Top new literary-fiction books out this week: 25 Feb - 2 Mar 2024
Last updated:
March 2, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Tommy Orange, Madeleine Gray, Anna Quindlen, Nicole Trope, Amanda Skenandore, Suzanne Kelman, Mary Stone, Amitava Kumar, Christian Ward, Nadelina Agopoglu, Aaron Campbell and many more.
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Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There There —winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize, the American Book Award, and one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2018— Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through to the shattering aftermath of...north-america · usa · colorado · historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · historical · indigenous-mc · poc-author · poc-mc -
![Green Dot: A Novel by Madeleine Gray]()
Green Dot: A Novel by Madeleine Gray
At 24, Hera is a violently unsatisfied disaster. To her, the future is nothing but an exhausting thought exercise, one depressing hypothetical after another...romance · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · humor · female-author · coming-of-age · book -
![After Annie by Anna Quindlen]()
After Annie by Anna Quindlen
"A wise and heartfelt novel of connection, of loss and love and the power of both."—Amy BloomQuindlen’s trademark wisdom on family, emotions, and the secrets of people in a small town are at the center of this novel about triumph over adversity and the power of love to transcend time, by the best-selling author of Still Life with Breadcrumbs and One True Thing...fiction · contemporary · family · drama · death · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · grief · friendship · audiobook -
![His Double Life by Nicole Trope]()
His Double Life by Nicole Trope
Loving father. Loyal husband. Liar? In our large family home on a peaceful, tree-lined street, I clear away the breakfast things whilst my husband ignores me, his eyes on his phone. Leo comes home from conferences with flowers for me and hugs for our twin ten-year-old boys, but each time I smell an unfamiliar perfume on his shirt. I know all about his affairs and it’s tearing my heart in two...mystery · domestic-drama · suspense · literary-fiction · thriller · fiction · friendship · psychological · breakup · crime -
![The Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek by Amanda Skenandore]()
The Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek by Amanda Skenandore
Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition!Caught in the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a female doctor who’s joined a traveling medicine show to support her disabled son is forced to weather the storm and its aftermath in a town hostile to the troupe’s unconventional ways but desperate for their help...historical-fiction · 20th-century · female-mc · fiction · literary-fiction · medical · historical · book · adult -
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![The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel by Suzanne Kelman]()
The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel by Suzanne Kelman
“No, Mama, please don’t make me leave!” Sophie cries, clutching her teddy bear as her blue eyes fill with tears. “I’d rather be here in Paris with you, than far away somewhere safe…”Paris, 1940: All over Paris, families are being pulled from their beds in the middle of the night. And ever since her husband was shot in cold blood, Brigitte Goldstein has known she is running out of time...historical-fiction · ww2 · contemporary · fiction · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · adult -
![Winter's Gamble by Mary Stone]()
Winter's Gamble by Mary Stone
Swipe right for love. Swipe left for death.In the aftermath of another harrowing case, FBI agent turned private investigator Winter Black is battling personal demons: guilt, her grandmother’s failing health, a strained alliance with a key detective, and the eerie knowledge that someone has been spying on her family... -
![My Beloved Life by Amitava Kumar]()
My Beloved Life by Amitava Kumar
An exceptionally moving novel that traces the arc of a man's life from his 1935 birth in a small village in India to his death from COVID-19 in 2020Jadunath Kunwar's beginnings are humble, even inauspicious. While pregnant, his mother nearly dies from a cobra bite--and this is only the first of many challenges in store for Jadu... -
![Therapeutic Power of Nature by Christian Ward, Nadelina Agopoglu, Chibuike Ukah, Elizabeth Beck]()
Therapeutic Power of Nature by Christian Ward, Nadelina Agopoglu, Chibuike Ukah, Elizabeth Beck
Wingless Dreamer Publisher is proud to present our anthology, "Therapeutic Power of Nature," a serene collection of poems and short stories centered around the theme of nature. Esteemed psychologists widely regard nature as the ultimate form of therapy, capable of calming the mind and soothing the soul... -
![Zion’s Gleaners - Book One by Aaron Campbell]()
Zion’s Gleaners - Book One by Aaron Campbell
The Goates family. A family who is in the funeral business in Salt Lake City and has been since the days of Brigham Young. Their business has grown and prospered while hiding a secret. Certain members of the family can raise the dead with varying skill and this was Brigham Young's secret to holding the Utah Territory... -
![Sisters of Belfast: A Novel by Melanie Maure]()
Sisters of Belfast: A Novel by Melanie Maure
In the spirit of Heather Morris, Kate Quinn, and Pam Jenoff, an enthralling and deeply moving story that begins during World War II, about orphaned twin sisters in Ireland whose lives diverge for decades, until fate—and faith—reunite them in the twilight of their lives...historical-fiction · historical · fiction · ww2 · war · audiobook · family · 20th-century · female-mc · literary-fiction -
![Her Daughter by Jen Craven]()
Her Daughter by Jen Craven
When my best friend’s teenage daughter comes to see me, I know something is wrong. With tear-filled eyes, she says she’s pregnant and begs me not to tell her mother. I know I’m betraying my best friend but as I look at Chloe’s terrified expression, I don’t know how I will find the strength to say no…No matter what life throws at me, I have always been able to depend on my best friend Rachel...fiction · audiobook · womens-fiction · contemporary · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · breakup · domestic-drama · new-adult -
![The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard]()
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
For fans of David Mitchell, Ruth Ozeki, and Kazuo Ishiguro, an elegant and exhilarating literary speculative novel about an isolated town neighbored by its own past and future, and a young girl who spots two elderly visitors from across the the grieving parents of the boy she loves.Sixteen-year-old Odile is an awkward, quiet girl vying for a coveted seat on the Conseil...fiction · sci-fi · magical-realism · literary-fiction · futuristic · family · action-adventure · time-travel · dystopia · friendship -
![It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken]()
It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne de Marcken
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this incredible life-after-death novel asks us to consider how much of our memory, of our bodies, of the world as we know it ― how much of what we love can we lose before we are lost? And then what happens? This third perspective on myself is disconcerting...fiction · literary-fiction · lgbtq · supernatural · dystopia · fantasy · horror · female-author · contemporary · grief -
![White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett]()
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett
“He is the man more than any other who has created modern prose, and intensified it to its present-day pitch.”—James Joyce“His psychologic sense is overwhelming and visionary.”—Knut HamsunIn Fyodor Dostoevsky’s White Nights, a young man grapples with profound feelings of isolation and solitude in the bustling city of Saint Petersburg... -
![Queens in Wonderland by Theresa M Halvorsen]()
Queens in Wonderland by Theresa M Halvorsen
Are you ready to take a trip down the rabbit hole?Embark on an enchanting journey through a Wonderland where queens reign supreme and the tapestry of love, identity, and self-discovery is woven with threads of LGBTQIA+ brilliance. Queens in Wonderland beckons you down the glittering landscape of diverse tales inspired by Lewis Carroll’s iconic books... -
![Through the Eyes of Desperation: The Black Version by Daniel J Volpe]()
Through the Eyes of Desperation: The Black Version by Daniel J Volpe
SKIN IN THE GAMEAt Shadows Casino, this isn’t just a phrase, it’s a grim reality. Far from prying eyes is a world of decadent pleasure, and unimaginable pain, where only the desperate or the rich dare to tread.Cee is the leader of the sinister establishment, but that hasn’t always been her story... -
![Always HIM by Eli Bermudez]()
Always HIM by Eli Bermudez
From the moment they met as children, they shared what she had hoped was a deep connection. To her, he was etched into the very fabric of her existence. He was the hope that the passion she felt life had to offer truly existed. However, as fate would have it, life took them on different paths, separating them for years... -
![After Country by Kenneth Camacho]()
After Country by Kenneth Camacho
AFTER COUNTRY is the story of Henry a grieving recluse on a quest to gather Junior Ranger badges from the abandoned national parks of what used to be the United States of America. The year is 2034, and secessions, the return of former reservation lands to indigenous peoples, and frequent natural disasters make movement complicated. White nationalists and rogue vigilantes make it dangerous... -
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![The Fragility of Light by Heather S. Lonczak]()
The Fragility of Light by Heather S. Lonczak
Sunny Zielinski is an eccentric twenty-two-year-old woman who experiences her first psychotic break. Having just graduated from college and soon to be married, Sunny’s life is on course. She lands her dream job as a book editor and is close to her family, particularly her fiercely loving grandparents—Holocaust survivors who raised her following the death of her mentally ill mother... -
![Tell by Jonathan Buckley]()
Tell by Jonathan Buckley
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, Tell is an exuberant, intensely fluid, and probing examination of the ways in which we make stories of our own and of other people’s lives A novel of intense, flickering intelligence, Tell is structured as a series of interviews with a woman who worked as a gardener for a wealthy businessman and art collector who has mysteriously disappeared, and may or may... -
![Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur]()
Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur
In 1950s Bombay, Jaya Malhotra studies medicine at the direction of her father, a champion of women’s education who assumes the right to choose his daughters’ vocations. A talented painter drawn to the city’s dynamic new modern art movement, Jaya is driven by her desire to express both the pain and extraordinary force of life of a nation rising from the devastation of British rule...fiction · literary-fiction · family · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · 20th-century · book · adult -
![Short Happy Stories by Evan Pellervo]()
Short Happy Stories by Evan Pellervo
Fifty VERY short stories. Cheerful, but not saccharine. A great respite from troubling times.Inspired by Tolstoy, Salinger, and Lydia Davis, these stories try to make the most of the present. Existential uncertainties are explored; the consistent goal is to find a way to optimism... -
![The Third Traveler by Stephen L Graf]()
The Third Traveler by Stephen L Graf
An epic tale spanning three continents and four decades, The Third Traveler depicts the triumphs and defeats of three generations of an Irish family. Opening in 1912, a young Arctic explorer, Ciaran Creagh, struggles against failing health and hellish conditions to reach the safety of base camp following an expedition to the South Pole... -
![Sack of Wrongs by Judy Emerson]()
Sack of Wrongs by Judy Emerson
Ben Keegan remembers what it felt like for somebody to believe in him. He hasn’t felt that in a long time, and he sure doesn’t trust himself anymore. But he still hears Nana’s voice in his head.“Benjy, listen to me. They’ve done wrong to you, I know. You’ve strapped such a heavy old sack of wrongs onto your back. But you’ve got to set it down... -
![Not Down in Any Map: Stories by P. A. Callaro]()
Not Down in Any Map: Stories by P. A. Callaro
“In these beautifully written stories, P.A. Callaro shows us a wide variety of people grappling with the fundamental problem of how to maintain vitality, creativity, kindness, and hope in a world that presents so many impediments to the flourishing of these crucial human virtues. Not Down in Any Map is a thoughtful, nuanced, soulful debut... -
![Drawing the Blue part of the Flame by Bekah Fly]()
Drawing the Blue part of the Flame by Bekah Fly
A collection of poems by surrealist poet Bekah Fly, spanning a decade of chronic illness (chronic healing), inspired by the graffiti and city motion of NYC where Fly is originally from as well as rural spaces like the Mohave desert where Fly lived outside due to environmental sensitivity and formed a deeper connection with wilderness spaces...
