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This is only scratching the surface of the books out this week! If you want to keep up with all the latest new releases, check out: Reasons to read it: You might know Michelle Zauner from Japanese Breakfast, or from her viral 2018 New Yorker essay also called “Crying in H Mart.” This is a memoir about grief and identity as the child of immigrants. It’s supposed to have a lyrical style, which makes sense from a songwriter, but also includes frank and vulnerable discussions, including intimate anecdotes and family photos. Their bumpy start only gets bumpier the more time they spend together. But when an opportunity presents itself for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex (and climb her school’s social ladder at the same time), she bribes Irene into playing along. Hijinks, heartbreak, and gay fake-dating scheme for the ages. Reasons to read it: This is about high school nemeses falling in love! Fake dating! You might remember Kelly Quindlen’s previous book, Late to the Party, which was another great queer YA read. This is supposed to be a sweet and funny read, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuisten. Speaking of Becky Albertalli, she also has a book out today: Kate In Waiting! Another sapphic YA romance out today: The Key to You and Me by Jaye Robin Brown, author of Georgia Peaches and Other Fruit. Somewhere far away– or maybe right nearby– lies an archipelago called Popisho. A place of stunning beauty and incorrigible mischief, destiny and mystery, it is also a place in need of change. Xavier Redchoose is the macaenus of his generation, anointed by the gods to make each resident one perfect meal when the time is right. Anise, his long lost love, is on a march toward reckoning with her healing powers. The governor’s daughter, Sonteine, is getting married, her father demanding a feast out of turn. And graffiti messages from an unknown source are asking hard questions. A storm is brewing. Before it comes, before the end of the day, this narrative will take us across the islands, their history, and into the lives of unforgettable characters. Reasons to read it: This is a novel inspired by the author’s Jamaican homeland. It’s a world where magic is everywhere and food is fate. It’s also a love story and a portrait of a community, and it tackles addiction, colonialism, and corruption. To escape the haunting memories of this incident, the family flees their hometown. Years later, Detective Min—Hwani’s father—learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared under similar circumstances, and so he returns to their hometown to investigate… only to vanish as well. Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village—and reconnects with her now estranged sister—Hwani comes to realize that the answer lies within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago. Reasons to read it: This is a historical YA mystery set in Korea in the 1400s! I’ve never seen a YA book set that far back in time, so I’m fascinating to see what that looks like. This is supposed to have a fascinating blend of historical facts and mystery elements. It’s also about grief, loss, and corruption, and it has a female detective in a time period where women had very little status. This is one of the most intriguing premises I’ve read in a while! Reasons to read it: This is a debut by a young Pakistani writer. These stories are supposed to be provocative, funny, and disarming. They look into the ugly truth of what happens in homes, and it explores sexuality, desire, and transgressions. Iraya has spent her life in a cell, but every day brings her closer to freedom – and vengeance. Jazmyne is the Queen’s daughter, but unlike her sister before her, she has no intention of dying to strengthen her mother’s power. Sworn enemies, these two witches enter a precarious alliance to take down a mutual threat. But power is intoxicating, revenge is a bloody pursuit, and nothing is certain – except the lengths they will go to win this game. Reasons to read it: This is one of the most anticipated book out today! It’s a Jamaican-inspired fantasy debut about two enemy witches who enter into a deadly alliance. It promises a twisted cat-and-mouse game like Killing Eve with a richly imagined fantasy world like Furyborn and Ember in the Ashes. This is one that is getting a ton of buzz, and I’m looking forward to reading it. At the Five-Hop One-Stop, long-haul spacers can stretch their legs (if they have legs, that is), and get fuel, transit permits, and assorted supplies. The Five-Hop is run by an enterprising alien and her sometimes helpful child, who work hard to provide a little piece of home to everyone passing through. When a freak technological failure halts all traffic to and from Gora, three strangers—all different species with different aims—are thrown together at the Five-Hop. Grounded, with nothing to do but wait, the trio—an exiled artist with an appointment to keep, a cargo runner at a personal crossroads, and a mysterious individual doing her best to help those on the fringes—are compelled to confront where they’ve been, where they might go, and what they are, or could be, to each other. Reasons to read it: This is the highly anticipated fourth book in the Wayfarers series. Each book also works on its own, though, because they do follow different characters and are mostly self-contained stories. This one doesn’t have any human main characters! All three of them are aliens that are very different species. You can always count on a Becky Chambers book to be kind-hearted — and usually queer, too. In this one, the child mentioned is nonbinary and uses nonbinary pronouns. There’s also that locked room aspect, which is great if you are interested in character-based stories, because it just forces people to reveal who they are and how they relate to each other.
Book Riot’s Youtube channel, where I discuss the most exciting books out every Tuesday! All the Books, our weekly new releases podcast, where Liberty and a cast of co-hosts (including me!) talk about eight books out that week that we’ve read and loved. The New Books Newsletter, where we send you an email of the books out this week that are getting buzz Finally, if you want the real inside scoop on new releases, you have to check out Book Riot Insiders’ New Releases Index! That’s where I find 90% of new releases, and you can filter by trending books, Rioters’ picks, and even LGBTQ new releases!
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This is only scratching the surface of the books out this week! If you want to keep up with all the latest new releases, check out: But things go from inconvenient to downright torturous when Meddy’s great college love — and biggest heartbreak — makes a surprise appearance amid the wedding chaos. Is it possible to escape murder charges, charm her ex back into her life, and pull off a stunning wedding all in one weekend? Reasons to read it: This claims to be equal parts mystery/thriller and romcom! It’s about family, particularly the relationship between mothers and daughters, and it’s also a deep dive into Chinese-Indonesian culture. This is supposed to be a charming, quirky read that will be a good match for Crazy Rich Asians fans, since it takes place at an over-the-top wedding. When Murderbot discovers a dead body on Preservation Station, it knows it is going to have to assist station security to determine who the body is (was), how they were killed (that should be relatively straightforward, at least), and why (because apparently that matters to a lot of people ― who knew?) Yes, the unthinkable is about to happen: Murderbot must voluntarily speak to humans! Again! Reasons to read it: This is the highly anticipated sixth Murderbot book! It’s a novella that takes place after the events of the fourth book and before the fifth. Fugitive Telemetry is part sci fi, part murder mystery, with a snarky, TV-loving robot protagonist as our detective protagonist. Ben takes his role as your new black friend seriously, providing original and borrowed wisdom on stereotypes, slurs, the whole “swimming thing,” how much Beyoncé is too much Beyoncé, Black Girl Magic, the rise of the Karens, affirmative action, the Black Lives Matter movement, and other conversations you might want to have with your new BBFF. Oscillating between the impulse to be “one of the good ones” and the occasional need to excuse himself to the restrooms, stuff his mouth with toilet paper, and scream, Ben navigates his own Blackness as an “Oreo” with too many opinions for his father’s liking, an encyclopedic knowledge of CW teen dramas, and a mouth he can’t always control. From cheating his way out of swim tests to discovering stray family members in unlikely places, he finds the punchline in the serious while acknowledging the blunt truths of existing as a Black man in today’s world. Reasons to read it: This tackles both light and heavy subjects around being Black in the U.S. It’s humorous and readable, but also discusses police violence against unarmed Black people and other serious elements. Ben Philippe doesn’t claim to be an expert, saying “That is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s lane.” Instead, he talks about his personal experiences and included further reading suggestions to get a broader perspective. Reasons to read it: This is the first novel from Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri in nearly a decade. It’s also the first novel she has written in Italian and translated into English, which gives a different tone to the story. It follows the narrator’s experience with loneliness and melancholy, and it’s just as much about language and atmosphere as it is about the nameless main character. Thora and Santi are strangers in a foreign city when a chance encounter intertwines their fates. At once, they recognize in each other a kindred spirit — someone who shares their insatiable curiosity, who is longing for more in life than the cards they’ve been dealt. Only days later, though, a tragic accident cuts their story short. But this is only one of the many connections they share. Like satellites trapped in orbit around each other, Thora and Santi are destined to meet again: as a teacher and prodigy student; a caretaker and dying patient; a cynic and a believer. In numerous lives they become friends, colleagues, lovers, and enemies. But as blurred memories and strange patterns compound, Thora and Santi come to a shocking revelation: they must discover the truth of their mysterious attachment before their many lives come to one, final end. Reasons to read it: This is supposed to be the perfect read-alike for The Time Traveler’s Wife! Thora and Santi continue to meet each other in different lives, with different iterations of their relationship to each other. It asks whether we can ever truly know each other. This also has a mystery element in that you’ll be solving the puzzle along with the characters: Why do they keep getting drawn to each other, and what happens next? Bonnie is a music teacher who spent a long, hot summer in London rehearsing with a band to play at a friend’s wedding. It was supposed to be fun, but the band members find the complicated knots of their friendships — some old, some new — unraveling as the days themselves unwind. What was meant to be a summer of happiness, love, and music turns deadly as lovers betray one another, passions turn murderous, and friendship itself becomes a crime. Everyone tells lies. But is anyone prepared to tell the truth to uncover a murderer? Reasons to read it: This is a psychological thriller that switches back and forth between after the body is found and what happened leading up to the murder. Not only are readers guessing at the murderer, but even the identity of the body is unclear at first. It’s also partly a drama about this friend group, including quirky and memorable side characters. This is a bestselling, beloved author, so I’m sure sure we’ll be hearing a lot of buzz about this one.
Book Riot’s YouTube channel, where I discuss the most exciting books out every Tuesday! All the Books, our weekly new releases podcast, where Liberty and a cast of co-hosts (including me!) talk about eight books out that week that we’ve read and loved. The New Books Newsletter, where we send you an email of the books out this week that are getting buzz. Finally, if you want the real inside scoop on new releases, you have to check out Book Riot Insiders’ New Releases Index! That’s where I find 90% of new releases, and you can filter by trending books, Rioters’ picks, and even LGBTQ new releases!
