Wednesday, January 22, 2025

This month’s best new literary fiction

 
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This Month's Best New Literary Fiction
 
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Book cover for We Do Not Part by Han Kang
Don't miss one of the year's most significant literary releases!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • The latest from the winner of 2024's Nobel Prize in Literature is "disquietingly beautiful" (Hernan Diaz, author of Trust)
  • During a snowstorm, an urgent call brings Kyungha to her friend's home, where she illuminates a dark corner of Jeju Island's history
  • "A meticulously rendered portrait of friendship, mother-daughter love, and hope in the face of profound loss. Kang is at the top of her game" (Publishers Weekly starred review)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Harper's Bazaar, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink
A Berlin bookseller delves into his late wife's secret past
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Can Kaspar connect with his long-lost granddaughter, who was raised in a rural neo-Nazi community?
  • "A rewarding and wonderfully readable novel… Schlink knows how to tell a gripping yarn" (The Guardian)
  • From the author of The Reader, which inspired a critically acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Town & Country, The Guardian, The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Mothers and Sons by Adam Haslett
An estranged mother and son reunite — but what tore them apart in the first place?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Ann Patchett loves this "moving and deeply compelling" novel from "one of our very best writers"
  • Penned by a National Book Award finalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist
  • Starring vividly drawn characters who will linger in your mind long after you've turned the last page
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Vogue, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight
Snag January's Read with Jenna pick that instantly hit the New York Times bestseller list
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • To find out what her parents are hiding from her, a university student spends a life-changing weekend at a famous writer's Scottish estate
  • "Undeniably delicious" (The New York Times) and filled with juicy family secrets
  • "Swept me off my feet" (Jenny Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street)
FEATURED IN:
TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Playworld by Adam Ross
'Starting off 2025 with a novel this terrific gives me hope for the whole year' (The Washington Post)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • One fateful summer, child star Griffin Hurt's life in 1980s New York City comes to a head
  • "A gorgeous cat's cradle of a book… The swirling vapors of Holden Caulfield are present in Playworld" (The New York Times Book Review)
  • Suffused with humor, heart, and wisdom, this novel has charmed Harlan Coben, Lisa Taddeo, and Dani Shapiro
FEATURED IN:
The New Yorker, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for I'll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman
Follow one family full of love and dysfunction over the course of a year
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From a baby shower and a Christmas dinner to divorce and illness, how will they weather life's ups and downs?
  • "A true gem" (People) in the vein of Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Wall Street Journal, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
Two people, six decades, and a single choice that changes everything
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A Good Morning America Book Club pick perfect for fans of Amy Tan or Min Jin Lee
  • In 1947, childhood sweethearts Suchi and Haiwen are torn apart after Haiwen secretly enlists in the army — but 60 years later, they unexpectedly reunite
  • Will transport readers to Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Taiwan, and beyond
  • "Wonderfully cinematic, gorgeously orchestrated" (San Francisco Chronicle)
FEATURED IN:
Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature
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Book cover for What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange
A thought-provoking look at both sides of a failing marriage
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans and The Connellys of County Down
  • Upon returning home to care for his ailing father, Kyle takes a job coaching the struggling middle school hockey team — where he finds compassion and redemption
  • "Readers in search of a perceptive and rewarding family drama need look no further" (Publishers Weekly)
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Confessions by Catherine Airey
After three generations, the secrets of one Irish family begin to spill out
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Is Lyca prepared for what she will find in her attic?
  • A literary puzzle box you won't want to put down until it's solved
  • "I was mesmerized from the very first pages" (New York Times bestselling author Tara Conklin)
FEATURED IN:
Oprah Daily, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage
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Book cover for All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
On the roof of the American Museum of Natural History live two girls and their parents…
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When a superstorm overcomes New York City, a family searches for refuge along the river
  • Love Station Eleven? Try this richly imagined debut
  • "Gripping, beautifully descriptive, and likely to stay with you" (Kirkus Reviews starred review)
FEATURED IN:
New Scientist, Scientific American, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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