Top new literary-fiction books out this week: 5 Jan - 11 Jan 2025
Last updated:
January 11, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Fiona Davis, Heather O'Neill, Jonathan Evison, Adrienne Young, Jane Yang, Eiren Caffall, Emma Knight and many more.
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The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · fantasy · action-adventure · audiobook · crime · literary-fiction · sci-fi -
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The Capital of Dreams by Heather O'Neill
“The Capital of Dreams is not so much a novel to read but one to live (and dream) in. A dark, wistfully comic fable that's as imaginative as it is poignant. An entire world that only Heather O'Neill could create.”—Iain Reid, bestselling author of We Spread and FoeFrom the hugely acclaimed author beloved by literary lights, including Emily St...fantasy · fiction · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · dystopia · historical · myths · humor · coming-of-age · crime -
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The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
The extraordinary new novel by Jonathan Evison, about a married couple in their golden years, from when they met across big ups, deep downs, and survive-it-all, opposites-attract loveAbe Winter and Ruth Warneke were never meant to be together—at least if you ask Ruth...romance · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · season-winter · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · book · adult -
![A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young]()
A Sea of Unspoken Things by Adrienne Young
A woman investigates her brother's mysterious death while coming to terms with her own haunting past in this atmospheric novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Unmaking of June FarrowThe only thing James and Johnny Golden have ever had is each other...fantasy · fiction · mystery · magical-realism · female-mc · suspense · romance · literary-fiction · low-fantasy · book -
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The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang
An empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides of society, and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.1800s China. Tightly bound feet, or "golden lilies," are the mark of an honorable woman, eclipsing beauty, a rich dowry and even bloodline in the marriage stakes... -
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![All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall]()
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
In the tradition of Station Eleven, a literary thriller set partly on the roof of New York’s Museum of Natural History in a flooded future.All the Water in the World is told in the voice of a girl gifted with a deep feeling for water...sci-fi · fiction · dystopia · audiobook · literary-fiction · post-apocalyptic · family · pollution-climate-change · urban · futuristic -
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The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight
“A spellbinding debut about friendship, motherhood, first love, and the choices that bind us. .fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · coming-of-age · female-mc · family · friendship · breakup · domestic-drama
