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Among this week's nine new and notable books is Mrs. March, a dark debut by Virginia Feito about an Upper East Side housewife whose life is shattered by her husband's latest novel.

Also of note: new novels from YA author Jeff Zentner and Louis Edwards (the latter after an eighteen year hiatus) and a magical, feminist take on Hamlet from Lyndsay Faye.

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. For more about our process, see “Picking Books” and “Rating Books”.
Mrs. March book jacket
Mrs. March : A Novel
by Virginia Feito

Debut Author
On sale Aug 10 from Liveright
Genre: Novels. 256 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
Members' Rating: 3.9/5

Soon to be a feature film from Blumhouse Productions starring Elizabeth Moss.

"I read Virginia's novel in one sitting and was so captured by it I knew I had to make it and play Mrs. March. As a character, she is fascinating, complex, and deeply human and I can't wait to sink my teeth into her." - Elisabeth Moss

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Edge Case book jacket
Edge Case
by YZ Chin

Debut Author
On sale Aug 10 from Ecco
Genre: Novels. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

When her husband suddenly disappears, a young woman must uncover where he went - and who she might be without him - in this striking debut of immigration, identity, and marriage.

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In the Wild Light book jacket
In the Wild Light
by Jeff Zentner

On sale Aug 10 from Crown Children's Books
Genre: Novels (Young Adult). 432 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the award-winning author of The Serpent King comes a beautiful examination of grief, found family, and young love.

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Ramadan Ramsey book jacket
Ramadan Ramsey
by Louis Edwards

On sale Aug 10 from Amistad
Genre: Novels. 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

The Guggenheim Fellowship and Whiting Award-winning author Louis Edwards makes his long-awaited comeback with this epic tale of a New Orleans boy whose very creation is so filled with tension that it bedevils his destiny before he is even born.

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The King of Infinite Space book jacket
The King of Infinite Space
by Lyndsay Faye

On sale Aug 10 from G.P. Putnam's Sons
Genre: Novels. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

In this lush, magical, queer, and feminist take on Hamlet in modern-day New York City, a neuro-atypical philosopher, along with his best friend Horatio and artist ex-fiancé Lia, are caught up in the otherworldly events surrounding the death of his father.

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American Estrangement book jacket
American Estrangement
by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

On sale Aug 10 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Short Stories/Essays. 192 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

Stories that capture our times by "a young author who has already established himself as a unique American voice" (Elle).

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Gone for Good book jacket
Gone for Good : Detective Annalisa Vega #1
by Joanna Schaffhausen

On sale Aug 10 from Minotaur Books
Genre: Mysteries. 304 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Gone For Good is the first in a new mystery series from award-winning author Joanna Schaffhausen, featuring Detective Annalisa Vega, in which a cold case heats up.

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How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch book jacket
How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch : In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe, from the Origins of Atoms to the Big Bang
by Harry Cliff

On sale Aug 10 from Doubleday
Genre: Science. 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Experimental physicist and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff takes you on an exhilarating search for the most basic building blocks of our universe, and the dramatic quest to unlock their cosmic origins.

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