Top new literary-fiction books out this week: 21 Apr - 27 Apr 2024
Last updated:
April 27, 2024
This week featuring new releases by David Nicholls, Ruth Reichl, Coco Mellors, Jean Grainger, Nancy Thayer, Jane Smiley, Brenda Novak, Siobhan Curham, Pam Godwin, Caroline Leavitt and many more.
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You Are Here by David Nicholls
Marnie is stuck.Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that increasingly feels like it's passing her by.Michael is coming undone.Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells...romance · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · mental-illness · humor · family · book · adult -
![The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl]()
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Paris in this dazzling, heartfelt novelStella reached for an oyster, tipped her head and tossed it back. It was cool and slippery, the flavor so briny it was like diving into the ocean..europe · western-central-europe · france · urban · romance · fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · family · literary-fiction -
![Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors]()
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Blue Sisters tells the story of three exceptional – and exceptionally different – sisters as they return to their family home in New York from their respective lives in Paris, London and LA in the wake of the death of their beloved fourth sister...contemporary · fiction · literary-fiction · family · grief · season-summer · friendship · female-mc · book · adult -
![Closer than you think: A Mags Munroe Story by Jean Grainger]()
Closer than you think: A Mags Munroe Story by Jean Grainger
Mags Munroe is juggling a lot. A Gen Z new Garda recruit who lectures everyone on political correctness, teenage daughters who are determined to fill the house with unruly animals, a mother-in-law that is not improving with age, and a husband with a loud new hobby...cozy · animals · historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · epic · family · mystery · book · adult -
![The Summer We Started Over: A Novel by Nancy Thayer]()
The Summer We Started Over: A Novel by Nancy Thayer
Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business...season-summer · fiction · family · audiobook · womens-fiction · friendship · epic · romance · literary-fiction · contemporary -
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![Lucky by Jane Smiley]()
Lucky by Jane Smiley
From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times.Before Jodie Rattler became a star, she was a girl growing up in St. Louis... -
![Tourist Season by Brenda Novak]()
Tourist Season by Brenda Novak
A summer by the ocean promises new beginnings—until old secrets resurface.Ismay Chalmers is ready for a relaxing summer reconnecting with her fiancé at his family’s luxurious beachfront cottage. But before Remy can join her, a hurricane bears down on Mariners Island. Alone in the large house, Ismay makes a disturbing discovery in Remy's childhood closet...romance · contemporary · mystery · womens-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · family · friendship · female-mc · book -
![The Stars Are Our Witness by Siobhan Curham]()
The Stars Are Our Witness by Siobhan Curham
Auschwitz, 1943. Adela stuffs small cloth pouches containing the stolen gunpowder into the folds of her dress. As she joins the column of exhausted women heading back to the barracks, the guard shouts ‘Inspection!’ and her blood turns to ice…Working in the camp’s munitions factory, Adela Rubenstein discovers the underground network fighting against the devastating cruelty all around them...fiction · ww2 · historical-fiction · female-mc · 20th-century · romance · epic · historical · literary-fiction · book -
![Cage of Ice and Echoes by Pam Godwin]()
Cage of Ice and Echoes by Pam Godwin
Frankie’s story continues in this second book in the Frozen Fate trilogy by Pam Godwin. Frankie and her ruthless protectors conquered unspeakable evil. But their fight to escape the hills of shivers and shadows is far from over. Stranded in Alaska, survival becomes paramount against starvation, hypothermia, and the dangerous predators lurking outside their isolated cabin...romance · reverse-harem · dark · mental-illness · contemporary · forced-proximity · suspense · enemies-to-lovers · survival · mystery -
![Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt]()
Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt
New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt returns with a tantalizing, courageous story about mothers and daughters, guilt and innocence, and the lengths we go for love. As a teenager, for a moment, Ella Fitchburg found love—yearning, breathless love—that consumed both her and her boyfriend, Jude, as they wandered the streets of New York City together...fiction · family · drama · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · mystery · female-mc · urban · coming-of-age -
![Better by Far by Hazel Hayes]()
Better by Far by Hazel Hayes
A genre-bending story about love and loss, hope and heartbreak, and the healing to be found in life’s little limbos, those in-between spaces where you’re no longer who you were and not yet the person you will be Following a breakup, Kate and Finn decide to keep sharing their house until the lease runs out in twelve weeks, alternating week by week so that they are occupying the same space but...romance · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · female-mc · breakup · domestic-drama · psychological · family -
![My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long]()
My Season of Scandal by Julie Anne Long
In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s latest installment in the Palace of Rogues series, a notorious rake meets his match in a doe-eyed girl from the country, changing the course of both of their futures…A London season is the chance of a lifetime for Catherine Keating...romance · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · female-author · politics · industrial-era · victorian · regency · female-mc -
![The Sicilian Secret: Completely gripping and heartbreaking WW2 fiction by Angela Petch]()
The Sicilian Secret: Completely gripping and heartbreaking WW2 fiction by Angela Petch
Italy, 1943. With war raging across the rugged cliffs and turquoise waters of his beloved Sicily, Savio’s pen scrawls desperately across the page. His letter must be sent in secret – or his life will be in terrible danger…England, present day. Paige is devastated when her reclusive but beloved Aunt Florence dies – the only family she’s ever known...historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · romance · friendship · historical · book · adult -
![Whale Harbor Blooms by Fiona Baker]()
Whale Harbor Blooms by Fiona Baker
Sometimes the flowers that bloom late bloom the brightest.Ever since her diagnosis with a chronic illness, Claire Boone has felt left behind in life. She works a remote job doing data entry and has lost touch with her old friends, finding solace only in her beloved garden. But when her aunt gives her an unexpected gift, it upends her monotonous existence...romance · fiction · female-mc · contemporary · epic · family · literary-fiction · religion · spirituality · book -
![The Sky Was Ours by Joe Fassler]()
The Sky Was Ours by Joe Fassler
From prizewinning writer Joe Fassler comes a brilliant modern reimagining of the myth of Daedalus and Icarus as a story of obsession, longing, and the radical pursuit of utopiaIt’s 2005, and 24-year-old Jane is miserable. Overworked, buried in debt, she senses the life she wanted slipping away—while the world around her veers badly off course, hurtling toward economic and ecological collapse...fiction · retellings · realistic · myths · magical-realism · mystery · urban-fantasy · historical · fantasy · literary-fiction -
![Crossed Over: A coming out story by Santana Knox]()
Crossed Over: A coming out story by Santana Knox
From international best-selling author Santana Knox, comes an LGBTQ, women’s fiction, coming out story like nothing you’ve ever read before. A tale that grips the hearts of those who failed to see eye-to-eye with a parent, and anyone who’s ever denied the truth about themselves... -
![Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger]()
Fragile Animals by Genevieve Jagger
When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront the memories that haunt her religious past. Struggling to deal with the familial trauma of her Catholic upbringing, hotel cleaner, Noelle, travels to the Isle of Bute. There, she meets a man who claims to be a vampire, and a relationship blooms between them based solely on confession...horror · vampires · contemporary · literary-fiction · fiction · lgbtq · fantasy · gothic · paranormal · romantic-love -
![The Pacific Crest Tales by John Ostrander]()
The Pacific Crest Tales by John Ostrander
In this, his second book, Oregon-based author John Ostrander updates Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales for the post-pandemic 2020s.Meeting at a campsite on the famed Pacific Crest Trail, Ostrander's pilgrims are serious hikers from all walks of life... -
![The Puzzle of Parham House: A 1920s Mystery by Benedict Brown]()
The Puzzle of Parham House: A 1920s Mystery by Benedict Brown
An ancient house with secrets to disclose, a string of murders with no clear motive and an enigma fit for a great detective.England, 1928. When Lord Edgington and his young apprentice Christopher are called to investigate a simple theft at a grand Elizabethan estate, they are soon embroiled in a mystery involving priceless antiques, ancient myths and unscrupulous academics...mystery · crime · fiction · animals · literary-fiction · satire · historical · humor · cozy · culinary -
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![Providence by Craig Willse]()
Providence by Craig Willse
An introverted English professor falls for an enigmatic sophomore and is lured into a web of chaos and deceit.Mark Lausson, a professor stuck in the middle of Ohio, is smart enough to get a job at an elite liberal arts college but not smart enough to know better when he meets charismatic sophomore Tyler Cunningham...lgbtq · mystery · fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · psychological · thriller · suspense · murder · crime -
![Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson]()
Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson
“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake A winning debut novel about a young teenage girl in Jamaica determined to bake her way out of her dysfunctional family and into the opportunity of a lifetime...fiction · historical-fiction · coming-of-age · contemporary · poc-mc · poc-author · audiobook · literary-fiction · black-mc · female-mc -
![Your Presence Is Mandatory by Sasha Vasilyuk]()
Your Presence Is Mandatory by Sasha Vasilyuk
A riveting debut novel, based on real events, about a Ukrainian World War II veteran with a secret that could land him in the Gulag, and his family who are forced to live in the shadow of all he has not told them.Ukraine, 2007. Yefim Shulman, husband, grandfather and war veteran, was beloved by his family and his coworkers...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww2 · war · audiobook · family · politics · 20th-century · literary-fiction -
![Outraged by Brian Copeland]()
Outraged by Brian Copeland
A TV investigative reporter and his sister, a San Francisco PD homicide detective, look into the slayings of Bay Area cops who have shot unarmed African Americans yet faced no repercussions in this debut crime thriller.“Brian Copeland’s thrilling debut novel is a revelation from an excitingly fresh voice ‘of color’ in the arena of crime fiction . . -
![THE CHRISTIAN HOUSEWIVES OF EAST NEW YORK: Daughters of Eve Secrets Exposed by Linda Lee Murrell]()
THE CHRISTIAN HOUSEWIVES OF EAST NEW YORK: Daughters of Eve Secrets Exposed by Linda Lee Murrell
“The Christian Housewives of East New Daughters of Eve Secrets Exposed” looks at the evolution of six women and their relationships since graduating from the ‘Journey to Womanhood’ Rites of Passage Program under the tutelage of the community Queen Mother.The women create a sisterhood bond that spans decades until exposed secrets and betrayals fracture their friendships, risking permanent damage...fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · contemporary · christian · black-mc · family · spirituality · poc-mc · book -
![Syllables of the Briny World by Georgina Key]()
Syllables of the Briny World by Georgina Key
As he focuses on the hem of the horizon, it begins to shimmer and unstitch—until it cracks into a thousand pieces, shards like glass piercing the ocean below.When a formidable hurricane threatens a remote community on the Texas Gulf coast, its residents reveal their true natures... -
![Illusive by Virginia Duan]()
Illusive by Virginia Duan
After four years of hell, Katie Wu is finally safe. Too bad her heart hasn’t gotten the memo.When pop singer Katie Wu returns to Seoul after escaping an abusive relationship, her longtime friends, rapper Jung Do-won and singer Kitahara Akihiro, are stunned by just how much she’s changed... -
![Reboot: A Novel by Justin Taylor]()
Reboot: A Novel by Justin Taylor
A raucous and wickedly smart satire of Hollywood, toxic fandom, and our chronically online culture, following a washed-up actor on his quest to revive the cult TV drama that catapulted him to teenage fameDavid Crader is a has-been. A former child actor from the hit teen drama Rev Beach, he now rotates between his new roles as deadbeat dad, part-time alcoholic, and occasional videogame voice actor...fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · satire · humor · social-commentary · family · book · adult -
![Dinner at God's House: A Novel by Todd B. Lieman]()
Dinner at God's House: A Novel by Todd B. Lieman
What kind of life is possible when you finally learn to forgive, trust, and love yourself?Erik Bernstein wasn’t afraid of death. He was afraid of life. He battled with inadequacy and the feeling that he never belonged. He became an expert at deflecting intimacy to mask his shame, lies, self-doubt, and bad choices... -
![My Grumpy Billionaire's Baby Surprise by Kyla Collins]()
My Grumpy Billionaire's Baby Surprise by Kyla Collins
Dumped, drunk, and pregnant—by my brother’s best friend, my grumpy billionaire bad boy.I expected a diamond ring but it ended with tequila shots instead. Starting fresh at King Industry seemed like my shot at redemption—until he became my boss.Everett hockey's notorious bad boy turned ruthless CEO. A trail of broken hearts behind him and a gaze that undresses me in seconds... -
![Though I Fall: A Motorsport Story by Paul Slavonik]()
Though I Fall: A Motorsport Story by Paul Slavonik
Born into a lineage of racing legends, Chad Watson was destined to carry on the family's legacy. Fate handed him a cruel blow, however, leaving him with not only a burden that still weighs heavy on his heart but also the physical limitations life has dealt him.Years have passed since tragedy struck those around him, yet the pain of their absence remains for Chad... -
![The Wicked : A Dark Why Choose Romance by Delaney Dare]()
The Wicked : A Dark Why Choose Romance by Delaney Dare
I'm not a damsel in distress. I'm not a princess who needs saving. I'm a queen and it's about time the Executioners let me out of my cage...romance · reverse-harem · lgbtq · gothic · epic · fiction · literary-fiction · family · polyamory · book -
![Winds through the Pines by John Edwards]()
Winds through the Pines by John Edwards
Rural Long County, Georgia, has long been run by the corrupt Judge Lawton Wells. Only now, though—as its people fight over beliefs about how things should be run—does the opportunity arise for the Colombian cartel to make its way through the small-town borders.Wallace Fairchild, Wells’s longtime friend, has no qualms in allowing Long County to become corrupted by crime... -
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![Where All Things Flatten by John Mauk]()
Where All Things Flatten by John Mauk
In the heart of the Midwest, Lead Belly's, a rowdy Toledo bar, becomes an unlikely sanctuary for a group of wayward servers, cooks, and carousers, as they grapple with their own desires for stability and purpose amidst a backdrop of hardcore revelry, secrecy, and struggle... -
![Necessity by Mark Ticao]()
Necessity by Mark Ticao
Necessity, no, not the mother of invention. She is neither the mother of grudge nor ill-will, neither of disdain nor despair. Necessity is the mother of Jeremy and Anthony, hailing from an old American colony struggling to find its identity. It made her the mother of resilience and hope...
