This week brings 21 new releases, including a standout historical drama and a powerful reimagining of a pivotal moment in history.
In Angelica by Molly Beer, “Beer draws on abundant archival sources to portray a shrewd, observant woman whose perspective affords a fresh look at her times. A brisk and vivid history.” (Kirkus Reviews)
Fans of historical fiction will be drawn to The Original by Nell Stevens, a lyrical tale set in 1899 where an aspiring art forger must unravel whether the man claiming to be her long-lost cousin is an impostor. “A slippery, captivating tale that doubles as a portrait of a complicated, indelibly queer past.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
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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The Original: A Novel
by Nell Stevens
On sale Jul 1 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Historical Fiction. 336 pages
Members' Rating: 4.1/5
In a grand English country house in 1899, an aspiring art forger must unravel whether the man claiming to be her long-lost cousin is an impostor.
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Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution
by Molly Beer
On sale Jul 1 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 336 pages
Members' Rating: 4.3/5
A women-centric view of revolution through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton's influential sister-in-law.
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Port Anna
by Libby Buck
Debut Author
On sale Jul 1 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An enchanting debut novel exploring second chances and blossoming romance in a charming port town in Maine, perfect for fans of J. Courtney Sullivan's The Cliffs and Catherine Newman's Sandwich.
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The Art of Vanishing: A Novel
by Morgan Pager
Debut Author
On sale Jul 1 from Ballantine Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A stunningly original love story between a museum employee and the man in a masterpiece hanging on the walls—a breathtaking debut about time, art, and the enduring power of love.
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The Satisfaction Café: A Novel
by Kathy Wang
On sale Jul 1 from Scribner
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An engrossing and original story about a woman who moves from Taiwan to California and builds an unexpected life there, for readers of Olive Kitteridge and Hello Beautiful.
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This Book Might Be About Zinnia
by Brittney Morris
On sale Jul 1 from Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Clap When You Land meets Monday's Not Coming in this moving novel told in two timelines as one teen searches for her biological mother and the other copes with giving up her baby from the acclaimed author of SLAY.
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A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart: A Novel
by Nishant Batsha
On sale Jul 1 from Ecco
Genre: Historical Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An expansive and poignant novel of love, radical ambition, and intellectual rebirth set at the dawn of World War I.
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The White Crow: Philomena McCarthy #2
by Michael Robotham
On sale Jul 1 from Scribner
Genre: Thrillers. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Ambitious young London police officer Philomena McCarthy returns in this propulsive thriller by the author of When You Are Mine.
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Archive of Unknown Universes: A Novel
by Ruben Reyes Jr.
Debut Author
On sale Jul 1 from Mariner Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven, a piercing debut novel following two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war—a stunning exploration of the mechanisms of fate, the gravity of the past, and the endurance of love.
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We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate
by Michael Grunwald
On sale Jul 1 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 400 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From the author of New York Times bestseller The New New Deal, a groundbreaking piece of reportage from the trenches of the next climate war: the fight to fix our food system.
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