With starred reviews from publications including Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal—your patrons will want to read these much-anticipated books that reviewers are raving about.
FICTION
Beware the Woman by Megan Abbott
“The author of You Will Know Me (2016), Give Me Your Hand (2018), The Turnout (2021), and many more outstanding crime novels delivers another knockout performance with her new thriller…A real treat for the author’s many fans and for everyone who treasures that sense of Gothic-tinged trouble both within and without. —Booklist, starred review
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On sale May 30, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download, and large print editions
The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
“An action-packed mystery, suspenseful from page one, with intensity and plot twists that don’t let up. The follow-up to When She Dreams is a compelling romantic mystery with psychic connections and sparkling dialogue.”—Library Journal, starred review
“With her usual storytelling panache, Quick (When She Dreams, 2022) gracefully returns to the glamour-tinged, wit-infused world of her 1930s Burning Cove books with another spot-on story that flawlessly fuses danger, deception, and desire into the literary equivalent of catnip for both romance and mystery readers.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale May 2, 2023 | Available in hardcover and eBook editions
In an Orchard Grown from Ash by Rory Power
“The duology’s conclusion (following In a Garden Burning Gold) is a raw, emotional journey of a family created and broken by the consequences of their actions.”—Library Journal, starred review
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On sale May 2, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
“The reigning queen of STEMinist rom-coms returns with a tale set in the cutthroat world of elite academia full of delightful humor, realistic emotions, and the messy search for self-acceptance.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale June 13, 2023 | Available in paperback, hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
“Cravens’s debut combines classic Western tropes with a fresh perspective and fine writing…Featuring gunslingers, gamblers, outlaws, madams and brothel workers, this story is fast-paced, racing to an explosive conclusion. Lesbian romance plays a definitive role, with complex characters whose motivations and desires are integral to the plot.” —Library Journal, starred review
“Cravens smacks the reader in the face with a genderqueer coming-of-age story that culminates in three sex workers tracking down a posse for romantic and financial revenge…Cravens peppers the novel with enough foreshadowing that an astute reader could figure out the big reveal quickly. But it’s just as much fun to willfully ignore the clues and hang on for dear life.”—Booklist, starred review
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On sale June 20, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
Marrying Off Morgan McBride by Amy Barry
“Set in the wilds of Buck’s Creek, MT, in 1887, this romance is laugh-out-loud funny and contains both emotional sweetness and high-heat content…Settle in and get comfy for another entertaining adventure with the McBrides of Buck’s Creek, following Kit McBride Gets a Wife.” —Library Journal, starred review
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On sale May 30, 2023 | Available in paperback, eBook, and audio download editions
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang
“An unnamed narrator takes the stage in this haunting and immersive novel. Her childhood was intrinsically linked to the piano, as she studied with her talented parents and became a prodigy herself…The novel seamlessly blends sf, literary fiction, suspense, and body horror while also exploring the oppression of the beauty industry and the Chinese immigrant experience in America. The writing is lyrical even when plot events are profoundly tragic, and the protagonist’s journey will captivate readers throughout.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale April 4, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download editions
Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee
“In this reimagining of King Arthur and his round table… The fun part of this debut novel is following along as Kay and Lancelot roll with the punches. But the beating, breaking heart of the story rests with Mariam and her Feminist Environmentalist Transgressive Alliance, who are determined to keep on trying to save the world, no matter who or what stands in their way… The conflict gives the story a breakneck pace and a compelling urgency that pulls readers along on a wild, glorious, and epic ride.” —Library Journal, starred review
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On sale May 23, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, audio download editions
Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan
With likable, realistic characters, a breezy, beachy setting, and an ideal balance of humor and emotional depth, Same Time Next Summer is a moving love story about a woman finding her way back to herself.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale June 6, 2023 | Available in paperback, eBook, and audio download editions
NONFICTION
Oh My Mother!: A Memoir in Nine Adventures by Connie Wang
“This charming joint memoir, fact[1]checked by Qing, is by turns hilarious and touching, and defined by Wang’s loving refusal to take her mother, and anything about her, for granted.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale May 9, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
The Soldier’s Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II by David Chrisinger
“Chrisinger, who teaches writing at the University of Chicago and contributes to the War Horse, a nonprofit newsroom covering the human impact of military service, delivers a fine account of legendary reporter Ernie Pyle, who, as a hugely popular columnist for Scripps-Howard during WWII, commanded an audience of some 14 million readers among 500 publications.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale May 30, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
Tanya: Poems by Brenda Shaughnessy
“Where, on its way, did an idea become a physical object?” And how, on its way, did this study of ideas become such a probing, richly rendered collection of poems? Shaughnessy follows the LJ best-booked The Octopus Museum with a reflection on women artists as friends, mentors, and influencers…Meanwhile, she celebrates the eponymous Tanya, wanting to “repair the path between us.” —Library Journal, starred review
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On sale March 7, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick—and How We Can Fight Back by Alden Wicker
“Fashion journalist Wicker opens this investigation into the dangerous chemicals in clothing dyes with a shocking discussion of flight attendants who recently became ill from their uniforms. Interviews with airline employees who had careers destroyed by the outfits they were required to wear is a powerful opening salvo in a book that delivers one stunning revelation after another.” —Booklist, starred review
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On sale June 27, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
Uncle of the Year: & Other Debatable Triumphs by Andrew Rannells
“Following his 2019 memoir Too Much Is Not Enough, Broadway, film, and TV actor Rannells returns with a collection of witty and relatable essays about his life. With a deft touch at describing tricky or stressful situations, Rannells’s essays hit all the right notes of humor, self-deprecation, and quiet insight.” —Library Journal, starred review
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On sale May 16, 2023 | Available in hardcover, eBook, and audio download editions
AUDIOBOOKS
Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; Read by the author
“An irresistible and supremely eloquent look inside the British royal family by the son who was forced to escape its stranglehold.”—Library Journal, starred review
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G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage; Read by Gabra Zackman
“Narrator Gabra Zackman provides a solid, clear presentation of Hoover’s life, giving momentum to Gage’s meticulous examination of this consequential figure. This impressive work will appeal to all historians and fans of the books of Ron Chernow, David McCullough, and Jon Meacham.”—Library Journal, starred review
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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe by Caroline Dodds Pennock; Read by the author
“Pennock (history, Univ. of Sheffield; Bonds of Blood) shatters the Eurocentric understanding of the Age of Discovery with this insightful analysis of the experiences of Indigenous Americans who traveled across the Atlantic to Europe after 1492… Author Pennock offers a bright narration, in a British accent, of her own prestigious, impressive book, which might surprise laypersons and even professional historians. An essential addition to academic and large public library collections.”—Library Journal, starred review
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