This week there are 52 new books publishing. Before you look at the full list, here are three new books to check-out:
Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, one of BookBrowse's Most Anticipated Books of 2025, is the first novel by international sensation Adichie in ten years will likely be one of the most talked-about books this year.
The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami is "a stirring dystopian tale of dwindling privacy and freedom in the digital age…The premise calls to mind Philip K. Dick’s The Minority Report, but Lalami’s version is chillingly original, echoing widespread fears about the abuse of surveillance technology, and she balances high-concept speculative elements with deep character work. This surreal story feels all too plausible” (Publishers Weekly).
For readers look for a memoir, we have Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton, "an astounding debut memoir in which Dalton shows how a serene and long-misunderstood creature opened her eyes in many ways. It just might do the same for readers. . . . Soulful and gracefully written” (Kirkus).
This Week's New and Notable Books
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.
Dream Count: A Novel
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
On sale Mar 4 from Knopf
Genre: Literary Fiction. 416 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A publishing event ten years in the making—a searing, exquisite new novel by the bestselling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—the story of four women and their loves, longings, and desires. | |
The Dream Hotel: A Novel
by Laila Lalami
On sale Mar 4 from Pantheon Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.8/5
A new blend of literary and speculative fiction from the highly acclaimed author of The Moor's Account and The Other Americans. A riveting and utterly original novel about one woman's fight for freedom, set in a near future where even dreams are under surveillance. | |
Raising Hare: A Memoir
by Chloe Dalton
Debut Author
On sale Mar 4 from Pantheon Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.9/5
A moving and fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare. | |
Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
On sale Mar 4 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Literary Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A love triangle unearths dangerous, deadly secrets from the past in this thrilling tale perfect for fans of The Paper Palace and Where the Crawdads Sing. | |
I Leave It Up to You: A Novel
by Jinwoo Chong
On sale Mar 4 from Ballantine Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From the award-winning author of Flux comes a dazzling novel about love, family, and the art of sushi that asks: What if you could return to the point of a fateful choice, wiser than before, and find the courage to forge a new path? | |
On the Clock
by Claire Baglin
Debut Author
On sale Mar 4 from New Directions Publishing
Genre: Literary Fiction. 144 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A marvelous debut from the hugely talented young French writer Claire Baglin, this tender and painful portrait of working-class life finds shards of poetry inside the twin hardships of poverty and service work. | |
Red Dog Farm: A Novel
by Nathaniel Ian Miller
On sale Mar 4 from Little Brown & Company
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An atmospheric coming-of-age story about a young man's transformative year on his family's struggling Icelandic cattle farm as he falls in love, discovers the purpose he's been missing, and seeks to connect with his stoic father, who remains haunted by a tragic past. | |
The Persians: A Novel
by Sanam Mahloudji
Debut Author
On sale Mar 4 from Scribner
Genre: Literary Fiction. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An irreverent and deeply-felt debut novel about a family confronting a past that is both keeping them together and preventing them from breaking free. | |
The King's Messenger
by Susanna Kearsley
On sale Mar 4 from Sourcebooks Landmark
Genre: Historical Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Susanna Kearsley explores romance, court alliances, and the limits of one's duty in this rich story of an honorable man in service to a treacherous king, and the mission that brings him to love and his true calling. | |
Guatemalan Rhapsody: Stories
by Jared Lemus
Debut Author
On sale Mar 4 from Ecco
Genre: Short Stories. 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A vibrant debut story collection—poignant, unflinching, and immersive—masterfully moving between sharp wit and profound tenderness, Guatemalan Rhapsody offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of an ever-changing country, the people who claim it as home, and those who no longer do. | |
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