new fiction roundup

Start planning your summer reading with this varied and compelling slate of new fiction titles coming in May! And don’t forget to check out our May Peak Picks offerings. 5/7: América del Norte by Nicolás Medina Mora Sebastián grew up wealthy and privileged in Mexico before coming to the US to attend an elite school… Continue reading

March blows in with a robust slate of new fiction, so get ready to place some holds! 3/5: Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez Raquel Toro, an art history student at Brown University, navigates feeling like an outsider among more privileged students. Then Raquel rediscovers the work of Anita de Monte, a Cuban… Continue reading

As 2024 begins, January hopefully kicks off another year of excellent fiction to dig into. 1/9: Cold Victory by Karl Marlantes In 1947 Finland, what begins as a friendly challenge – a secret cross-country ski race between an American and a Soviet military attaché – turns life-and-death when the race becomes public and freighted with… Continue reading

Shorter days, longer nights, but still time to be enticed by a new title! A range of general fiction, romance, mystery, and more await your discovery. 12/5: All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow Sunday Forrester, who is autistic, lives a happy, well-ordered life with her strong-willed teenage daughter, Dolly. When charming new neighbors move… Continue reading

The days are short, the nights are long … curl up with a thriller, a romance, or some thought provoking general fiction. 11/1: The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen This first in a new series from the Rizzoli & Isles author finds retired spy Maggie Bird turning to her book club of former spies to… Continue reading

October brings a robust slate of fresh horror reads, plus new books from heavy hitters like John Grisham, Jesmyn Ward, Jonathan Lethem, Jhumpa Lahiri, and more! 10/3: Brooklyn Crime Novel by Jonathan Lethem Residents of one Brooklyn neighborhood experience – but remember differently – community, crime, real estate speculation and gentrification over 50 years. (general… Continue reading

September brings a bumper crop of excellent fiction, including early horror titles, deep explorations of moments in American history, and much more. 9/5: Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood Grace Adams has hit 45 years old, and she’s losing it. Stuck in traffic one day, she gets out of her car and sets off across… Continue reading

More great summer reading awaits with August’s new releases! 8/1: Bellies by Nicola Dinan Two young gay men, Tom and Ming, connect in college and begin a life together in London. When Ming transitions to living her life as a trans woman, secrets come to light and threaten their relationship. (general fiction) A Peak Pick!… Continue reading

7/4: The Housekeepers by Alex Hay In early 1900s London, Mrs. King, housekeeper to the grandest home in Mayfair, is abruptly fired and decides to take her revenge by gathering an all-female group of former servants to rob the house on the night of a lavish costume ball.  A Peak Pick! 7/4: The Librarianist by… Continue reading

May brings a bounty of summer reads, with novels about dance and other art forms, historical sagas, several books about books, and much more! 5/2: Chain Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah In a near-future United States, two women convicts are the top gladiators in the Chain-Gang All Stars reality TV death matches, competing for… Continue reading

Take your pick of excellent fiction this April, with enticing romance, thriller, horror, and general fiction offerings. 4/4: Ana María and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa In Victorian London, Ana María Luna Valdés – heiress to the powerful Mexican Luna family – catches the eye of Gideon Fox, a shrewd British politician with… Continue reading

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 –… Continue reading

Family dramas, mythological retellings and more await you in February! 2/7: Cold People by Tom Rob Smith Earth has fallen to an outside force, and the remnants of humanity will only be allowed on Antarctica. Those who make it there confront an urgent challenge: to what extremes are they willing to go to evolve quickly… Continue reading

New year, new fiction! 2023 gets off to a great start with a slate of engaging general fiction, mysteries, horror, historical fiction, and much more. What will be the first novel you read in 2023? 1/1: Hide by Tracy Clark Chicago detective Harriet Foster is on the hunt for a serial killer who targets redheads.… Continue reading

Close out the reading year with gripping mysteries, enthralling historical fiction, and more. 12/6: Animal Life by Audur Ava Ólafsdóttir, translated by Brian FitzGibbon Dómhildur, a midwife in a long line of midwives, discovers decades worth of letters and manuscripts from her grandaunt, and as a storm blankets Reykjavik delves into the archive, she reflects… Continue reading