Dive into 35 new releases this week, including a bold myth retelling and a tale of a hidden faerie world.
In Aphrodite in Pieces by Lauren J. A. Bear, “[Lauren J. A.] Bear tackles Aphrodite in all her complexities...Perspective can change everything, and Bear is always interested in giving victimized women of mythology a voice, even extremely powerful figures like Aphrodite...With beautiful, reflective prose, this retelling will appeal to fans of Bear's previous work or Greek mythology retellings in general.” (Library Journal, starred review)
Readers who enjoy atmospheric romantasy will be captivated by Thistlemarsh by Moorea Corrigan, a tale of a crumbling estate where an orphan and a faerie collide in a story of love, revenge, and ruin.
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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Thistlemarsh
by Moorea Corrigan
Debut Author
On sale Apr 21 from Berkley Books
Genre: Romance. 432 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.0/5
Faeries disappeared over one hundred years ago, as suddenly as slipping through a doorway. It was only the very foolish, or the very determined, who held out hope for their return.
Welcome to Thistlemarsh—a ramshackle estate where an impoverished orphan and a beguiling Faerie collide in an enchanting novel of love, revenge, and ruin.
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Aphrodite in Pieces
by Lauren J. A. Bear
On sale Apr 21 from Ace Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 400 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Experience the myth and magic of antiquity's most alluring—and provocative—goddess as never witnessed before, in this gorgeously rendered, unflinching, and deeply vulnerable retelling from the author of Mother of Rome and Medusa's Sisters.
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Aside from My Heart, All is Well
by Héctor Abad
On sale Apr 21 from Archipelago Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 430 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
His biggest book since Oblivion, Héctor Abad's humane voice buoys the spirit and reminds us of the value of human connection and the power of art.
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Last Night in Brooklyn: A Novel
by Xochitl Gonzalez
On sale Apr 21 from Flatiron Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 256 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a captivating story about a young woman whose life becomes ensnared in her glamorous neighbor's secret past, laying bare the mounting tensions at play in a rapidly gentrifying, early 2000's Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
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Somewhere Soft to Land: A Novel
by Kai Alonté
On sale Apr 21 from Ballantine Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
In this crackling portrayal of friendship in peril, a young woman's world is upended when a tragedy in her best friend's life tests the boundaries of their sisterhood—a sharp and compelling debut novel from a Ghanaian-American writer.
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The Memory Museum: Stories
by M Lin
On sale Apr 21 from Graywolf Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 240 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Stretching from the present day to the near future, from China to America and beyond, M Lin's piercing and melodious debut captures the spirit of China's One-Child Generation as its characters navigate homes and cultures, hopes and contradictions, survival and resistance.
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Livonia Chow Mein: A Novel
by Abigail Savitch-Lew
Debut Author
On sale Apr 21 from Simon & Schuster
Genre: Historical Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In the vein of Happiness Falls and Family Lore, a gripping story of family history and political upheaval centered around a Chinese family-owned restaurant in Brownsville, Brooklyn and its impact on the neighborhood's Jewish and Black residents over the course of a century.
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Morbid Curiosities
by S. Hati
On sale Apr 21 from Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Thrillers (Young Adult). 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
An ambitious teen enrolls at an elite science institute in Morbid Curiosities, a young adult thriller from author S. Hati.
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Mrs. Shim Is a Killer: A Novel
by Kang Jiyoung
On sale Apr 21 from Harper
Genre: Thrillers. 320 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
When a middle-aged widowed loses her job at the butcher shop, she's at a loss as to how to provide for her family—until she's offered a position that puts her carving skills to new uses in this darkly humorous bestselling Korean thriller.
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Odessa: A Novel
by Gabrielle Sher
Debut Author
On sale Apr 21 from Little Brown & Company
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5
In a powerfully imagined Russia at the height of the pogroms, a grief-stricken family turn to ancient magic to bring their daughter back from the grave.
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