In Universes by Emet North

Synopsis: For fans of Emily St. John Mandel and Kelly Link, a profoundly imaginative debut novel set in numerous universes, which follows a queer physicist’s search for belonging across time and space.

Publication Date: April 30, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, HarperCollins.

The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle & Flying Club by Helen Simonson

Synopsis: A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about a generation of young women facing the seismic changes brought on by war and dreaming of the boundless possibilities of their future, from the bestselling author of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand

Publication Date: May 7, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, The Dial Press.

A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia

Synopsis: Weaving his own moving family story with a sweeping history of cancer research, Lawrence Ingrassia delivers an intimate, gripping tale that sits at the intersection of memoir and medical thriller.

Publication Date: May 14, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Henry Holt & Co.

Oye by Melissa Mogollon

Synopsis: A coming-of-age comedy. A telenovela-worthy drama. A moving family saga. All in a phone call you won’t want to hang up on.

Publication Date: May 14, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hogarth.

Think Twice by Harlan Coben

Synopsis: A man presumed dead is suddenly wanted for murder in this thriller of secrets, lies, and dangerous conspiracies that threaten to cover up the truth.

Publication Date: May 14, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Grand Central Publishing.

The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore

Synopsis: An ordinary man joins a secret mission to bring down the Nazi war machine by crashing their economy in this thrilling novel based on a true story, from the Academy Award–winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and bestselling author of The Last Days of Night.

Publication Date: May 21, 2024

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

This Ordinary Stardust: A Scientist’s Path from Grief to Wonder by Alan Townsend

Synopsis: A compassionate exploration of scientific wonder that offers “a fresh perspective on life, death, and the bittersweet consequences of impermanence,” (Jon Krakauer) as illuminated through the tragic dual cancer diagnoses of author Dr. Alan Townsend’s wife and daughter.

Publication Date: June 4, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Grand Central Publishing.

Triumph of the Yuppies: America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation by Tom McGrath

Synopsis: The entertaining and insightful first history of the Yuppie phenomenon, chronicling the roots, rise, triumph and (seeming) fall of the young urban professionals who radically altered American life between 1980 and 1987.

Publication Date: June 4, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Grand Central Publishing.

The Memo by Rachel Dodes & Lauren Mechling

Synopsis: If you could rewrite your life story, would you dare? That’s the question at the heart of this charming and propulsive debut novel about love, life, and a woman finding herself and what it means to be happy and successful.

Publication Date: June 18, 2024

I received an ARC from the publisher, Harper Perennial.

All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons, & Politicans by Phil Elwood

Synopsis: A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the $129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media―from a man who used to pull the strings, and who is now pulling back the curtain.

Publication Date: June 25, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Henry Holt & Co.

Middletide by Sarah Crouch

Synopsis: In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspicious death of a beautiful young doctor, with all clues pointing to the reclusive young man who abandoned the community in chase of big city dreams but returned for the first love he left behind. Perfect for fans of All Good People Here and Where the Crawdads Sing.

Publication Date: June 11, 2024

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

Casket Case by Lauren Evans

Synopsis: In this charming debut rom-com, a young woman returns home to run her family’s casket business and falls in love with a seemingly perfect stranger. But there’s just one problem . . . he works for Death.

Publication Date: September 10, 2024

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

The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Synopsis: After the “insanely readable” (Stephen King) and “perfectly told” (Malcolm Gladwell) New York Times bestseller The Plot comes Jean Hanff Korelitz’s equally captivating new novel: The Sequel. With her signature wit and sardonic humor, Jean Hanff Korelitz gives readers an antihero to root for while illuminating and satirizing the world of publishing in this deliciously fun and suspenseful read.

Publication Date: October 1, 2024

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

Run by Blake Crouch

Synopsis: A gripping apocalyptic thriller about a man and his family running for their lives in an America gone mad—from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter and Recursion.

Publication Date: October 22, 2024

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