Publishing This Week: Tracey Enerson Wood, Paul Murray and T. Kingfisher

Publishing This Week

Hello,

Early August is as close to a downtime as publishers take these days (other than the second half of December); but we still have a solid lineup of 16 books including new novels from Tracey Enerson Wood, Paul Murray and T. Kingfisher (a pseudonym that Ursula Vernon, best known for her children's books, uses when writing for older readers).

We have brief information on ten of the books below and full information on all the new and notables in our New This Week section (under the "New" tab in our main menu). The "New" section is also home to our Publishing by Month lists, where you can look ahead to see what's publishing soon and back to previous months; debuts are indicated by a yellow highlight.

Enjoy!

Davina, BookBrowse Publisher

This Week's New and Notable Books

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.

Forgive Me Not
by Jennifer Baker

Debut Author
On sale Aug 15 from Nancy Paulsen Books
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one teen in detention weighs what she is willing to endure for forgiveness.

The Bee Sting: A Novel
by Paul Murray

On sale Aug 15 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Literary Fiction. 656 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the author of Skippy Dies comes Paul Murray's The Bee Sting, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.

The English Experience: A Novel
by Julie Schumacher

On sale Aug 15 from Doubleday
Genre: Literary Fiction. 240 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

Beleaguered Professor Jason Fitger chaperones Payne University's annual "Experience: Abroad" to London and beyond, with eleven undergrads in tow; the bestselling author of Dear Committee Members and The Shakespeare Requirement completes her hilarious trilogy of academic mishap.

The President's Wife: A Novel
by Tracey Enerson Wood

On sale Aug 15 from Sourcebooks Landmark
Genre: Historical Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Engineer's Wife comes an incredible historical novel about the First Lady who clandestinely assumed the presidency.

Daughters of Latin America: An International Anthology of Writing by Latine Women
by Sandra Guzman

On sale Aug 15 from Amistad
Genre: Short Stories. 576 pages
Critics' Opinion:

Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world—from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuña—gathered in one magnificent volume.

LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO: Stories
by Cleo Qian

Debut Author
On sale Aug 15 from Tin House Books
Genre: Short Stories. 256 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

The electric, unsettling, and often surreal stories in LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GO explore the alienated, technology-mediated lives of restless Asian and Asian American women today.

Tell Me What I Am: A Novel
by Una Mannion

On sale Aug 15 from Harper
Genre: Thrillers. 288 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Two women wrenched apart by a family member's disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree.

Thornhedge
by T. Kingfisher

On sale Aug 15 from Tor Books
Genre: Fantasy. 128 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From USA Today bestselling author T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways.

Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson
by Sally H. Jacobs

On sale Aug 15 from St. Martin's Press
Genre: Biography. 464 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In Althea, prize-winning former Boston Globe reporter Sally H. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer, a champion, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century.

Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power
by Leah Redmond Chang

On sale Aug 15 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Biography. 512 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.

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