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Publishing This Week: Tayari Jones, Anna Quindlen, Michael Pollan, and 27 more

Discover new and notable books publishing this week!

Publishing This Week

Hello Readers,

The shelves are packed with 30 new releases—time to explore!

In The Irish Goodbye by Beth Ann Fennelly, “[Fennelly] transforms the mundane into the metaphysical under the heat of her gaze. With a poet's knack for concision and a novelist's deep well of empathy, Fennelly makes everyday moments worthy of close reading.” (Publishers Weekly)

Those who appreciate emotionally rich, literary storytelling will be captivated by The Silent Period by Francesca Manfredi, “Full of humor, compassion, and longing…This novel is a pleasure to read. Wry, and as uncompromising as its heroine.” (Kirkus Reviews)

Readers captivated by legacies shaped by craft will be drawn into The Violin Maker’s Secret by Evie Woods, following a violin’s journey through generations.

And “readers of Lisa Wingate, Christina Baker Kline, or solid historical fiction” (Booklist) will find A Crown of Stars by Shana Abe, a vivid, poignant journey through the Lusitania’s final days.

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.

For more soon to publish books including paperbacks, check out BookBrowse's "What's New" section. You can also check out the latest topics and posts in the BookBrowse Community Forum.

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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.

More about how we pick and rate books.
The Silent Period book jacket
The Silent Period: A Novel
by Francesca Manfredi


On sale Feb 24 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 3.4/5

A world–weary, disillusioned young woman grapples with the complexities of communication in this arresting novel from Italy's "new Sally Rooney" (Corriere della Sera).

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A Crown of Stars book jacket
A Crown of Stars
by Shana Abe


On sale Feb 24 from Kensington Publishing
Genre: Historical Fiction. 352 pages

A sumptuously vivid and poignant account of the Lusitania's fateful last days, drawn from the true story of an extraordinary young actress who survived the unthinkable—for fans of Marie Benedict, Louis Bayard, Fiona Davis, Kate Quinn, and HBO's The Gilded Age.

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The Violin Maker's Secret book jacket
The Violin Maker's Secret
by Evie Woods


On sale Feb 24 from HarperCollins Publishers
Genre: Romance. 384 pages

Hewn by a master and passed down through generations, one violin charts its own course through history…

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The Irish Goodbye book jacket
The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs
by Beth Ann Fennelly


On sale Feb 24 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 128 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.5/5

A new, genre–defying volume that explores family, marriage, motherhood, place, and coming of age with singular wit and emotional clarity.

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A Good Animal book jacket
A Good Animal: A Novel
by Sara Maurer


Debut Author
On sale Feb 24 from St. Martin's Press
Genre: Literary Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5

A heart-wrenching coming-of-age debut novel by a stunning new voice in fiction, for readers of Barbara Kingsolver and Ann Patchett.

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I Give You My Silence book jacket
I Give You My Silence: A Novel
by Mario Vargas Llosa


On sale Feb 24 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Literary Fiction. 256 pages
Critics' Consensus: 4/5

In his final novel, the Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa returns to his native Peru.

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Kin book jacket
Kin: A Novel
by Tayari Jones


On sale Feb 24 from Knopf
Genre: Literary Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5

A magnificent new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of An American Marriage—Tayari Jones has written an unforgettable novel that sparkles with wit and intelligence and deep feeling about two lifelong friends whose worlds converge after many years apart in the face of a devastating tragedy.

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Mule Boy book jacket
Mule Boy
by Andrew Krivak


On sale Feb 24 from Bellevue Literary Press
Genre: Historical Fiction. 192 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5

An elegiac novel of men lost in a coal mining disaster and the boy who survives to tell the story.

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How to Get Away with Murder book jacket
How to Get Away with Murder: A Novel
by Rebecca Philipson


Debut Author
On sale Feb 24 from Minotaur Books
Genre: Thrillers. 368 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5

"If you picked up this book because you truly want to get away with murder, you will not be disappointed. Simply turn the page and we'll get started."

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The Red Winter book jacket
The Red Winter
by Cameron Sullivan


Debut Author
On sale Feb 24 from Tor Books
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 544 pages
Critics' Consensus: 5/5

A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption.

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