March new releases bring an enticing range of horror and historical fiction titles, alongside witches, capers, baking competitions gone wrong, and complex family relationships.
3/7: Confidence by Rafael Frumkin
Con artists Ezra and Orson meet as teens and launch a series a schemes that culminate in a company – part pyramid scheme, part cult-of-personality – that guarantees a lifetime of bliss. Risks build upon risks, until everything spirals out of control! (general fiction) A Peak Pick!
3/7: The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell
Six bakers arrive at an imposing Vermont estate to battle it out on the reality television show “Bake Week.” But Betsy Martin, host and beloved baker, can tell that something’s off this year. When things progress from baking sabotage to murder, everyone’s a suspect. (mystery)
3/7: The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
In 1873, spiritualist Vaudeline D’Allaire and companion Lenna Wickes travel to London to solved a high-profile murder, where they work with the men of the London Séance Society – a group that may know more than they’re letting on about the death of Lenna’s sister. (historical fiction/mystery)
3/7: Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
A mother mourning the death of her son cuts off a piece of his lung and begins nurturing it, creating a monstrous version of her lost child. (horror)
3/7: Now You See Us by Balli Kaur Jaswal
When a Filipina maid in Singapore is arrested for murdering her employer, three other Filipina domestic workers band together to figure out what really happened. (mystery) A Peak Pick!
3/7: Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood
A collection of short stories explores family relationships, loss, memory, and the life of a marriage. (general fiction)
3/7: Weyward by Emilia Hart
Three women living across five centuries are connected by a rural English home, and by the magic they harness in efforts to be autonomous in a society that would confine them to small lives. (historical fiction)
3/7: What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez
Watching a reality TV show one night, sisters Jessica and Nina think that they spot their sister Ruthy, who disappeared as a teenager 12 years earlier. The sisters, accompanied by their mother Dolores and her best friend Irene, set out on the road to the filming location in search of a reckoning. (general fiction)
3/14: Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
Family secrets, hidden trauma and the power of forgiveness are at the heart of this story set in Vietnam of the present day, and during the Vietnam War. (general fiction)
3/14: Hello, Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
A young man grows up in a family silenced by tragedy, but at college finds welcome in the family of his girlfriend. As the two marry and make a life, past darkness threatens to rupture familial bonds. By the author of Dear Edward. (general fiction) A Peak Pick!
3/14: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
When shopkeeper Vera Wong discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown, she takes key evidence to investigate on her own. (mystery)
3/21:American Mermaid by Julia Langbien
When English teacher Penelope Schleeman’s feminist novel is optioned for film, she moves to L.A. only to find her work turned into a big-budget action film. Add odd things start to occur, Penelope becomes convinced her mermaid character has come to life, hungry for revenge. (general fiction)
3/21: Earth’s the Right Place for Love by Elizabeth Berg
This prequel to The Story of Arthur Truluv finds Arthur as a high school student with a deep crush on his friend Nola, grappling with unrequited feelings and familial tragedy and grief. (general fiction)
3/21: Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi
The Ajungo Empire provides water to a nearby town with none of its own, one one condition: all of the town’s citizens must have their tongues cut out at age 13. Tutu, days shy of 13, knows his mother will die of thirst before his birthday, and so sets out into the desert in search of water, discovering truths along the way. (fantasy)
3/21: Ten Planets by Yuri Herrera, translated by Lisa Dillman
In these ultra-short stories, inspired by science fiction, noir, Borges and Calvino, Herrera imagines strange and unstable future that reflects back on our present. (science fiction)
3/28: Ada’s Room by Sharon Dodua Otoo, translated by Jon Cho-Polizzi
Linked by a sentient spirit, four Adas connect across generations and continents, from 15th century West Africa, to Victorian England, to 1945 Germany, to present day Germany as they fight for love, family, justice, and a home. (general fiction)
3/28: The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
Against the backdrop of 50 years of dramatic change in Singaporean history, Ah Boon goes from fisherman’s son to paragon of modernity, guided by a childhood love. (historical fiction)
3/28: Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls
In early 20th century Virginia, Sallie Kincaid navigates family tragedy and the generations-long feud between her family and another, on her way to becoming the queen of a bootlegging empire. (historical fiction) A Peak Pick!
3/28: A House With Good Bones by T. Kingfisher
Arriving for an extended visit with her mother, Sam finds the warm home she knew gone, replaced by nerviness and a jar of teeth buried under the rosebushes. Digging into her family’s long-buried history for the answers, Sam discovers unexpected inheritances. (horror)
3/28: The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts by Soraya Palmer
Two Jamaican-Trinidadian sisters grow up in Brooklyn, charting their own increasingly diverging paths, until they must come together to reckon with an ancient and powerful family secret in this novel blending realism and folklore. (general fiction)
3/28: Lone Women by Victor LaValle
In 1915, Adelaide Henry flees California for a fresh start with her own homestead in Montana. With her she carries a mysterious trunk, while inside sleeps a dark secret. (historical fiction/speculative fiction) A Peak Pick!
3/28: White Cat, Black Dog by Kelly Link
Seven short stories find inspiration in classic fairy tales and unfold with unexpected consequences in our modern world. (speculative fiction)
~ posted by Andrea G.
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