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Publishing This Week
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Aren't we lucky! Each week brings new books representing, in total, decades of work by talented authors, plus thousands of hours of time from publishing industry experts across many departments who each play a part in transforming the author's manuscript into the final book; and we readers get to pick and choose from this literary feast for the cost of a few cups of coffee, or perhaps even for free from the library.

This week's notable new books are a case in point, among the 26 that we profile on BookBrowse (selected from hundreds of contenders) are five debut novels and nine works of nonfiction. They include The Last Russian Doll by Kristen Loesch, which follows three generations of Russian women from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union; and Once We Were Home by Jennifer Rosner, based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II; plus novels from Cathleen Schine, Elizabeth Wein and Patrick Ness.

You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and full details on all, including early reviews, 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. So, if you want to look forward in time to see what's coming soon or back to previous months, this is the place to be.

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.
Once We Were Home book jacket
Once We Were Home
by Jennifer Rosner


On sale Mar 14 from Flatiron Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 288 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.7/5

From Jennifer Rosner, National Jewish Book Award Finalist and author of The Yellow Bird Sings, comes a novel based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II.

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The Last Russian Doll book jacket
The Last Russian Doll
by Kristen Loesch


Debut Author
On sale Mar 14 from Berkley Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 416 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.3/5

A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring love story at the center.

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Dust Child book jacket
Dust Child
by Nguyen Phan Que Mai


On sale Mar 14 from Algonquin Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 352 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam.

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Kunstlers in Paradise book jacket
Kunstlers in Paradise
by Cathleen Schine


On sale Mar 14 from Henry Holt and Company
Genre: Literary Fiction. 272 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

There was a time when the family Künstler lived in the fairy-tale city of Vienna. Circumstances transformed that fairy tale into a nightmare, and in 1939 the Künstlers found their way out of Vienna and into a new fairy tale: Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

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Stateless book jacket
Stateless
by Elizabeth Wein


On sale Mar 14 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: Thrillers (Young Adult). 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

From the beloved #1 bestselling author of Code Name Verity, this thrilling murder mystery set in 1937 Europe soars with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal.

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Different for Boys book jacket
Different for Boys
by Patrick Ness


On sale Mar 14 from Walker & Company
Genre: Graphic Novels (Young Adult). 104 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Friendship, masculinity, sex—Anthony Stevenson has a lot of questions. Is it different for boys who like boys? A poignant and frank story filled with meta-humor by renowned author Patrick Ness.

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Once Upon a Tome book jacket
Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller
by Oliver Darkshire


On sale Mar 14 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 256 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

By turns unhinged and earnest, Once Upon a Tome is the colorful story of life in one of the world's oldest bookshops and a love letter to the benign, unruly world of antiquarian bookselling, where to be uncommon or strange is the best possible compliment.

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The Teachers book jacket
The Teachers: A Year Inside America's Most Vulnerable, Important Profession
by Alexandra Robbins


On sale Mar 14 from Dutton
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins.

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Planta Sapiens book jacket
Planta Sapiens: The New Science of Plant Intelligence
by Paco Calvo with Natalie Lawrence


Debut Author
On sale Mar 14 from W.W. Norton & Company
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 304 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

An astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence.

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The People's Hospital book jacket
The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine
by M.D. Ricardo Nuila


Debut Author
On sale Mar 14 from Scribner
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Where does one go without health insurance, when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors? In The People's Hospital, physician Ricardo Nuila's stunning debut, we follow the lives of five uninsured Houstonians as their struggle for survival leads them to a hospital where insurance comes second to genuine care.

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