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Finish up your shopping with a few clicks — three upcoming books by local authors you can pre-order now and wrap as IOUs.
As you tiptoe around the house trying to figure out how to (discreetly) print out the gift cards you need to buy as last-minute gifts (you’re not alone), here’s an idea.
Three of Saratoga’s most well-known authors have books coming out in early 2026. Pre-order now and double the gifting fun (they get to unwrap a festive IOU on Christmas, and be surprised by a book later). These three novels (that come out between Jan. 6 and April 26) are making a huge splash. Here’s how to get in on the holiday-worthy hoopla.
The Circuitry We Share, by Molly Dunn
Pre-order for the Jan. 6 release. (Pre-ordered books from Northshire will arrive signed by the author — personalized, if requested.)
Launch event: Northshire, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
Local connect: Dunn’s debut novel was written over five years, while living in Saratoga. Marcella Hammer is mentioned in the acknowledgments for running the Palette book club, which Dunn says was “foundational” for her.
Synopsis: Psychological thriller that follows four hyper-empathic women who discover they’ve all fallen for the same enigmatic Silicon Valley filmmaker. As they begin to unravel his duplicity, they uncover a web of deception that stretches far beyond romantic betrayal — and into the darkest corners of the tech world.
Fun fact: “While The Circuitry We Share is intended to be read sequentially from front to back,” Dunn says, “the novel also has a ‘choose your own adventure’ option, as it is told from different points of view of the four main characters. Readers can pick a character of their liking and read where the story takes them with just those chapters. Then read other characters’ chapters and see how their storylines intersect.
“This is great for book clubs, those looking to bend their minds while reading on their own, or folks just short on time — creating even more intrigue.”
Trad Wife: A Novel, by Saratoga Schaefer
Pre-order now for the Feb. 10 release. (Pre-ordered books from Northshire will arrive signed by the author — personalized, if requested.)
Local connect: Schaefer is named after — and currently resides in — Saratoga Springs.
Synopsis: A “traditional wife” influencer allows a demonic creature to impregnate her in this unnerving horror novel from the author of Serial Killer Support Group — Every #tradwife needs a baby. She’ll get one at any cost.
Fun fact: Schaefer is from Brooklyn but her mom has always loved Saratoga. “My mom has been coming up to this area since she was a kid,” Schaefer dishes on the podcast Destination Saratoga. “And when she met my dad, she brought him to the area and he fell in love with it. Then she kind of suggested naming their firstborn Saratoga as a joke and he took it very seriously. And now here I am.”
A Murder Most Camp, by Nicolas DiDomizio
Pre-order now for April 26 release. (Pre-ordered books from Northshire will arrive signed by the author — personalized, if requested.)
Launch event: Northshire, April 28
Local connect: DiDomizio lives in Saratoga with his fiancé; their relationship loosely inspired the author’s last book, Nearlywed.
Synopsis: “It’s a zany mystery-romcom about a 30-year-old nepo baby,” DiDomizio says, “who’s forced to volunteer at a summer camp to earn his inheritance, where he stumbles into an unsolved murder case.” — Rustic cabins. Lakefront bonfires. A painfully hot lifeguard. And a murder? Summer has never been this camp.
Fun fact: This book already has fans in high places: People magazine splashed across a recent headline, “Cher Horowitz would love A Murder Most Camp!” and did an exclusive reveal.