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This week, we have 20 hand picked books publishing, including two tales taking place in the past.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo is "a remarkable portrait of the magic of exiles and the traumatic echoes of the Spanish Inquisition" (BookPage). Set in the Spanish Golden Age, The Familiar takes us into the magical past.
Also publishing this week is The House on Biscayne Bay by Chanel Cleeton, set in a gothic mansion in post-World War I Miami, "recommended for fans of suspenseful historical fiction about courageous women determined to uncover the truth no matter the cost" (Library Journal).
You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and descriptions and reviews for all of them in our New This Week section. For more soon to publish books, check out BookBrowse's "What's New" section.
Enjoy!
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This Week's New and Notable Books
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There are too many books published each week for you to read about them all, let alone read them all. So we do the legwork for you, scouring the publishers' catalogs and the pre-publication reviews to pick out what we believe to be among the best and most interesting. You can see them all in our “What’s New” section.
More about how we pick and rate books.
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| The Familiar: A Novel
by Leigh Bardugo
On sale Apr 9 from Flatiron Books
Genre: Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction. 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.
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| The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
On sale Apr 2 from Berkley Books
(Moved by publisher from Apr 9)
Genre: Historical Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.2/5
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's atmospheric new novel.
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| Somehow: Thoughts on Love
by Anne Lamott
On sale Apr 9 from Riverhead Books
Genre: Essays. 208 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
From the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love
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| Rangikura: Poems
by Tayi Tibble
On sale Apr 9 from Knopf
Genre: Poetry & Novels in Verse. 96 pages
Critics' Opinion:
A fiery second collection of poetry from the acclaimed Indigenous New Zealand writer that U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo calls, "One of the most startling and original poets of her generation."
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| Death in the Details: A Novel
by Katie Tietjen
Debut Author
On sale Apr 9 from Crooked Lane Books
Genre: Mysteries. 288 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
Inspired by the real-life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, and featuring a whip-smart, intrepid sleuth in post-WWII Vermont, this debut historical mystery will appeal to fans of Victoria Thompson and Rhys Bowen.
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| Canto Contigo: A Novel
by Jonny Garza Villa
On sale Apr 9 from Wednesday Books
Genre: Romance (Young Adult). 352 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot—what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face.
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| Grey Dog
by Elliott Gish
Debut Author
On sale Apr 9 from ECW Press
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
A subversive literary horror novel that disrupts the tropes of women's historical fiction with delusions, wild beasts, and the uncontainable power of female rage
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| Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
by Kathleen DuVal
On sale Apr 9 from Random House
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 752 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today
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| The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality
by Amanda Montell
On sale Apr 9 from Atria Books
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 272 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
From the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like a Cult, a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking.
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| Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age
by Norman Ohler
On sale Apr 9 from Mariner Books
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 240 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
The author of the New York Times bestseller Blitzed returns with a provocative new history of drugs and postwar America, examining the untold story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced CIA research and secretly shaped the War on Drugs.
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