In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan

Synopsis: Two detectives: one human, one AI. And a case that will test them both. A dazzling debut that asks us what we think it means to be human.

Publication Date: August 6, 2024

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

The Rich People Have Gone Away by Regina Porter

Synopsis: A diverse group of New Yorkers are brought together by the search for a missing woman—in this electric novel of secrets, connection, and community.

Publication Date: August 6, 2024

I received a gifted copy from the publisher, Hogarth.

Lady MacBeth by Ava Reid

Synopsis: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ava Reid comes a “masterful reimagining” (Publishers Weekly) of Lady Macbeth, Shakespeare’s most famous villainess, giving her a voice, a past, and a power that transforms the story men have written for her.

Publication Date: August 13, 2024

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

The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of A Southern Dynasty by Valerie Bauerlein

Synopsis: Power, privilege, and blood—this is the definitive and thrilling true story of Alex Murdaugh’s violent downfall, from a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter who has become an authority on the case.

Publication Date: August 20, 2024

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

Wild Failure: Stories by Zoe Whittall

Synopsis: A dazzling debut collection of ten powerful, feminist, and queer short stories from bestselling author Zoe Whittall.

Publication Date: August 20, 2024

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

Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney

Synopsis: Finding a dead body is not normal. But Ava is not a normal teenager. In this chillingly beautiful mystery, only the obsessive spirit of youth can save a desperate town from the savagery within.

Publication Date: November 12, 2024

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, Henry Holt & Co.

Seven Deadly Sins: The Biology of Being Human by Guy Leschziner

Synopsis: Leschziner takes readers on an exploration of the Seven Deadly Sins as he looks at their neuroscientific and psychological bases, their origin in our genes, and, crucially, how certain medical disorders may give rise to them. 

Publication Date: December 3, 2024

I received an advance reader’s copy from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press.

No One Does It Like You by Katie Shepard

Synopsis: College sweethearts reunite to restore more than just an old inn in this new romance by Katie Shepard, author of Sweeten the Deal.

Publication Date: September 3, 2024

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

Best Hex Ever by Nadia El-Fassi

Synopsis: A kitchen witch with a penchant for baking and a (literally) cursed love life meets someone who’s worth breaking a hex for in this enchanting romance debut written with a heap of spice and an equal measure of heart.

Publication Date: October 1, 2024

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

How to Get a Life in Ten Dates by Jenny L. Howe

Synopsis: In this charming new rom-com from Jenny L. Howe, a young woman who’s fed up with dating challenges her family and friends to set her up on ten dates, but gets more than she bargained for when her best friend adds himself to the roster.

Publication Date: December 10, 2024

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

The Lodge by Kayla Olson

Synopsis: From the author of The Reunion, a cozy rom-com about a writer who decamps to a Vermont lodge for work but finds herself distracted by the charming ski instructor next door.

Publication Date: January 7, 2025

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

All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall

Synopsis: In the tradition of Station Eleven, a literary thriller set partly on the roof of New York’s Museum of Natural History in a flooded future.

Publication Date: January 28, 2025

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

Head Cases by John McMahon

Synopsis: Head Cases follows an enigmatic group of FBI agents as they hunt down a murderer seeking his own justice in this electrifying—and commercial—series debut.

Publication Date: January 28, 2025

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