This week brings 42 fresh titles, spanning genres and stories you won’t want to miss!
In Stay for a Spell by Amy Coombe, “Filled with fairy-tale elements, lovable characters, and sweet romance, Coombe's novel has magic swirling around it like dust motes in an old bookshop. Get ready to fall for your new favorite cozy fantasy.” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)
Fans of character-driven thrillers with an emotional edge will be drawn into The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch, “Four strangers' lives become irrevocably intertwined in the compelling latest from Scotch.” (Booklist)
Readers who enjoy sharp, fast-paced stories will be captivated by The Take by Kelly Yang, a provocative tale of two women whose lives collide through an age-reversal treatment.
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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The Take
by Kelly Yang
On sale Apr 14 from Berkley Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 3.9/5
A provocative, fast-paced novel about two creative women—a young writer fighting to be heard and an older producer clinging to relevancy—and the age reversal treatment that intertwines both of their lives…from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Front Desk series.
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The Insomniacs
by Allison Winn Scotch
On sale Apr 14 from Berkley Books
Genre: Thrillers. 400 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.3/5
The lives of four sleepless strangers intersect late at night as they attempt to solve not just their own anxieties but also the mysterious disappearance of one of their own, from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch.
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Stay for a Spell
by Amy Coombe
Debut Author
On sale Apr 14 from Ace Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.3/5
A cursed princess must discover what her heart truly longs for in this charmingly cozy romantic fantasy for everyone who's ever lost – or found – themselves in a bookshop.
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A Private Man
by Stephanie Sy-Quia
Debut Author
On sale Apr 14 from Grove Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A debut novel inspired by the true story of the author's grandparents, tracing the slow-burn love story between a Catholic priest and a progressive theology teacher across Rome and England during the twentieth century.
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A Splintering
by Dur e Aziz Amna
On sale Apr 14 from Dzanc Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 232 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A perfect book club read for those who love morally gray women.
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Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead: A Novel
by Mai Nguyen
On sale Apr 14 from Atria Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A darkly humorous yet uplifting novel about a grieving mother who starts working at a funeral home and discovers that the best way to honor the dead is to live—from the author of the "insightful, moving" (Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author) Sunshine Nails.
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Dear Monica Lewinsky: A Novel
by Julia Langbein
On sale Apr 14 from Doubleday
Genre: Literary Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the acclaimed author of American Mermaid ("I loved it…and have never read anything like it"—Elizabeth Gilbert) comes a wise, funny, and wildly original examination of female desire and the price women pay for giving in to their appetites—starring an apparition of Monica Lewinsky.
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Go Gentle
by Maria Semple
On sale Apr 14 from G.P. Putnam's Sons
Genre: Literary Fiction. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
The New York Times bestselling author of Where'd You Go, Bernadette returns to form in her most exuberant and life-affirming novel yet with the story of one woman's cheerful determination to live a life of the mind only to have the heart force its way in.
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The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton: A Novel
by Jennifer N. Brown
Debut Author
On sale Apr 14 from St. Martin's Griffin
Genre: Historical Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A dual-timeline murder mystery set in an English country manor, when an ambitious professor discovers the long-lost manuscript of a Reformation-era prophetess.
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Murder Mindfully
by Karsten Dusse
On sale Apr 14 from Soho Crime
Genre: Thrillers. 416 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In this zen and zany crime debut, a shady lawyer transforms his life through mindfulness—and uses his newfound techniques to kill his way to the top. Original series now streaming on Netflix.
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