This week brings 30 exciting new titles, including a fierce story of survival in the wilderness and a mystery that unfolds after a late-night ride home.
In Fireflies in Winter by Eleanor Shearer, “Shearer thoroughly grounds her story in the realistic details of a history most readers won't be familiar with, and she conveys the joys and dangers of life in Nova Scotia, where humpback whales leap in the ocean and bear attacks can be fatal. It's a subtle and morally complex depiction of the price of freedom.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
And a gripping thriller, The Midnight Taxi by Yosha Gunasekera follows a Sri Lankan American cab driver racing against time to clear her name.
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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Fireflies in Winter
by Eleanor Shearer
On sale Feb 10 from Berkley Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.5/5
A gripping novel of two young women fighting for survival on the edge of the wilderness, and the love that simultaneously sustains them and threatens their very existence, from the author of the Good Morning America Book Club pick River Sing Me Home.
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The Midnight Taxi
by Yosha Gunasekera
On sale Feb 10 from Berkley Books
Genre: Thrillers. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.1/5
When the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera.
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A Better Life: A Novel
by Lionel Shriver
On sale Feb 10 from Harper
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
In a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration by the sharply observant Lionel Shriver, a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant—who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be.
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Belgrave Road: A Love Story
by Manish Chauhan
Debut Author
On sale Feb 10 from William Morrow
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
An unforgettable debut novel about two young people searching for better lives, and the blossoming forbidden romance between them that threatens their families and futures—a breathtaking story perfect for fans of Colm Tóibín and Monica Ali.
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Eradication: A Fable
by Jonathan Miles
On sale Feb 10 from Doubleday
Genre: Literary Fiction. 176 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From acclaimed author Jonathan Miles ("a writer so virtuosic that readers will feel themselves becoming better, more observant people from reading him"—Los Angeles Times) comes a blackly comic literary gem in which a broken man confronts a broken world on an uninhabited Pacific island.
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Everyday Movement
by Gigi L. Leung
On sale Feb 10 from Riverhead Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A powerful, award-winning novel that follows the lives of two women as democracy starts to crumble in Hong Kong.
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Lithium
by Malén Denis
On sale Feb 10 from New Directions Publishing
Genre: Literary Fiction. 144 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
The voice that speaks to us in Lithium is that of a woman in her late twenties, compulsively determined to understand everything that's happening around her: a miscarriage, an absent lover, a bad drug trip, friends who come and go, horoscopes, life-as-a-trap, and hopes of an escape…
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I Hope You Find What You're Looking For: A Novel
by Bsrat Mezghebe
On sale Feb 10 from Liveright/W.W. Norton
Genre: Historical Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A radiant, highly anticipated debut from the Well–Read Black Girl Books series, delving into the secret lives of three women on the eve of Eritrean independence.
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The Final Problem: A Novel
by Arturo Perez-Reverte
On sale Feb 10 from Mulholland
Genre: Thrillers. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In this locked-room mystery set in 1960, a washed-up actor puts his on-camera detective skills to the test when a suspicious death shatters the quiet peace for a group of strangers staying at an isolated Greek island resort. Perfect for fans of Knives Out, Benjamin Stevenson, and Anthony Horowitz.
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Call of the Dragon: Call of the Dragon #1
by Natasha Bowen
On sale Feb 10 from Random House Books for Younger Readers
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Eragon meets African mythology in a kingdom where dragon gods rule the earth and sky—until the gods are betrayed, and one girl embarks on a journey to save the world from war and ruin. From the New York Times bestselling author of Skin of the Sea.
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