There’s plenty of new fiction to be excited about in March, from haunted houses to family sagas and a vengeful Anne Boleyn, from local authors (Kim Fu) to returning favorites (Louise Erdrich, Yann Martel), and much more!
3/3: Lake Effect by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
In a sleepy 1977 Rochester neighborhood, a copy of The Joy of Sex upends the life of the Larkin family and their neighbors in ways that reverberate through the generations. (general fiction)
3/3: Now I Surrender by Alvaro Enrigue, translated by Natasha Wimmer
This dramatic re-imagining of the history of the American West follows a cast of characters through the political and personal maneuverings among Mexico, the United States, and the Apache. By the author of You Dreamed of Empires. (historical fiction)
3/3: Ruby Falls by Gin Phillips
In 1928 Chattanooga, the proprietors running the Ruby Falls attraction (a waterfall deep inside a cave) devise a PR ploy where a psychic will attempt to find a hatpin inside the caves. But one of the 5 expedition members will be murdered, with the rest of the group trying to both find the killer and survive. (historical thriller)
3/3: Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian
Simon and Charlie have been co-stars (and enemies) on a long-running sci-fi television show. As Simon’s contract ends, he and Charlie fake a friendship to part on a PR high note – and find that their growing affinity may not be just for show. The first contemporary romance from historic romance titan Sebastian. (Romance)
3/3: The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu
Reeling from her mother’s death, therapist Eleanor uses her inheritance to buy a house. In an isolated, near-empty housing development, Eleanor finds herself inundated by rain, grief, ghosts, and bureaucrats. (general fiction)
3/10: The Complex by Karan Mahajan
This saga follows the sprawling family of a politician and housing developer in 1980s and 1990s Delhi as they are roiled by secrets and power. By the author of The Association of Small Bombs. (general fiction)
3/10: Down Time by Andrew Martin
Five friends grapple with the death of a friend, a pandemic, and lost opportunities in this comic novel. (general fiction)
3/10: Hell’s Heart by Alexis Hall
In the far reaches of space, an unnamed narrator recounts her group’s fateful hunt of Behemoths, the alien creatures that provide a vital energy source, as well as how she came to be on the hunter ship at all. A sci-fi homage to Moby Dick. (science fiction)
3/10: Nonesuch by Franics Spufford
As World War II London finds itself recently at war, secretary Iris Hawkins stumbles into a parallel battle when she is charged with stopping a time-travelling assassin that could change the course of history. (historical fantasy)
3/10: The Origin of Ava by Annie Lampman
An ornithologist in Ecuador, an 11-year-old runaway in Idaho, and a formerly incarcerated man on a container ship are drawn together by fate and the healing that can be found in nature. (general fiction)
3/10: Whidbey by T. Kira Madden
When Calvin Boyer is murdered, three women find themselves connected by the harm he caused them as each one pursues their own questions of justice and power. (general fiction)
3/17: The Fountain by Casey Scieszka
After 188 years away from her hometown in the Catskills, Vera Van Valkenburgh returns to try and discover the source of her family’s immortality, and if she can finally find a way to die. But there are others who would like the secret, and are willing to do what it takes to secure it.
3/17: Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi
A Palestinian man, in exile nearly since birth, searches for joy and home as life takes him through Kuwait, Italy, New York, and Arizona. (general fiction)
3/17: Under Water by Tara Menon
Two girls, one American and one Thai, form a deep friendship growing up on a Thai island until a tsunami rips them apart. Years later, one girl now grown reflects on her past as a storm now threatens New York. (general fiction)
3/24: The Beheading Game by Rebecca Lehmann
The day after her beheading, Anne Boleyn wakes up, reattaches her head, and sets out to get some revenge. (historical fiction)
3/24:Python’s Kiss by Louise Erdrich
This collection of short stories by an acclaimed chronicler of Native American life explores themes of parenthood, freedom, happiness, obligation, and grief. By the author of The Sentence. (general fiction)
3/31: Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
A Canadian academic discovers a lost Greek epic about a goatherd who fought at Troy, in a parallel narrative that examines grief, love, and ambition. By the author of Life of Pi. (general fiction)
~ posted by Andrea G.
