The Madwomen of Paris by Jennifer Cody Epstein

Synopsis: Two women fall under the influence of a powerful doctor in Paris’s notorious women’s asylum in this gripping historical novel inspired by true events, from the bestselling author of Wunderland.

Publication Date: July 11, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Ballantine Books.

Promise by Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Synopsis: Two Black sisters growing up in small-town New England fight to protect their home, their bodies, and their dreams as the Civil Rights Movement sweeps the nation.

Publication Date: July 11, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Random House.

When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era by Donovan X. Ramsey

Synopsis: A “vivid and frank” (NPR) account of the crack cocaine era and a community’s ultimate resilience, told through a cast of characters whose lives illuminate the dramatic rise and fall of the epidemic.

Publication Date: July 11, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, One World.

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.

Publication Date: July 18, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Del Rey.

My Name is Iris by Brando Skyhorse

Synopsis: Brando Skyhorse, the PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author of The Madonnas of Echo Park, returns with a riveting literary dystopian novel set in a near-future America where mandatory identification wristbands make second-generation immigrants into second-class citizens—a powerful family saga for readers of Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West and Rumaan Alam’s Leave the World Behind.

Publication Date: August 1, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Book Club Favorites & Avid Reader Press.

The Hundred Loves of Juliet by Evelyn Skye

Synopsis: A woman discovers that she is part of a legendary love story that spans lives, years, and continents in this modern-day reimagining of Romeo and Juliet.

Publication Date: August 1, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Del Rey & Random House.

The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

Synopsis: For fans of Station Eleven and The Ministry for the Future, this richly imaginative, immersive, and profound novel is the electrifying story of a family in crisis that unfolds against the backdrop of our near future.

Emi Vargas, whose parents helped save the world, is tired of being told how lucky she is to have been born after the climate crisis. But following the public assassination of a dozen climate criminals, Emi’s mother, Kristina, disappears as a possible suspect, and Emi’s illusions of utopia are shattered. A determined Emi and her father, Larch, journey from their home in Nuuk, Greenland to New York City, now a lightly populated storm-surge outpost built from the ruins of the former metropolis. But they aren’t the only ones looking for Kristina.

Publication Date: August 15, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Book Club Favorites & Atria Book.

Book of Queens: The True Story of the Middle Eastern Horsewomen Who Fought the War on Terror by Pardis Mahdawi

Synopsis: The untold story of generations of Middle Eastern freedom fighters—horsewomen who safeguarded an ancient breed of Caspian horse—and their efforts to defend their homelands from the Taliban and others seeking to destroy them.

Publication Date: August 22, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hachette Books.

I See You, Survivor: Life Inside (and Outside) the Totally F*cked-Up Troubled Teen Industry by Liz Ianelli with Bret Witter

Synopsis: A survivor of the Troubled Teen Industry exposes the truth about the dark side of a billion-dollar industry’s institutionalized abuse—and shares the story of her own fight for justice.

Publication Date: August 29, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hachette Books.

Down the Hill: My Descent into the Double Murder in Delphi by Susan Hendricks

Synopsis: Former CNN/HLN anchor and veteran broadcast journalist Susan Hendricks takes an investigative deep-dive into the still-unsolved double homicide of two teens in Delphi, Indiana—and its lasting impact on the community

Publication Date: September 19, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hachette Books.

Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless by Laurah Norton

Synopsis: Take a fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the identity of an unknown woman by exploring the rapidly evolving techniques being used to break the most notorious cold cases.

Publication Date: October 17, 2023

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hachette Books.

The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine by Dr. Ricardo Nuila

Synopsis: This compelling mixture of health care policy and gripping stories from the frontlines of medicine explores the question: where does an uninsured person go when turned away by hospitals, clinics, and doctors?

Publication Date: March 14, 2023

A Winter in New York by Josie Silver

Synopsis: A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been looking for in this stunning novel from the New York Times bestselling author of One Day in December.

Publication Date: October 3, 2023

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, Dell.

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who investigates a shocking murder that unhinges her small community.

Publication Date: December 5, 2023

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, Doubleday Books.

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Synopsis: From master storyteller Kristin Hannah comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s. The Women is that rarest of novels—at once an intimate portrait of a woman coming of age in a dangerous time and an epic tale of a nation divided by war and broken by politics, of a generation both fueled by dreams and lost on the battlefield.

Publication Date: February 6, 2024

I received an e-ARC from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press.