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This week brings a baker's dozen of new and notable books including Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge, inspired by the life of one of the first Black female doctors in the United States; and The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray which I enjoyed, and appreciated even more after reading the author's note at the end and realizing how closely she had hewn to the historical record. Also, a timely work of nonfiction by John Woodrow Cox: Children Under Fire: An American Crisis.

Enjoy!

Davina Morgan-Witts, Editor

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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. For more about our process, see “Picking Books” and “Rating Books”.
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
by Dawnie Walton

Debut Author
On sale Mar 30 from 37 Ink/Atria Books
Genre: Novels. 368 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
A kaleidoscopic fictional oral history of the beloved rock 'n' roll duo who shot to fame in 1970s New York, and the dark, fraught secret that lies at the peak of their stardom.

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When I Ran Away
by Ilona Bannister

Debut Author
On sale Mar 30 from Doubleday
Genre: Novels. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
 
A rich, bighearted debut that takes us from working-class Staten Island in the wake of the September 11th attacks to moneyed London a decade later, revealing a story of loss, motherhood, and love.

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Libertie
by Kaitlyn Greenidge

On sale Mar 30 from Algonquin Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
The critically acclaimed and Whiting Award–winning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman returns with an unforgettable story about the meaning of freedom.

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Sunflower Sisters: A Caroline Ferriday Novel
by Martha Hall Kelly

On sale Mar 30 from Ballantine Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 528 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
 
Martha Hall Kelly's million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. Now, in Sunflower Sisters, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday's ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army, and Anne-May Wilson, a Southern plantation mistress whose husband enlists.

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The Women of Chateau Lafayette
by Stephanie Dray

On sale Mar 30 from Berkley Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 576 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
 
An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy.

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A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
by Hanif Abdurraqib

On sale Mar 30 from Random House
Genre: Short Stories/Essays. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
A stirring meditation on Black performance in America from the New York Times bestselling author of Go Ahead in the Rain

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Girlhood
by Melissa Febos

On sale Mar 30 from Bloomsbury USA
Genre: Short Stories/Essays. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
 
A gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become. A wise and brilliant guide to transforming the self and our society.

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Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade
by Nathaniel Rich

On sale Mar 30 from MCD
Genre: Short Stories/Essays. 304 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
 
From the author of Losing Earth, a beautifully told exploration of our post-natural world that points the way to a new mode of ecological writing.

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The Hazards of Love: Bright World #1 by Stan Stanley

On sale Mar 30 from Oni Press
Genre: Graphic Novels (Young Adult). 272 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
The Hazards of Love follows the story of a queer teen from Queens who makes some mistakes, gets dragged into a fantastical place, and tries to hustle their way back home.

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I'm in Seattle, Where Are You?
by Mortada Gzar

On sale Apr 1 from AmazonCrossing
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 332 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
 
An award-winning Iraqi writer creates a new world for himself in Seattle in search of lost love.

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Children Under Fire: An American Crisis
by John Woodrow Cox

Debut Author
On sale Mar 30 from Ecco
Genre: History, Science & Current Affairs. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
Based on the acclaimed series - a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize - an intimate account of the devastating effects of gun violence on our nation's children, and a call to action for a new way forward.

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Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth
by Tony Hiss

On sale Mar 30 from Knopf
Genre: History, Science & Current Affairs. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
An urgent, resounding call to protect 50 percent of the earth's land by 2050--thereby saving millions of its species--and a candid assessment of the health of our planet and our role in conserving it, from the award-winning author of The Experience of Place and veteran New Yorker staff writer.

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A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
by Jonathan Meiburg

Debut Author
On sale Mar 30 from Knopf
Genre: Travel & Adventure. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
 
An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history.

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