This week we have 30 new and notable books publishing, including three we have our eyes on.
In Songs of Summer by Jane L. Rosen, Rosen “skillfully balances romance with a nuanced exploration of family dynamics and self-discovery” (Library Journal).
For readers looking to read more deeply about race, gender, and equity, Erased by Anna Malaika Tubbs “offers a historical and cultural analysis of American patriarchy with a scope both broad and robust” (Booklist).
And for historical fiction lovers, we have The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
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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This Week's New and Notable Books |
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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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Songs of Summer
by Jane L. Rosen
On sale May 20 from Berkley Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Members' Rating: 4.4/5
A young woman crashes the wedding of the summer on Fire Island in search of her birth mother—and gets a whole lot more than she bargained for—in this warm, heart-stopping getaway from Jane L. Rosen
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The Girls of Good Fortune: A Novel
by Kristina McMorris
On sale May 20 from Sourcebooks Landmark
Genre: Historical Fiction. 416 pages
Brave the Shanghai tunnels. Fight for love and justice. A captivating tale of resilience and hope, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity, the importance of stories that echo through generations, and the power of strength found beneath the surface.
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Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
On sale May 20 from Flatiron Books
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.6/5
In Erased, Anna Malaika Tubbs recovers all that American patriarchy has tried to destroy.
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Sike: A Novel
by Fred Lunzer
Debut Author
On sale May 20 from Celadon
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A story of boy meets girl meets AI therapist, Sike explores our aching pursuit of love and self-control.
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The Gone Book
by Helena Close
On sale May 20 from Little Island Books
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Hard-hitting urban drama about friendship, family and loss from the author of Things I Know.
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The Fate of Others: Stories
by Richard Bausch
On sale May 20 from Knopf
Genre: Short Stories. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A new collection of short stories examining the extraordinary shades of ordinary life, from the prize-winning fiction writer Richard Bausch. ("A master of the short story" —The New York Times Book Review)
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The Doorman: A Novel
by Chris Pavone
On sale May 20 from MCD
Genre: Thrillers. 400 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A pulse-pounding novel of class, privilege, sex, and murder, from the New York Times bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon and The Expats.
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Salvación
by Sandra Proudman
Debut Author
On sale May 20 from Wednesday Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
In this Latinx YA fantasy inspired by El Zorro, Lola de La Peña becomes the masked heroine Salvación in order to save her family and town from a man who would destroy it for the magic it contains...if she doesn't fall in love with a boy in his company first.
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Spent: A Comic Novel
by Alison Bechdel
On sale May 20 from Mariner Books
Genre: Graphic Novels. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
The celebrated and beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Fun Home presents a laugh-out-loud, brilliant, and passionately political work of autofiction.
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Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA
by John Lisle
On sale May 20 from St. Martin's Press
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
The inside story of the CIA's secret mind control project, MKULTRA, using never-before-seen testimony from the perpetrators themselves.
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