Discover 33 exciting new book releases hitting the shelves this week, including a cozy mystery, a poignant exploration of love and identity, and a heartwarming bookshop tale.
In Ordinary Love by Marie Rutkoski, Rutkoski “makes her adult debut with a raw and moving second-chance love story that tenderly tracks a woman's determined efforts to regain self-worth as she heals from an abusive marriage and reunites with a past love.” (Publishers Weekly)
For mystery lovers who like their thrills with a touch of wit, Making Friends Can Be Murder by Kathleen West is a perfect read. "This lighthearted cozy with a charming premise addresses deeper themes of identity, loyalty, and forgiveness. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman or TV's Only Murders in the Building." (Library Journal)
For fans of historical fiction, The Lamplighter's Bookshop by Sophie Austin offers a heartwarming romance set in 1899 Victorian York. “With many side characters and subplots, debut author Austin keeps the pacing lively and crafts a vivid York…this Victorian-era story is a promising and engaging start for a new author.” (Library Journal)
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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Ordinary Love: A Novel
by Marie Rutkoski
On sale Jun 10 from Knopf
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 3.9/5
A page-turning, irresistible novel of class, ambition, and bisexuality, this is the breathtaking story of a woman risking everything for a second chance at her first love.
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The Lamplighter's Bookshop
by Sophie Austin
Debut Author
On sale Jun 10 from HarperCollins Publishers
Genre: Historical Fiction. 368 pages
In the shadowy aisles of the Lamplighter's Bookshop, secrets lie as thick as the dust…
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Making Friends Can Be Murder
by Kathleen West
On sale Jun 10 from Berkley Books
Genre: Mysteries. 432 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.1/5
Thirty-year-old Sarah Jones gets caught up solving a murder in her new neighborhood after unknowingly befriending a dangerous con artist (who's nothing like what she seems) in this playful, twisty mystery from acclaimed author Kathleen West.
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Days of Light
by Megan Hunter
On sale Jun 10 from Grove Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A sweeping, sensual historical novel about one woman's unconventional life lived in search of an answer by the award-winning author of The End We Start From and The Harpy.
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Great Black Hope: A Novel
by Rob Franklin
Debut Author
On sale Jun 10 from Summit Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A gripping, elegant debut novel about a young Black man caught between worlds of race and class, glamour and tragedy, a friend's mysterious death and his own arrest, from an electrifying new voice.
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Kakigori Summer: A Novel
by Emily Itami
On sale Jun 10 from Mariner Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A wry and tender novel from the author of Fault Lines about three very different sisters reunited in adulthood for one short summer, for readers of Hello Beautiful and Blue Sisters.
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So Far Gone: A Novel
by Jess Walter
On sale Jun 10 from Harper
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins—and in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True Grit—comes a hilarious, empathetic, and brilliantly provocative adventure through life in modern America, about a reclusive journalist forced back into the world to rescue his kidnapped grandchildren.
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Kill Your Darlings: A Novel
by Peter Swanson
On sale Jun 10 from William Morrow
Genre: Thrillers. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and Eight Perfect Murders comes an inventive, utterly propulsive murder-mystery in reverse, tracing a marriage back in time to uncover the dark secret at its heart.
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by V. E. Schwab
On sale Jun 10 from Tor Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 544 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.
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Cooler Than Cool: The Life and Work of Elmore Leonard
by C. M. Kushins
On sale Jun 10 from Mariner Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 512 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Drawing on unprecedented archival and family access, Cooler Than Cool: The Life of Elmore Leonard, is the first comprehensive biography of the master American crime writer, author of witty, gritty bestsellers like Get Shorty and Raylan.
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