This week is a lighter one, with 22 new and notable books publishing
This Week's New and Notable Books
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.
Elegy, Southwest: A Novel
by Madeleine Watts
On sale Feb 18 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
A timely and urgent novel following a young married couple on a road trip through the American southwest as they grapple with the breakdown of their relationship in the shadow of environmental collapse, for fans of Rachel Cusk and Sigrid Nunez. | |
Theory & Practice: A Novel
by Michelle de Kretser
On sale Feb 18 from Catapult
Genre: Literary Fiction. 192 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A new novel of startling intelligence from prizewinning Australian author Michelle de Kretser, following a writer looking back on her young adulthood and grappling with what happens when life smashes through the boundaries of art. | |
Maya & Natasha: A Novel
by Elyse Durham
Debut Author
On sale Feb 18 from Mariner Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
This stunning debut novel set in the fascinating world of Cold War Soviet ballet follows the fates of twin sisters whose bond is competitive, complicated, but never broken. | |
Nesting: A Novel
by Roisín O'Donnell
Debut Author
On sale Feb 18 from Algonquin Books
Genre: Short Stories. 400 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
From an unforgettable new voice in Irish fiction, a heart-pounding, life-affirming story about one woman trying to leave her marriage and start over. | |
Penitence: A Novel
by Kristin Koval
Debut Author
On sale Feb 18 from Celadon
Genre: Thrillers. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
For readers of Ann Patchett and Celeste Ng, Penitence is a poignant exploration of love and forgiveness. It's a suspenseful, addictive page-turner filled with literary insight that compels readers to consider whether the worst thing we've ever done is all that defines us. | |
The Girl You Know
by Elle Gonzalez Rose
On sale Feb 18 from Bloomsbury YA
Genre: Thrillers (Young Adult). 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A dark academia thriller about who is allowed to break the rules and who suffers the consequences, perfect for fans of Jessica Goodman and Holly Jackson. | |
Unhallowed Halls
by Lili Wilkinson
On sale Feb 18 from Delacorte Press
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 464 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
A teen girl travels to an exclusive boarding school after a deadly incident at her old school, but the wood-paneled halls of Agathion are built over centuries of secrets—including an ancient society which may have ties to demonic magic—in this dark academia fantasy perfect for fans of Curious Tides. | |
Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood's First Stuntwoman
by Mallory O'Meara
On sale Feb 18 from Hanover Square Press
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 384 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
From LA Times bestselling author Mallory O'Meara, the story of America's first professional stuntwoman, Helen Gibson, who rose to fame during a time when women ruled Hollywood. | |
Love and Need: The Life of Robert Frost's Poetry
by Adam Plunkett
Debut Author
On sale Feb 18 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 512 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Braiding together biography and criticism, Adam Plunkett challenges our understanding of Robert Frost's life and poetic legacy in a pathbreaking new work. | |
No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce
by Haley Mlotek
Debut Author
On sale Feb 18 from Viking
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 304 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An intimate and candid account of one of the most romantic and revolutionary of relationships: divorce. | |
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