This week there are 30 new and notable books publishing, including WWII historical fiction, a romantic thriller, and a graphic memoir.
The Lilac People by Milo Todd, “is wholly unique and original. The novel offers a fresh and timely perspective, illuminating the inclusion of a much-needed historical trans narrative, one that celebrates the soul-sustaining life force of community” (The Boston Globe).
Meanwhile Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey is a take on the office romance, with a serial killer twist. As Library Journal writes, “a humorously gruesome love story with a murder in the mix.”
And Ginseng Roots, a graphic memoir by Craig Thompson, interweaves his summers weeding and harvesting ginseng on rural Wisconsin farms with the 300-year-old history of the global ginseng trade. “As Thompson roves from the Wisconsin Ginseng Festival to a Korean wholesale auction and wild ginseng boutiques in China, his supple, brushy ink lines render the scenes in poignant detail. A feat of generous observation, this stands with Thompson's very best work” (Publishers Weekly).
You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and descriptions and reviews for all of them in our New This Week section.
Thanks for reading,
The BookBrowse Team
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.
More about how we pick and rate books. |
|
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
On sale Apr 29 from Counterpoint Press Genre: Historical Fiction. 320 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5
For readers of All the Light We Cannot See and In Memoriam, a moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis then the Allies while protecting the ones he loves. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey
Debut Author On sale Apr 29 from Berkley Books Genre: Romance. 384 pages Critics' Consensus: 4/5 Members' Rating: 4.4/5
What would you do if you thought your coworker was getting away with murder—literally?
A morbidly funny and emotionally resonant novel about the ways life—and love—can sneak up on us (no matter how much pepper spray we carry). Read More Reader Reviews Buy on Amazon |
|
Ginseng Roots: A Memoir by Craig Thompson
On sale Apr 29 from Pantheon Books Genre: Biography/Memoir. 448 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5 Members' Rating: 4.1/5
From the celebrated author of Blankets and Habibi comes a new graphic memoir exploring the class divide, childhood labor, family, and our globalized world—all centered on Wisconsin's ginseng farming industry. Read More Reader Reviews Buy on Amazon |
|
Sleeping Children: A Novel by Anthony Passeron
Debut Author On sale Apr 29 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux Genre: Literary Fiction. 208 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5
An intimate, captivating first novel that tells the story of a family in southern France whose lives are intertwined with the history of the AIDS crisis―and with the forgotten French doctors who are among the first to detect the virus. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
The Road to Tender Hearts: A Novel by Annie Hartnett
On sale Apr 29 from Ballantine Books Genre: Literary Fiction. 384 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death—by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
The Accidentals: Stories by Guadalupe Nettel
On sale Apr 29 from Bloomsbury Publishing Genre: Short Stories. 144 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the International Booker Shortlisted author of Still Born, a powerful collection of stories about characters coping with estrangement, isolation, and the unknown. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
Julie Chan Is Dead: A Novel by Liann Zhang
Debut Author On sale Apr 29 from Atria Books Genre: Thrillers. 320 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media façade. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
On sale Apr 29 from Grand Central Publishing Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 384 pages Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A coven of trans witches battles an evil AI in the magical coming-of-middle-age romp about love, loss, drag shows, and late capitalism. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
Dianaworld: An Obsession by Edward White
On sale Apr 29 from W.W. Norton & Company Genre: Biography/Memoir. 384 pages Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A fascinating new perspective on the life and afterlife of Diana, Princess of Wales, the planet's all-purpose cultural icon. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple
On sale Apr 29 from Bloomsbury Publishing Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 432 pages Critics' Consensus: 4/5
The internationally bestselling author of The Anarchy returns with a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia's under-recognized role in producing the world as we know it. Read More Buy on Amazon |
|
Reply