25 new books dropping this week, we’re highlighting a sweeping tale of love and self-discovery told through the unforgettable bond between a grandmother and a granddaughter.
In Next Time Will Be Our Turn by Jesse Q. Sutanto, “Prolific Sutanto presents more page-turning fiction with empathy, humor, and just enough bite.” (Booklist)
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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Next Time Will Be Our Turn
by Jesse Q. Sutanto
On sale Nov 11 from Berkley Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.2/5
A grandmother tells her granddaughter about her twisty, often surprising, journey to who she is now in this sweeping love story by USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto.
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Evensong
by Stewart O'Nan
On sale Nov 11 from Atlantic Monthly Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
An intimate, moving novel that follows The Humpty Dumpty Club, a group of women of a certain age who band together to help one another and their circle of friends in Pittsburgh as they face the challenges of their golden years.
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Listen: A Novel
by Sacha Bronwasser
On sale Nov 11 from Penguin Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A twisty, slow-burn mystery set in Paris and the Netherlands that has become a Dutch sensation.
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Lucky Girl: A Novel
by Allie Tagle-Dokus
Debut Author
On sale Nov 11 from Tin House Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An exhilarating, darkly funny debut novel about the absurd and fleeting nature of childhood fame, and the ever-evolving desire for family and forgiveness.
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Lucky Seed: A Novel
by Justinian Huang
On sale Nov 11 from MIRA
Genre: Literary Fiction. 432 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Succession meets Crazy Rich Asians in this chaotic, darkly funny romp about the lengths a wealthy family will take to ensure the birth of a male heir from the gay black sheep of their clan.
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Terry Dactyl
by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
On sale Nov 11 from Coffee House Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From iconic author and activist Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore comes a breathless search for intimacy and connection, ranging from club culture to the art world, from the AIDS crisis to COVID-19.
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The Silver Book: A Novel
by Olivia Laing
On sale Nov 11 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Historical Fiction. 224 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Art, power, desire, and illusion collide in a hypnotic new novel from Olivia Laing, set in the months leading up to the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975.
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The Sunshine Man: A Novel
by Emma Stonex
On sale Nov 11 from Viking
Genre: Thrillers. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
"The week I shot a man clean through the head began like any other ..."
A taut, electrifying thriller about a woman determined to avenge her sister's murder—and the killer who must confront his own ghosts.
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Daughter of the Otherworld: Gael Song #4
by Shauna Lawless
On sale Nov 11 from Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 448 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From the author of the Gael Song trilogy, an epic new historical fantasy set in the tumultuous, magical world of medieval Ireland during the time of the Norman invasion.
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Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation
by Jen Percy
On sale Nov 11 from Doubleday
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
National Magazine Award–winner and author of the New York Times Notable Book Demon Camp, Jen Percy returns with a devastating exploration of womanhood and survival in this groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction.
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