The shelves are packed with 47 new releases—time to explore!
In L.A. Women by Ella Berman, “Berman evokes Eve Babitz, Joan Didion, and the glamour of the 1960s California literary scene in this exciting tale of a friendship and its dissolution...Readers will surely fall for these two ladies of the canyon.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
Fans of character-driven stories will also be captivated by The Cover Girl by Amy Rossi, “The book rides the razor's edge of dramatic irony. Readers will root for Rossi's searching protagonist as she finds her strength." (Publishers Weekly)
Readers who cherish lyrical, emotionally charged prose will be drawn into This Here Is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry—a poignant tale of two enslaved people and one indentured neighbor, each striving to rise above the weight of their pasts.
A treat for fantasy enthusiasts, The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar marks a stunning adult debut: a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us.
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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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 Cover Girl: A Novel
by Amy Rossi
Debut Author
On sale Aug 5 from MIRA
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Find them early enough, and they will always be her girls.
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This Here Is Love: A Novel
by Princess Joy L. Perry
On sale Aug 5 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.8/5
Three people - two enslaved, one indentured - live beside each other, fighting, and sometimes failing, to be more than their pasts say they should be.
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L.A. Women
by Ella Berman
On sale Aug 5 from Berkley Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 416 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An electrifying novel about the complicated friendship between two ambitious and talented female writers in 1960s Los Angeles and the ultimate artistic betrayal: one writes a book based on the other's life… from the author of Reese's Book Club Pick Before We Were Innocent.
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The Magician of Tiger Castle
by Louis Sachar
Debut Author
On sale Aug 5 from Ace Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.2/5
The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us.
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A Dog in Georgia
by Lauren Grodstein
On sale Aug 5 from Algonquin Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Amy Webb is a chef. Or rather, she was a chef. Somewhere along the way she also became a wife and a stepmother and an emergency contact, and the part of her that was a chef disappeared entirely– along with her sense of self.
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Atomic Hearts: A Novel
by Megan Cummins
Debut Author
On sale Aug 5 from Ballantine Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Sixteen and living in a small Michigan town, Gertie is harboring a secret heavy enough to fracture her closest friendship.
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Extinction Capital of the World: Stories
by Mariah Rigg
Debut Author
On sale Aug 5 from Ecco
Genre: Literary Fiction. 256 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Magnetic, haunting, and tender, Extinction Capital of the World is a stunning portrait of Hawai'i—and a powerful meditation on family, queer love, and community amid imperialism and environmental collapse.
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Indian Country: A Novel
by Shobha Rao
On sale Aug 5 from Crown
Genre: Literary Fiction. 432 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In this fearless novel from the award-winning author of Girls Burn Brighter, a couple from India—so different from generations of white colonialists who came before them—move to Montana, only to discover how brutal and unforgiving hubris can be.
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Moderation: A Novel
by Elaine Castillo
On sale Aug 5 from Viking
Genre: Literary Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A bold and inventive novel about real romance in the virtual workplace—bringing Castillo's trademark wit and sharp cultural criticism to an irresistible story about the possible future of love.
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Sunbirth
by An Yu
On sale Aug 5 from Grove Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 256 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From the celebrated author of Ghost Music and Braised Pork, a bewitching and atmospheric novel following two sisters in an isolated village as the sun begins to diminish above them.
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