are the largest and most prominent in the center. Other visible titles include John of John, Prestige Drama, All Them Dogs, and Glyph. The covers vary in style, featuring abstract graphics, landscape photography, and illustrated portraits.
A collage of ten various book covers is arranged against a background divided horizontally into cream and olive green. The covers for New Skin and Babylon, South Dakota are the largest and most prominent in the center. Other visible titles include John of John, Prestige Drama, All Them Dogs, and Glyph. The covers vary in style, featuring abstract graphics, landscape photography, and illustrated portraits.

Two Novels Take on the Post-American Dream

Plus, more international fiction releases in May.

Books
Chloe Hadavas, Allison Meakem
The shells of midrise residential buildings covered in scaffolding rise up against a clear blue sky. In the foreground are colorful tents and booths of vendors lining a street, where cars and vans pass by.
The shells of midrise residential buildings covered in scaffolding rise up against a clear blue sky. In the foreground are colorful tents and booths of vendors lining a street, where cars and vans pass by.

Can Africa Follow Asia’s Development Model?

An economics writer known for his work on Asia turns his eye toward the fastest-growing continent.

Review
Howard W. French
An illustration shows three people in a small wooden boat on a turbulent sea, facing a massive whale that is partially transparent, revealing its skeleton. One person in the boat holds an oar, another holds a harpoon, and a third watches the whale with a hand on their head.
An illustration shows three people in a small wooden boat on a turbulent sea, facing a massive whale that is partially transparent, revealing its skeleton. One person in the boat holds an oar, another holds a harpoon, and a third watches the whale with a hand on their head.

Decolonizing ‘Moby-Dick’

Literature’s obsessive quest for anti-canonical adaptations pursues the white whale at its peril. This article has an audio recording

Review
Rhoda Feng
An up-close portion of the Riverwalk apartment building is pictured as gray clouds loom to the left.
An up-close portion of the Riverwalk apartment building is pictured as gray clouds loom to the left.

Did London’s Dirty Money Really Kill a Teenage Fantasist?

Patrick Radden Keefe’s “London Falling” is a mystery that turns into a tragedy. This article has an audio recording

Review
James Palmer
A camera on a smartphone shows a piece of chicken and waffle on a plate.
A camera on a smartphone shows a piece of chicken and waffle on a plate.

The Fight Over the Future of Meat

The United States lost the EV race to China. Food could be next. This article has an audio recording

Excerpt
Bruce Friedrich
A map of Turkey in Asia with an orange line outlining imagined borders of the Ottoman Empire.
A map of Turkey in Asia with an orange line outlining imagined borders of the Ottoman Empire.

What if the Ottomans Survived?

Recent scholarship shows the promise—and limits—of a historical path not taken. This article has an audio recording

Review
Nick Danforth
A man looks out over the Volga River during a storm in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
A man looks out over the Volga River during a storm in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Russia’s River of Consciousness

An undercover journalist travels the Volga to catch a glimpse of life under Putin. This article has an audio recording

Review
Eli Wizevich
A collage of various book covers of different sizes and colors arranged against a split background of light blue and off-white. The covers for "The Monuments of Paris" and "Small Boat" are featured prominently in the center. Other visible titles include "Honey in the Wound," "Lázár," "The Scoop," and "Midnight at the War."
A collage of various book covers of different sizes and colors arranged against a split background of light blue and off-white. The covers for "The Monuments of Paris" and "Small Boat" are featured prominently in the center. Other visible titles include "Honey in the Wound," "Lázár," "The Scoop," and "Midnight at the War."

Two Takes on Modern France

Plus, more international fiction releases in April.

Books
Chloe Hadavas, Allison Meakem
A photo illustration shows fractured colored shard revealing images of nation states in decline: an upside down U.S. Capitol building, the EU building in Brussels, broken columns, part of Donald Trump's head, explosions in the Middle East, and a tank in Ukraine.
A photo illustration shows fractured colored shard revealing images of nation states in decline: an upside down U.S. Capitol building, the EU building in Brussels, broken columns, part of Donald Trump's head, explosions in the Middle East, and a tank in Ukraine.

After the Nation-State

A slew of new doomsaying books miss what’s coming round the bend.

Essay
Michael Hirsh
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01-Foreign-Policy-Magazine-Fiction-Books-March-2026

Two Books About the Pull of Home

Plus, more international fiction releases in March.

Books
Chloe Hadavas, Allison Meakem
A man carrying a folded British flag next to two people removing a British flag from a flagpole.
A man carrying a folded British flag next to two people removing a British flag from a flagpole.

Nigel Farage Isn’t So Unlikely

Retracing the road to Brexit, a new book reveals the deep roots of British Euroskepticism. This article has an audio recording

Review
Jamie Maxwell
A person is seen through a wall of photographs of prisoners at a former KGB prison.
A person is seen through a wall of photographs of prisoners at a former KGB prison.

Shadow Boxing With the Kremlin

A CIA veteran depicts Moscow’s espionage arsenal. What is the West going to do about it? This article has an audio recording

Review
Edward Lucas
The covers of five books on Iran.
The covers of five books on Iran.

The 5 Best Books for Understanding Iran Today

Reads that shed light on the origins of today’s conflict—and Tehran’s possible future.

Books
FP Staff, FP Contributors
A woman in a headscarf walks amid a crowd of people.
A woman in a headscarf walks amid a crowd of people.

When Counting Comes at a Cost

In India, a new caste census risks making prejudice permanent. This article has an audio recording

Review
Angela Saini
Men in military uniforms are shown close-up and appear to be shouting.
Men in military uniforms are shown close-up and appear to be shouting.

But Seriously, What if Russia Wins?

What a popular new work of speculative political science gets right about Russia, Ukraine, and NATO.

Review
Sam Skove
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