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The publication we keep in stacks around our homes to let everyone know how smart we are has announced its list of the best books of the year, so far. The list compiles 2026 books recommended by The New Yorker editors and critics . It’s quite long and includes some buzzy titles like John of John by Douglas Stuart, Kin by Tayari Jones, London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe, and Famesick by Lena Dunham, but also, as you might expect, some under the radar and indie reads.…