Discover 24 captivating new releases this week. Explore a dynamic mix of new books that spark curiosity, stir emotion, and offer something to captivate every reader, including one essential title for anyone leading, participating in, or wishing to start a book club.
Whether you're dreaming of starting your first book club or looking to breathe new life into an existing one, A Club of One’s Own by BookBrowse is your essential book club guide.
You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and descriptions and reviews for all of them in our New This Week section.
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There are too many books published each week for you to read about them all, let alone read them all. So we do the legwork for you, scouring the publishers' catalogs and the pre-publication reviews to pick out what we believe to be among the best and most interesting. You can see them all in our “What’s New” section.
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A Club of One's Own
by BookBrowse
On sale Jul 29 from BookBrowse
Genre: Advice. 111 pages
Members' Rating: 5.0/5
Whether you're dreaming of starting your first book club or looking to breathe new life into an existing one, A Club of One's Own is your essential book club guide.
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Lonely Crowds: A Novel
by Stephanie Wambugu
Debut Author
On sale Jul 29 from Little Brown & Company
Genre: Literary Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Luster meets The Idiot in this riveting debut novel about a volatile friendship between two outsiders who escape their bleak childhoods and enter the glamorous early '90s art world in New York City, where only one of them can make it.
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Angel Down: A Novel
by Daniel Kraus
On sale Jul 29 from Atria Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
The critically acclaimed author of the "crazily enjoyable" (The New York Times) Whalefall returns with an immersive, cinematic novel about five World War I soldiers who stumble upon a fallen angel that could hold the key to ending the war.
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An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories
by Ed Park
On sale Jul 29 from Random House
Genre: Short Stories. 224 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A deadpan, wildly imaginative collection of stories that slices clean through the mundanity and absurdity of modern life, from the author of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize–winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Same Bed Different Dreams.
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Fine Young People
by Anna Bruno
On sale Jul 29 from Algonquin Books
Genre: Thrillers. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A smart, contemporary, page-turning campus novel—Prep meets I Have Some Questions for You—in which a high-school senior investigating the death of a star hockey player at her elite Jesuit school discovers the rot at the heart of the institution, as well as some surprising truths about her own past.
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The Good Liar: A Novel
by Denise Mina
On sale Jul 29 from Mulholland
Genre: Thrillers. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In this provocative mystery from beloved crime writer Denise Mina, new evidence in an old murder case forces one woman to make an impossible choice.
What will it take to tell the truth when your life depends on a lie?
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Bones at the Crossroads: Blood at the Root #2
by LaDarrion Williams
On sale Jul 29 from Labyrinth Road
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 544 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Read the sequel to the explosive, instant New York Times bestseller fantasy debut that People Magazine calls "unforgettable." A Black teenager with magical powers returns to Caiman University only to find new dangers and new secrets.
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Immortal Consequences: The Souls of Blackwood Academy #1
by I. V. Marie
Debut Author
On sale Jul 29 from Delacorte Press
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 512 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Six students at Blackwood Academy, an enigmatic boarding school located at the edge of the afterlife, must compete for the once-in-eternity chance to change their fate—or risk remaining stuck in purgatory forever. An unputdownable debut full of hairpin turns, shock betrayals and world-defying love, for fans of The Atlas Six.
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Fascism or Genocide: How a Decade of Political Disorder Broke American Politics
by Ross Barkan
On sale Jul 29 from Verso
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 208 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A deeply reported look at how polarization and compounding crises, including the war in Gaza and threats to democracy, have reshaped American politics.
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