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Publishing This Week

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We've curated 21 new and notable books publishing this week. Among them are two historical fiction novels focusing on trailblazing women. Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray, an "insightful fictional biography of Frances Perkins" (Publishers Weekly), was rated an impressive 4.7 / 5 stars by our members.

The next, Flight of the Wild Swan by Melissa Pritchard, a "fresh imagining of an icon" (Kirkus) focuses on the life of Florence Nightingale and how she was able to transform nursing and the role of women in medicine.

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The BookBrowse Team

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.

Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray

On sale Mar 12 from Berkley Books
Genre: Historical Fiction. 528 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
Members' Rating: 4.7/5

New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic new novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins.

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Headshot: A Novel
by Rita Bullwinkel

Debut Author
On sale Mar 12 from Viking
Genre: Literary Fiction. 224 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

An electrifying debut novel from an "unusually gifted writer" (Lorrie Moore) about the radical intimacy of physical competition

Pride and Joy: A Novel
by Louisa Onomé

Debut Author
On sale Mar 12 from Atria Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Black Cake meets Death at a Funeral in this heartwarming and hilarious novel about three generations of a Nigerian Canadian family grappling with their matriarch's sudden passing while their auntie insists that her sister is coming back—from an author with a "razor-sharp, smart, and tender" (Nafiza Azad, author of The Wild Ones) voice.

Six Truths and a Lie
by Ream Shukairy

On sale Mar 12 from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Genre: Literary Fiction (Young Adult). 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of America's justice system, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Samira Ahmed.

Flight of the Wild Swan
by Melissa Pritchard

On sale Mar 12 from Bellevue Literary Press
Genre: Historical Fiction. 416 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A majestic novel of Florence Nightingale, whose courage, self-confidence, and resilience transformed nursing and the role of women in medicine

The Sky Was Falling: A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope
by Dr. Cornelia Griggs

Debut Author
On sale Mar 12 from Gallery Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 304 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

The dramatic, unforgettable, and ultimately cathartic diary of a young pediatric surgeon and mother working on the front lines as the COVID-19 pandemic hit one of New York City's busiest hospitals.

An End to Inequality: Breaking Down the Walls of Apartheid Education in America
by Jonathan Kozol

On sale Mar 12 from The New Press
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 240 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

An eloquent and passionate call for educational reparations, from the New York Times bestselling author.

Reading Genesis
by Marilynne Robinson

On sale Mar 12 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 352 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

One of our greatest novelists and thinkers presents a radiant, thrilling interpretation of the book of Genesis.

Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans
by Jane Marie

Debut Author
On sale Mar 12 from Atria Books
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist Jane Marie expands on her popular podcast The Dream to expose the scourge of multilevel marketing schemes and how they have profited off the evisceration of the American working class.

Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging
by Jessica J. Lee

On sale Mar 12 from Catapult
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 288 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A prize-winning memoirist and nature writer turns to the lives of plants entangled in our human world to explore belonging, displacement, identity, and the truths of our shared future

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