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Fierce, glamorous adult fantasy debut, When They Burned the Butterfly by Wen-yi Lee ignites a world of power, vengeance, and mythic rebellion. “A truly cinematic novel." (Library Journal, starred review)
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This Week's New and Notable Books |
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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 Sister's Curse
by Nicola Solvinic
On sale Oct 21 from Berkley Books
Genre: Thrillers. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.3/5
There's something in the water in Bayern County…
When mysterious drownings plague her small town, a detective haunted by her serial killer father must uncover whether revenge, ancient legends, or something darker lurks beneath the surface.
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When They Burned the Butterfly
by Wen-yi Lee
Debut Author
On sale Oct 21 from Tor Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 480 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 3.5/5
In this fierce, glamorous adult fantasy debut, Silvia Moreno-Garcia meets Fonda Lee, with the feverish intensity of R.F. Kuang's Poppy War trilogy.
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Bad Bad Girl: A Novel
by Gish Jen
On sale Oct 21 from Knopf
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
The award-winning author of The Resisters returns with an engrossing, blisteringly funny-sad autobiographical novel tracing a tumultuous mother-daughter relationship.
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The Ten Year Affair: A Novel
by Erin Somers
On sale Oct 21 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Literary Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A hilariously acerbic sliding doors novel about a chance meeting between two young parents, both happily married (just not to each other) that sparks a will-they-won't-they romance—perfect for fans of Big Swiss and Acts of Service.
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This Is the Only Kingdom: A Novel
by Jaquira Díaz
Debut Author
On sale Oct 21 from Algonquin Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From the Whiting Award-winning author Jaquira Diaz, an epic novel of a mother and daughter wrestling with the aftermath of a murder, set against the backdrop of a tightknit, working-class barrio in Puerto Rico.
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King Sorrow: A Novel
by Joe Hill
On sale Oct 21 from William Morrow
Genre: Thrillers. 896 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, a chilling tale of modern-world dangers, dark academia, and the unexpected consequences of revenge as six friends dabble in the occult and are tragically, horrifyingly successful… calling forth an evil entity that demands regular human sacrifice.
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The Isle in the Silver Sea
by Tasha Suri
On sale Oct 21 from Orbit
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 512 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering standalone romantasy of sapphic longing, medieval folklore and a love that spans the centuries.
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Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
by Jeff Pearlman
On sale Oct 21 from Mariner Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 464 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Scrutinized in life, mythologized in death, Tupac Shakur remains a subject of immense cultural significance and speculation nearly thirty years after his murder.
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Look Out: The Delight and Danger of Taking the Long View
by Edward McPherson
On sale Oct 21 from Astra House
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
As if Borges and Didion took a tour with Sebald through the beauty and terror of our present and past, Look Out is a profound and prismatic investigation of taking the long view.
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Gathered: On Foraging, Feasting, and the Seasonal Life
by Gabrielle Cerberville
On sale Oct 21 from Harper
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From "the Internet's Mushroom Auntie," a stunning, illustrated guide to foraging and the bounties to be had, both personal and edible, in exploring the world around us and using the gifts it has to offer in our lives.
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