Dive into 32 of the most anticipated new releases this week including a gripping 1940s Chicago tale of an illegal women’s clinic.
In When No One Else Will by Amanda Skenandore, the "award-winning author crafts an inspiring story about Mimi Lukas, a wife, mother, and nurse, who risks her life to provide for her family and deliver prohibited healthcare to women… Fans of Kristin Hannah and Lisa Wingate will enjoy." (Library Journal)
You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and logged in members will find 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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When No One Else Will
by Amanda Skenandore
On sale May 26 from Kensington Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction. 368 pages
Based on the true story of an illegal women's clinic at the center of a high-profile trial in 1940s Chicago and the nurse who risked her safety and freedom to work there, a thought-provoking, powerfully timely novel of courage, sisterhood, and women's healthcare for readers of Kristin Hannah, Kerri Maher, and Audrey Blake.
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Ghalen: A Romance in Black
by Walter Mosley
On sale May 26 from Amistad
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A stellar addition to the Amistad list: a beautiful coming-of-age novel from MWA Grand Master and PEN and Edgar Award-winner Walter Mosley that explores love in all forms—romantic, familial, and platonic, centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man, and the found bonds that helps ground them.
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No God but Us: A Novel
by Bobuq Sayed
On sale May 26 from Harper
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
In this wry, provocative debut, two gay Afghan men—cast out of their respective countries of birth by circumstances beyond their control—collide in Istanbul, a city that will test their willingness to sacrifice everything for the ones they love.
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Pretend You're Dead and I Carry You: A Novel
by Julián Delgado Lopera
On sale May 26 from Liveright/W.W. Norton
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From the award-winning author of Fiebre Tropical, an electric, highly anticipated novel set in Colombia's underground queer scene.
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The Maidenheads: A Novel
by Benny B. Peterson
Debut Author
On sale May 26 from Dutton
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A bighearted debut novel about queer yearning, indie musicians, and bushwacking a thorny path back to your first love.
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The Summer Boy: A Novel
by Philippe Besson
On sale May 26 from Scribner
Genre: Literary Fiction. 208 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
On an island off the coast of France, six teenagers come together for a summer of desire and discovery until one of them vanishes forever, leaving the rest with an enduring mystery.
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I'll Watch Your Baby: A Novel
by Neena Viel
On sale May 26 from St. Martin's Griffin
Genre: Historical Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A suffocating and sharp narrative horror novel for fans of Victor LaValle and The Reformatory from "addictive" (Publishers Weekly) horror author Neena Viel, I'll Watch Your Baby is a haunting reimagining of Linda Taylor—known as the original Welfare Queen―pursued, scrutinized, celebrated and vilified, and the impact her image has had for generations.
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Dead Weight
by Hildur Knútsdóttir
On sale May 26 from Tor Nightfire
Genre: Thrillers. 160 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
An Icelandic night may hide secrets and affairs – or even bodies – in this gruesomely cathartic horror thriller from the author of The Night Guest.
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Meet Me at the Picket Line
by Jasper Sanchez
On sale May 26 from HarperCollins Publishers
Genre: Romance (Young Adult). 432 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Unionizing his job wasn't on Eli Goldstein's summer bucket list—but neither was falling for his irritatingly self-righteous and handsome school rival. Sparks fly on the picket line in this hilarious, coming-of-age rom-com that's perfect for fans of Jason June, Page Powars, and A.M. Woody!
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Ode to the Half-Broken
by Suzanne Palmer
On sale May 26 from DAW Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 416 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In the abandoned New York Botanical Gardens, forty years after the world nearly ended, a worn-out robot is attacked, and realizes old evils are stirring.
Wrestling with themes of loneliness, connection, and purpose, this hope-punk sci-fi is for fans of Becky Chambers's Monk & Robot duology—featuring a cyborg dog!
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