Top new literary-fiction books out this week: 10 Mar - 16 Mar 2024
Last updated:
March 16, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Joanna Goodman, Micaiah Johnson, Laura McNeal, Novoneel Chakraborty, Kasey Stockton, Kristin Harper, Phong Nguyen, Rita Bullwinkel, S.E. Green, Natasha Siegel and many more.
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The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman
From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compulsively readable mother-daughter story in which two women who share a difficult past must come to together to claim the future they deserve. Arden Moore enjoyed an affluent life thanks to her husband’s high-paying job...fiction · womens-fiction · drama · contemporary · historical-fiction · family · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · new-adult -
![Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson]()
Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson
Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in a searing sci-fi thriller from the Compton Crook Award–winning author of The Space Between Worlds.Scales is the best at what she She is an enforcer who keeps the peace in Ashtown, a rough, climate-ravaged desert town...romance · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy · dystopia · wlw · lgbtq · poc-author · action-adventure · literary-fiction -
![The Swan's Nest by Laura McNeal]()
The Swan's Nest by Laura McNeal
A tender and engrossing historical novel about the unlikely love affair between two great 19th-century poets, Robert Browning and Elizabeth BarrettOn a bleak January day in 1845, a poet who had been confined to her room for four years by recurrent illness received a letter from a writer she secretly idolized but had never seen...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · 21st-century · literary-fiction · drama · industrial-era · victorian · family · romance -
![The Heartbreak Club: One Girl Vs One Twisted Legacy by Novoneel Chakraborty]()
The Heartbreak Club: One Girl Vs One Twisted Legacy by Novoneel Chakraborty
About the bookA DARK ROMANCE IN WHICH A GIRL’S SEARCH FOR HER SISTER LEADS TO REVELATIONS ABOUT A SINISTER LEGACY.Kisha Sen arrives in Fairmont High International School, Noida, from London as part of a student exchange programme. An achiever and all-rounder, she immediately catches everyone’s eye, including that of the school’s rugby star, Tavish Mathur...fiction · family · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · new-age · thriller · action-adventure · spirituality · suspense · book -
![To Forge Her Fate by Kasey Stockton]()
To Forge Her Fate by Kasey Stockton
Two worlds. Two hearts. Can they ever meld together as one?Eliza Rose: accomplished in pianoforte, riding, drawing, three languages, and the art of flirtation using only a fan.Jacob Ridley: skilled blacksmith, honest tradesman, appreciates a hot meal, and not susceptible to any lady’s charm.Until Eliza needs help, and Jacob cannot turn her away. Now she has him wrapped around her dainty finger... -
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![Aunt Violet's Locket by Kristin Harper]()
Aunt Violet's Locket by Kristin Harper
The long, tarnished chain and heart-shaped pendant is heavy in Paige’s hand. Carefully prying it open she can just make out the tiny engraving inside...romance · womens-fiction · psychological · sad · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · contemporary · family · religion -
![Roundabout by Phong Nguyen]()
Roundabout by Phong Nguyen
Ovid Dullann works as an assistant accountant for a multinational corporation and is supporting a family of four; but abruptly, on his forty-ninth birthday, Ovid runs away from his daily work and his loving family to go on a road trip. Struck by inspiration, Ovid knows that an Author is writing about him, and will do anything to avoid acting as a protagonist of a book... -
![Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel]()
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel
An electrifying debut novel from an “unusually gifted writer” (Lorrie Moore) about the radical intimacy of physical competitionAn unexpected tragedy at a community pool. A family’s unrelenting expectation of victory. The desire to gain or lose control; to make time speed up or stop; to be frighteningly, undeniably good at something...europe · scandinavia · fiction · sports · contemporary · literary-fiction · young-adult · audiobook · medieval · realistic -
![Ten Years Later by S.E. Green]()
Ten Years Later by S.E. Green
They told him his daughter died. But what if she didn’t?Ten years ago, Keaton Young turned his back briefly on his four-year-old daughter, Vivian, during a family picnic at the beach. Minutes later, she was gone, her floaties found in the ocean. Drowned.But they never found a body. And Keaton has never given up hope that, somehow, she’s still alive... -
![The Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel]()
The Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel
A passionate tale of plague, fire, and forbidden love in seventeenth-century London from the acclaimed author of Solomon's Crown1666. It is a year after plague has devastated England. Young widow Cecilia Thorowgood is a prisoner, trapped and isolated within the cavernous London townhouse of her older sister...romance · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · lgbtq · fantasy · mental-illness · audiobook · season-spring · grief -
![The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed]()
The Siege of Burning Grass by Premee Mohamed
The Empires of Varkal and Med’ariz have always been at war.Alefret, the founder of Varkal’s pacifist resistance, was bombed and maimed by his own government, locked up in a secret prison and tortured by a ‘visionary’ scientist. But now they’re offering him a chance of freedom... -
![Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë]()
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë's only novel, was published in 1847 under the pseudonym 'Ellis Bell'. It is a wild, passionate story of the intense love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father... -
![The Professor Illustrated by Charlotte Brontë]()
The Professor Illustrated by Charlotte Brontë
The Professor was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre, but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë's widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text... -
![The Two Gentlemen of Verona : With illustrations by William Shakespeare]()
The Two Gentlemen of Verona : With illustrations by William Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare from early in his career. It has the smallest cast of any of Shakespeare's plays, and is the first of his plays in which a heroine dresses as a boy. It deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity... -
![Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham]()
Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham
A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man’s life in the highly anticipated debut novel from one of The New Yorker ’s rising stars.I’d seen the Senator speak a few times before my life got caught up, however distantly, with his, but the first time I can remember paying real attention was when he delivered the speech announcing his run for the Presidency... -
![In the Shadow of the Greenbrier by Emily Matchar]()
In the Shadow of the Greenbrier by Emily Matchar
A poignant multigenerational Jewish family saga inspired by remarkable, yet little-known, true events that shaped America’s history.Nestled in the hills of West Virginia lies White Sulphur Springs, home to the Greenbrier Resort. Long a playground for presidents and film stars, the Greenbrier has its own gravitational pull...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · audiobook · 20th-century · ww2 · prison · parenthood · marriage · family -
![All Our Yesterdays: A Novel of Lady Macbeth by Joel H. Morris]()
All Our Yesterdays: A Novel of Lady Macbeth by Joel H. Morris
A propulsive and piercing debut, set ten years before the events of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, about the ambition, power, and fate that define one of literature’s most notorious figures: Lady MacbethScotland, 11th Century. Born into a noble household and granddaughter of a forgotten Scottish king, a young girl carries the guilt of her mother’s death and the weight of an unknowable prophecy...historical-fiction · retellings · historical · fiction · dark · politics · female-mc · 21st-century · action-adventure · myths -
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![Blind Love : The Original Classic by Wilkie Collins, Rose Classic Books]()
Blind Love : The Original Classic by Wilkie Collins, Rose Classic Books
This edition has been annotated with the following unique Historical ContextDetailed 19th-century analysisFREE Audiobook included (download link included inside the book)Unveil the depths of blind love and political turmoil in Wilkie Collins' gripping novel, Blind Love... -
![The Gaslight Memoirs by Meghan Rose]()
The Gaslight Memoirs by Meghan Rose
Starting over is easier said than done.“Don’t be such a drama queen.”How many times has Sophie heard that from her mother, her sister, and her boyfriend of over six years?No matter how hard she tries to be the perfect daughter, sister, and girlfriend, her efforts are never good enough... -
![The Botanist's Tracks by Michael Reit]()
The Botanist's Tracks by Michael Reit
Felicia Hodaks's vital botanical skills are the only thing keeping her away from the gas chambers. Against the backdrop of Auschwitz-Birkenau's ever-present brutality, Felicia tends to the plants needed for one of the Reich's most ambitious experiments—one that could tip the war in favor of the Nazis... -
![Mother Doll: A Novel by Katya Apekina]()
Mother Doll: A Novel by Katya Apekina
“A profoundly moving story . . . Strange, wild, offbeat, and hilarious. I absolutely loved it.” —LAUREN GROFF “Spellbinding, hallucinatory, and very funny . . . A rare achievement...fiction · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · family · parenthood · ghosts · supernatural · horror · humor -
![Until August by Gabriel García Márquez]()
Until August by Gabriel García Márquez
The extraordinary rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude Sitting alone beside the languorous blue waters of the lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach contemplates the men at the hotel bar. She has been happily married for twenty-seven years and has no reason to escape the life she has made with her husband and children...fiction · 21st-century · literary-fiction · drama · poc-mc · classics · magical-realism · family · breakup · domestic-drama -
fiction · ww2 · friendship · literary-fiction · 20th-century · historical · female-mc · book · adult
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![It Could Be Worse by Dara Levan]()
It Could Be Worse by Dara Levan
“Visceral and moving,” (Andra Watkins, New York Times bestselling author), It Could Be Worse is a tale of acceptance and awakening—but not necessarily forgiveness—that reminds us we can choose how our stories end.Mired in self-doubt and blind loyalty, Allegra Gil suspects her charmed life may be a gilded cage...fiction · contemporary · mystery · mental-illness · family · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · book · adult -
![Victim by Andrew Boryga]()
Victim by Andrew Boryga
There’s a fine line between bending the truth and telling bald-faced lies, and Javier Perez is willing to cross it. Javier Perez is a hustler from a family of hustlers... -
![Discipline by Debra Spark]()
Discipline by Debra Spark
How does art mirror and shape our lives? Can it transcend the boundaries of time, wealth, and circumstance? Debra Spark—whose previous work the Washington Post described as “richly imaginative” and “real world magic”—explores these themes in her new novel Discipline. With a trio of important paintings missing, the book weaves together three narratives that span almost a century... -
![Flight of the Wild Swan by Melissa Pritchard]()
Flight of the Wild Swan by Melissa Pritchard
A majestic novel of Florence Nightingale, whose courage, self-confidence, and resilience transformed nursing and the role of women in medicine Sweeping yet intimate, Flight of the Wild Swan tells the story of Florence Nightingale, a brilliant, trailblazing woman whose humanity has been obscured beneath the iconic weight of legend...historical-fiction · womens-fiction · fiction · war · medical · literary-fiction · historical · violent-conflict · book · adult -
![These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere]()
These Letters End in Tears by Musih Tedji Xaviere
Set in a country where being gay is punishable by law, These Letters End in Tears is the heart-wrenching forbidden love story of a Christian girl with a deviant heart and a Muslim girl leading a double lifeBessem notices Fatima for the first time on the soccer field—muscular and focused, she’s the only woman playing and seems completely at ease...fiction · lgbtq · contemporary · wlw · literary-fiction · season-spring · poc-mc · poc-author · romantic-love · book -
![Playboy Billionaire's Fake Marriage: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Judy Hale]()
Playboy Billionaire's Fake Marriage: An Enemies to Lovers Romance by Judy Hale
My best friend warned me to stay away, and I tried…But when she crashes my wedding and offers herself as the bride? All bets are off. The plan was simple: Marry and divorce in six months. She gets her niece, and I get my company.But I didn’t plan on Stella driving me to the brink of insanity.Every teasing smirk makes my palms itch, and her defiant submission leaves me rock-hard and throbbing...romance · fake-relationship · fiction · young-adult · literary-fiction · humor · urban · satire · book -
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![Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury]()
Some Strange Music Draws Me In by Griffin Hansbury
It’s the summer of 1984 in Swaffham, Massachusetts, when Mel (short for Melanie) encounters Sylvia, a tough-as-nails trans woman whose shameless swagger catalyzes Mel’s dawning trans self-awareness. But it also sparks the fury of townie Swaffham and throws Mel into conflict with her mother and best friend...fiction · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · coming-of-age · trans-mc · family · suspense · small-town · literary-fiction -
![Gazebo: A Novel by Kenneth Vertrees]()
Gazebo: A Novel by Kenneth Vertrees
Everyone’s stuck this summer. Laura’s stuck in love with her cello tutor, Sandrine. Sandrine’s stuck in her aimless country sabbatical, far from her husband, her city, her stage. Thirteen-year-old Michael’s stuck in his fascination for his mother’s ex-fiancé, Vincent, a writer... -
![ARRIVING by unknown author]()
ARRIVING by unknown author
This anthology of writings captures the lived experiences of incarcerated Asian Pacific Islanders in prison in hopes of bringing broader attention to the social injustices faced. It is the intent that their stories shed light on their struggles and experiences... -
![All My Earthly Possessions by Anni Kramer]()
All My Earthly Possessions by Anni Kramer
Eva Gabriel's spinster aunt dies and leaves behind a letter revealing a startling secret about her lodger Valentin, a simple, earnest man whose dreams have long withered while he’s been caring for his de facto mother. Should Eva tell Valentin the truth – or should some things remain unsaid?In the heart of southern Germany's Hummenberg, Eva Gabriel inherits more than just her aunt's estate... -
![Liar’s Hollow by Jeffery Martin Botzenhart]()
Liar’s Hollow by Jeffery Martin Botzenhart
Eighteen years have passed since Audra left her small rural Georgia hometown only to return mysteriously months later. She carried back with her the burden of a secret she intended to never speak to anyone of. But secrets have a way of being revealed over time and her small hometown of Mineral Springs is haunted by such secrets... -
![Esme by Shoni Davis]()
Esme by Shoni Davis
The fortuneteller’s warning echoes in Sam Parker’s dreams. "Your soulmate waits for you, Sam, but beware, your destiny requires sacrifice. You’ll be forced to choose." After events in college leave Sam struggling to provide his son a stable and loving childhood amidst his wife’s battles with mental illness and addiction, the years blur before him. He finds no time for his once-cherished fantasies...
