Top new literary-fiction books out this week: 28 Apr - 4 May 2024
Last updated:
May 3, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Jennifer Chiaverini, Jeff Zentner, Camille Aubray, Lizzie Page, Barbara Hinske, Rick Mofina, Peggy Webb, Wenyan Lu, Amy Shearn, Rudyard Kipling and many more.
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The Museum of Lost Quilts by Jennifer Chiaverini
Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019’s The Christmas Boutique.Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago...fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · ww2 · literary-fiction · friendship · female-mc · 20th-century · book · adult -
![Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner]()
Colton Gentry's Third Act by Jeff Zentner
Colton Gentry is riding high. His first hit in nearly a decade has caught fire, he’s opening for country megastar Brant Lucas, and he’s married to one of the hottest acts in the country. But he’s hurting. Only a few weeks earlier, his best friend, Duane, was murdered onstage by a mass shooter at a country music festival... -
![The Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille Aubray]()
The Girl from the Grand Hotel by Camille Aubray
The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe on the brink of war. Summer, 1939...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww2 · season-summer · female-mc · womens-fiction · politics · espionage · literary-fiction -
![A Child Far from Home by Lizzie Page]()
A Child Far from Home by Lizzie Page
England 1939: A heart-wrenching story of a mother and daughter separated by war, and finding hope in the darkest of times.With the country on the brink of war, single mother Jean embraces her ten-year-old daughter, Valerie, before she puts her on a train to Somerset alongside hundreds of other evacuees...historical-fiction · fiction · ww2 · female-mc · 20th-century · romance · epic · family · historical · literary-fiction -
![From the Heart by Barbara Hinske]()
From the Heart by Barbara Hinske
Settling into the rhythms of married life with her blended family, Emily finds herself at the epicenter of a storm—juggling the intricacies of managing a distant division following a promotion, navigating the unexpected challenges of a dear friend’s pregnancy, and orchestrating the delicate balance of her children’s burgeoning lives... -
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![Someone Saw Something by Rick Mofina]()
Someone Saw Something by Rick Mofina
“Mofina expertly weaves together an anguishing story of a family’s trauma with a propulsive, twisty thriller that pays off to the very last page.”—Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author.A missing child is every parent’s worst nightmare. For journalist Corina Corado, it’s a terrifying reality...fiction · thriller · kidnapping · female-mc · psychological · law-enforcement · suspense · literary-fiction · crime · book -
![Black Crow Cabin by Peggy Webb]()
Black Crow Cabin by Peggy Webb
Rachel wakes up, gasping for breath, and immediately knows her children are in danger. The scent of magnolias is heavy in the air, which means the Collector is coming… Schoolteacher Rachel Logan is living an ordinary life in a small community at the foot of the Rocky Mountains...audiobook · fiction · literary-fiction · murder · psychological · thriller · noir · crime · book · adult -
![The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu]()
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman’s mid-life reawakening in contemporary rural China, for fans of Yiyun Li and Julie Otsuka...asia · east-asia · china · fiction · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · death · rural · marriage -
![Dear Edna Sloane by Amy Shearn]()
Dear Edna Sloane by Amy Shearn
Edna Sloane was a promising author at the top of her game. Her debut novel was an instant classic and commercial success, vaulting her into the heady echelons of the 1980s New York City lit scene. Then she disappeared and was largely forgotten... -
romance · classics · fiction · literary-fiction · action-adventure · historical · book · literary · adult
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![The Cartographer from Greenwood by Lisa König]()
The Cartographer from Greenwood by Lisa König
In a stormy night, a strange elf stumbles through the doors of Lord Aeglas' manor in Snowcreek. He is injured and it is not his love for drawing maps that has driven him out of his home for many years... -
![In Universes by Emet North]()
In Universes by Emet North
Raffi works in an observational cosmology lab, searching for dark matter and trying to hide how little they understand their own research. Every chance they get, they escape to see Britt, a queer sculptor who fascinates them for reasons they also don’t—or won’t—understand...sci-fi · lgbtq · fiction · time-travel · supernatural · literary-fiction · action-adventure · book · adult -
![A Home In The Darkness by Micah Castle]()
A Home In The Darkness by Micah Castle
A group of people wake up in a house they don’t remember how they got to, and quickly discover the house doesn’t care about the whims or wants of its occupants.And it’s not night outside...(with a cover by Adrian Baldwin)Micah CastleMicah Castle is a weird fiction and horror writer... -
![The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa]()
The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa
A perilous and fantastical satire of banned books, secret libraries, and the looming eye of an all-powerful government.The new book censor hasn’t slept soundly in weeks. By day he combs through manuscripts at a government office, looking for anything that would make a book unfit to publish―allusions to queerness, unapproved religions, any mention of life before the Revolution...fiction · literary-fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · revolution · satire · humor · violent-conflict · book · adult -
![The Mother Act by Heidi Reimer]()
The Mother Act by Heidi Reimer
Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the complicated relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead.Sadie Jones, a larger-than-life actress and controversial feminist, never wanted to be a mother. No one feels this more deeply than Jude, the daughter Sadie left behind... -
![Against Nature: The 1884 French Literature Classic by Joris-Karl Huysmans, John Howard, Moncreiffe Press]()
Against Nature: The 1884 French Literature Classic by Joris-Karl Huysmans, John Howard, Moncreiffe Press
Annotated ContentThis edition has been annotated with the following unique Historical contextDetailed 19th century analysisAbout Against Nature“Already, he was dreaming of a refined solitude, a comfortable desert, a motionless ark in which to seek refuge from the unending deluge of human stupidity.”Against Nature is a novel by French author Joris-Karl Huysmans, first published in 1884... -
![Ten Kids, Two Lovebirds, and a Singing Mermaid by Cathy Lamb]()
Ten Kids, Two Lovebirds, and a Singing Mermaid by Cathy Lamb
From the bestselling author of Julia’s Chocolates and Henry’s Sisters, comes a humorous, hopeful novel about two broken families. Set in Huntington Beach, California in 1979, the O’Briens and Rossis become next door neighbors and life is never the same again.July 2019Jesse O’Brien receives the phone call she never wanted and never expected. Her frightened sister, Joyce, tells her, “She’s missing... -
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![The Dream Collector: Sabrine & Vincent van Gogh - Book Two by Historium Press, R. w. Meek]()
The Dream Collector: Sabrine & Vincent van Gogh - Book Two by Historium Press, R. w. Meek
Winner of the Bronze Medal for Best Historical Fiction - Literary Category - HFC Book of the Year 2022Sabrine, hospitalized for five years at the infamous Salpêtrière Asylum for Women, gains her release due to intervention of her sister Julie Forette and a young Sigmund Freud... -
![Return to the Lovelock Inn by Katie Prescott]()
Return to the Lovelock Inn by Katie Prescott
Their father’s ambition made them strangers. Now his final challenge will bring the Lovelock sisters together as they discover the meaning of family on Valentine Key...romance · fiction · female-mc · contemporary · epic · family · friendship · breakup · domestic-drama · literary-fiction -
![The wearing: Haiku by Delsi Williams-Dyke]()
The wearing: Haiku by Delsi Williams-Dyke
The wearing Haiku is an Haiku poem e-book.The wearing Haiku has one Haiku Introduction poem and three Haiku poem.The wearing Haiku has an 3-5-3 and 5-7-5 Haiku Short Form Qualities, Quality.The wearing Haiku subject is about formal... -
![Plasticine Ghost by Kitten Based]()
Plasticine Ghost by Kitten Based
April, 2024. Rubtseve, Ukraine. Chris takes care of his sad mama and works in a memory pawnshop. He has a secret. He is a plasticine ghost and he can go through walls unnoticed...fiction · literary-fiction · psychological · thriller · humor · comedy · action-adventure · book · adult -
![Leap of Fate by Jansen Lim]()
Leap of Fate by Jansen Lim
Growing up in the 1950s in a village known as Lorong Limau, a group of young Singaporeans found themselves having to navigate livelihoods and relationships in unexpected tragicomic ways. Siblings would turn out to be lifelong enemies, money−or rather the lack of it−a crippling nightmare, love an ever posture of deception, wild gossip the coup de grâce... -
![The Olympic Fates Saga: The Duke of Ithaca: A Mythic Regency Romance by J. D. Brubaker]()
The Olympic Fates Saga: The Duke of Ithaca: A Mythic Regency Romance by J. D. Brubaker
Ithaca, Greece, 13th Century B.C. in a faux Regency setting.Odysseus Halstead, the Duke of Ithaca, is looking for a wife, and he has chosen Lady Penelope Auckland, only child of Earl Icarius Auckland. The two are very much falling in love, and Odysseus believes that Penelope will make a suitable partner in the managing of his estate, as well as contributing to his overall happiness...romance · fiction · sports · historical · literary-fiction · industrial-era · regency · myths · fantasy · book -
![VINEYARD SCORPIONS by Dapo Adeleke]()
VINEYARD SCORPIONS by Dapo Adeleke
The novel, Vineyard Scorpions, discusses the rots in Nigerian Pentecostal churches and Nigerian society at large; it employs satire as a literary trope to demonstrate and lampoon the folly, villainy, and depravity of religious institutions and personages who feed fat on the ignorance and gullibility of unwary members of the public... -
![The Memory in the Pouch by Nowah August]()
The Memory in the Pouch by Nowah August
In general, the human brain is reluctant to uncover hidden memories. This is especially true if the situation is painful or shocking. No matter how smooth your life is, there may be problems you want to erase, and it is difficult to erase them completely. So some people just choose to keep it closed.Even the novel's narrator has nights she doesn't desire to return to... -
![Somewhere East of Me by Sean O'Keefe]()
Somewhere East of Me by Sean O'Keefe
Somewhere East of MeDenver writer Jake Dustin is untethered from indolence when his estranged sister announces South Carolina is exhuming their mother. With no choice but to go, Jake embarks on a cross-country odyssey of uproarious absurdity and self-exploration during the strange days of September 2021... -
![A Safe Place to Land by Jessica Herrmann]()
A Safe Place to Land by Jessica Herrmann
When talking about their life, people often share the highlights. The happy childhood memories or their successful college years that ended in a hard-earned degree. But I think the best parts of life, the parts that truly shape you, are found in the imperfect moments.I couldn’t imagine telling the story of my life and not talking about Macy... -
![Brave Women at Work: Lessons in Leadership by Jennifer Pestikas, Hope Mueller]()
Brave Women at Work: Lessons in Leadership by Jennifer Pestikas, Hope Mueller
This group of impactful leaders came together to share their stories and impart their hard-fought wisdom. The techniques and approaches women need to be successful leaders are often different from those of their male counterparts. Through trial, error, and setbacks, these women reflected on their hurdles, and then got to work to overcome those challenges... -
![World War End by DeQuan Wren]()
World War End by DeQuan Wren
We live in a crazy world. One where war is called on by the few, and the fighting, the suffering, affects the many. Don't expect any happy endings. That isn't reality. Don't expect any peace. That isn't reality. In life, there is only one thing that is guaranteed to us all. And that is death. That is reality.. -
![Full Circle: A Forty Year Love Story by Susan J Dufner]()
Full Circle: A Forty Year Love Story by Susan J Dufner
What if, in another universe, you and I could find one another again?Do you remember your first love? Regardless of how old you were… if you close your eyes can you remember the feeling from the first time you saw him or her? Was it an immediate hit to your heart? Was it a slow start and then love struck? Was it short lived, lasted for years or for a few, are you lucky to still be together,... -
