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Contemporary & Literary Fiction
I’ll Come to You
Rebecca Kauffman
A modern and classic story of family, I’ll Come to You chronicles intersecting lives over the course of one year–1995–anchored by the anticipation and arrival of a child. With empathy, insight, and humor, Rebecca Kauffman explores overlapping narratives involving a couple whose struggle to become pregnant has both softened and hardened them, a woman whose husband of forty years has left her for reasons he’s unwilling to share and the man who is now disastrously attempting to woo her, a couple in denial about a looming health crisis, and their son who is fumbling toward middle age and can’t stop lying.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Counterpoint
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Playworld
Adam Ross
A big and big-hearted novel—one enthralling, transformative year in the life of a child actor coming of age in a bygone Manhattan, from the critically acclaimed author of Mr. Peanut.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Knopf
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Mothers and Sons
Adam Haslett
A mother and son, estranged for years, must grapple with the shared secret that drove their lives apart in this enthralling story about family, forgiveness, and how a fleeting act of violence can change a life forever, by “one of the country’s most talented writers”
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
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The Capital of Dreams
Heather O’Neill
From the hugely acclaimed author beloved by literary lights, including Emily St. John Mandel, Kelly Link, and Mona Awad, a dark dystopian fairytale about an idyllic country ravaged by war—and a girl torn between safety and loyalty.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Kate Fagan
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins in this electric, voice-driven debut novel about an elusive bestselling author who decides to finally confess her true identity after years of hiding from her past.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Atria Books
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Rosarita
Anita Desai
From “world-class writer” (The Washington Post) and three-time Booker finalist Anita Desai, an exquisitely written stunning exploration of love, place, memory, history, and the secrets between a mother and her daughter.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Scribner
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The Favorites
Layne Fargo
To the world, they were a scandal. To each other, an obsession. An epic love story set in the sparkling, savage sphere of elite figure skating, starring a woman determined to carve her own path on and off the ice.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Random House
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Good Girl
Aria Aber
An electric debut novel about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her year of self-discovery—“a stunning coming-of-age story” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) and a portrait of the artist as a young woman set in a Berlin that can’t escape its history.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Hogarth
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What Happened to the McCrays
Tracey Lange
From New York Times bestselling author Tracey Lange, a poignant story about the resilience of family, the importance of community, and the magic of middle school hockey.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Celadon Books
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More or Less Maddy
Lisa Genova
A breathless, riveting novel about a young woman diagnosed with bipolar disorder who rejects the stability and approval found in a traditionally “normal” life for a career in stand-up comedy.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Scout Press
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Going Home
Tom Lamont
Going Home is a sparkling, funny, bighearted story of family and what happens when three men—all of whom are completely ill-suited for fatherhood—take charge of a toddler following an unexpected loss.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Knopf
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We Do Not Part
Han Kang
Han Kang’s most revelatory book since The Vegetarian, We Do Not Part tells the story of a friendship between two women while powerfully reckoning with a hidden chapter in Korean history.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Hogarth
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A Gorgeous Excitement
Cynthia Weiner
In this absorbing, astute novel, one young woman’s summer of infinite possibility takes a turn she never saw coming. Freud called cocaine “a gorgeous excitement,” but a gorgeous excitement for the wrong guy can be lethal.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Crown
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Something Rotten
Andrew Lipstein
In his provocative, crackling new novel, Andrew Lipstein spins a wicked web through the heart of Copenhagen. You’ll question everyone and everything―even the very nature of truth. A twisting, thrilling tale of loyalty and deceit, lovers and fools, Something Rotten proves that sometimes to be kind you have to be cruel beyond belief.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Blob: A Love Story
Maggie Su
A humorous and deeply moving debut novel in the vein of Bunny and Convenience Store Woman about a young woman who tries to shape a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend. Blending the familiar with the surreal, Blob is a witty, heartfelt story about the search for love and self and what it means to be human.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Harper
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Tartufo
Kira Jane Buxton
From the author of Hollow Kingdom, a fantastically funny story featuring a cast of colorful characters in a dying Italian village and a giant truffle that changes their fate forever in this deliciously absurd tale. Buxton’s newest story is a reflection on the interconnectedness of life in all its manifestations—and how holding on to harmony in the face of hardship can grow something beautiful and rare beneath the surface.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Grand Central
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Too Soon
Betty Shamieh
For readers of Pachinko and Queenie, a funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut that explores exile, ambition, and hope across three generations of Palestinian American women. A funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut, Too Soon illuminates our shared history and asks, how can we set ourselves free?
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Avid Reader Press
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Historical Fiction
The Granddaughter
Bernhard Schlink
From the bestselling author of The Reader, a striking exploration of the past, told through the story of a German bookseller’s attempt to connect with his radicalized granddaughter.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: HarperVia
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The Heart of Winter
Jonathan Evison
The extraordinary new novel by Jonathan Evison, about a married couple in their golden years, from when they met across big ups, deep downs, and survive-it-all, opposites-attract love.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Dutton
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Homeseeking
Karissa Chen
An epic and intimate tale of one couple across sixty years as world events pull them together and apart, illuminating the Chinese diaspora and exploring what it means to find home far from your homeland.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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The Stolen Queen
Fiona Davis
From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City’s most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Dutton
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The Unbecoming of Margaret Wolf
Isa Arsén
A sexy, atmospheric mid-century novel about two Shakespearean actors in an unusual marriage during one summer that will drive them closer than ever or rip them apart for good.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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The Lotus Shoes
Jane Yang
An empowering, uplifting tale of two women from opposite sides of society, and their extraordinary journey of sisterhood, betrayal, love and triumph.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Park Row
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Call Her Freedom
Tara Dorabji
A sweeping family saga following one woman’s struggle to protect her culture and her family amidst the backdrop of a military occupation. panning 1969 to 2022, Call Her Freedom is a love story that untangles family secrets and heals generational wounds, announcing Tara Dorabji as a thrilling new voice in fiction.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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The Girls of the Glimmer Factory
Jennifer Coburn
From the author of Cradles of the Reich comes a poignant and inspiring tale of resistance, friendship, and the dangers of propaganda, based on the real story of Theresienstadt, for fans of The Forest of Vanishing Stars and The German Wife.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
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Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson
The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Ballantine
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Romance
Beg, Borrow, or Steal
Sarah Adams
Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this new rivals-to-lovers romance set in Rome, Kentucky—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.
Publication Date: January 7
Publisher: Dell
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Into the Woods
Jenny Holiday
Summer camp heats up for a grumpy rockstar and a cynical dance instructor in this funny and heartwarming enemies-to-lovers romance.
Publication Date: January 7
Publisher: Forever
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Work in Progress
Kat Mackenzie
A warm, sexy, laugh-out-loud rom-com about a woman who, desperate for a fresh start, books a literary bus tour across the UK that consists of a lively group of elderly ladies plus one infuriatingly handsome Scottish driver.
Publication Date: January 14
Publisher: Avon
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Only in Your Dreams
Ellie K. Wilde
A spicy small-town, brother’s best friend, sports romance “packed with sizzling tension, heat, and sweet, swoon-worthy moments” (Peyton Corinne, author of TikTok sensation Unsteady) between a college football coach and the one that got away that you’ll want to devour in one sitting.
Publication Date: January 21
Publisher: Atria Books
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I Think They Love You
Julian Winters
With his funny, big-hearted adult rom com debut, bestselling, award-winning YA author Julian Winters shows sometimes fake dating your ex can turn into a second chance.
Publication Date: January 28
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
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Out of the Woods
Hannah Bonam-Young
A married couple joins a week-long wilderness expedition to help them reconnect in this heartfelt companion novel to the viral TikTok sensation Out on a Limb.
Publication Date: January 28
Publisher: Dell
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Thrillers & Mysteries
Death in the Downline
Maria Abrams
It’s multi-level murder in this darkly funny mystery novel about the glamorous world of MLM “huns”—and the dangerous secrets at the top of the pyramid.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Quirk Books
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The Note
Alafair Burke
A vacation in the Hamptons goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Knopf
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The Perfect Home
Daniel Kenitz
Fixer Upper meets Gone Girl in this suspenseful and witty domestic thriller set in the world of home renovation TV—featuring a woman who becomes public enemy #1 after a horrifying discovery prompts her to flee her celebrity husband with their twin babies.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Scribner
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Sweet Fury
Sash Bischoff
When a beloved actress is cast in a feminist adaptation of a Fitzgerald classic, she finds herself the victim in a deadly game of revenge in which everyone, on screen and off, is playing a part.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Beautiful Ugly
Alice Feeney
Wives think their husbands will change but they don’t. Husbands think their wives won’t change but they do. The million-copy bestselling Queen of Twists Alice Feeney returns with a gripping and deliciously dark thriller about marriage. . . and revenge.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Flatiron Books
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A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage
Asia Mackay
Two former serial killers trying to keep their past buried realize that old habits die hard in this wildly original, razor-sharp thriller. Hazel and Fox are an ordinary married couple with a baby. Except for one small thing: they’re murderers. Well, they used to be. They had it all. An enviable London lifestyle, five-star travels, and plenty of bad men to rid from the world. Then Hazel got pregnant. Now, they’re just another mom-and-dad-and-baby.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Bantam
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Vantage Point
Sara Sligar
Succession meets Megan Abbott in this seductive, technological suspense about the dramatic downfall of one of America’s most affluent families. Brimming with palpable tension, Vantage Point carefully unravels a twisted web of family secrets and political ambition that raises questions about the nature of “truth” in our digital age.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: MCD
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The Lost House
Melissa Larsen
In Melissa Larsen’s The Lost House comes the mesmerizing story of a young woman with a haunting past who returns to her ancestral home in Iceland to investigate a gruesome murder in her family.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Minotaur
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Clever Little Thing
Helena Echlin
A taut, powerful psychological thriller following a mother who must confront a sudden and terrifying change in her daughter after the abrupt death of their babysitter. Clever Little Thing is an ode to motherhood and a nuanced critique of the caretaking industry, a page-turner that will haunt readers long after its epic, surprising finale.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Pamela Dorman
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Dead Money
Jakob Kerr
In her job as unofficial “problem solver” for Silicon Valley’s most ruthless venture capitalist, Mackenzie Clyde’s gotten used to playing for high stakes. Even if none of those tech-bro millions she’s so good at wrangling ever make it into her pockets. But this time, she’s in way over her head—or so it seems.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Bantam
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Head Cases
John McMahon
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
Publisher: Minotaur
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Tell Me What You Did
Carter Wilson
From the USA Today bestselling author of The Dead Girl in 2A and The New Neighbor comes a chilling new thriller that forces the question: are murderers always the bad guys? She gets people to confess their crimes for a living. He knows she’s hiding a terrible secret. It’s time for the truth to come out…
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Poisoned Pen
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Horror & Gothic Fiction
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Grady Hendrix
They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they’re sent to Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, to give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened. Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, terrified and alone. Under the watchful eye of the stern Miss Wellwood, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Berkley
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The Naming of the Birds
Paraic O’Donnell
The next installment of the “thrilling gothic mystery” (TIME) series, following the acclaimed bestseller The House on Vesper Sands, arrives in full force as Inspector Cutter and Sergeant Bliss solve their strangest and most personal case yet.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Tin House Books
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Our Winter Monster
Dennis Mahoney
Chilling holiday horror about an unhappy couple running from their problems and straight into the maw of a terrifying beast, perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay and Sara Gran.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Hell’s Hundred
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Old Soul
Susan Barker
The Historian meets Under the Skin in this searingly provocative literary horror novel about one woman’s determination to stay alive at any terrifying cost.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
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Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Magical Realism
All the Water in the World
Eiren Caffall
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 7
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
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Four Ruined Realms
Mai Corland
The King of Yusan may be the greatest liar of them all. His sister’s ring is in his sights, and he will do anything to get what he wants. Even manipulating the five blades to steal it… Bonded by a common enemy, then divided by deceit, the blades must rely on their skills to pull off King Joon’s pursuit or risk his legendary wrath.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Red Tower
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Immortal
Sue Lynn Tan
A young ruler must forge a delicate alliance with the untrustworthy yet magnetic God of War to protect her kingdom in this stunning romantic fantasy filled with dangerous secrets, forbidden magic, and passion, from Sue Lynn Tan, bestselling author of Daughter of the Moon Goddess.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Harper Voyager
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The Starlight Heir
Amalie Howard
A bladesmith blessed by the stars. A prince with a dangerous secret. A god bound in shadows. From USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard comes a scorching new romantasy that will leave you spellbound.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: Avon
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Death of the Author
Nnedi Okorafor
In this exhilarating tale by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, a disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. This is a story unlike anything you’ve read before.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: William Morrow
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We Lived on the Horizon
Erika Swyler
The acclaimed author of The Book of Speculation returns with an engrossing new novel about a bio-prosthetic surgeon and her personal AI as they are drawn into a revolution. A complex, imaginative, and unforgettable novel, We Lived on the Horizon grapples with concepts as varied as the human desire for utopia, body horror, and what the future holds for humanity and machine alike.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Atria Books
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Water Moon
Samantha Sotto Yambao
A woman inherits a pawnshop where you can sell your regrets, and then embarks on a magical quest when a charming young physicist wanders into the shop, in this dreamlike fantasy novel.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Del Rey
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Boudicca
P.C. Cast
From P. C. Cast, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the landmark House of Night urban fantasy series, comes an epic, lusty, magic-filled romantasy about British warrior queen Boudicca. Perfect for fans of Sue Lynn Tan and Madeline Miller!
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: William Morrow
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Onyx Storm
Rebecca Yarros
After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: William Morrow
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Memoirs & Biographies
You’ll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, & Other Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist
Kari Ferrell
Before Anna Delvey, before the Tinder Swindler, there was Kari Ferrell. Adopted at a young age by a Mormon family in Utah, Kari struggled with questions of self-worth and identity as one of the few Asian Americans in her insulated community, leading her to run with the “bad crowd” in an effort to fit in. Soon, stealing from superstores turned into picking up men (and picking their pockets), and before she knew it, Kari had graduated from petty theft to Utah’s most wanted list. Though Kari was able to escape the Southwest, she couldn’t outrun her new moniker: the Hipster Grifter.
Publication date: January 7
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
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I Am Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free
Lee Hawkins
A 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist and former Wall Street Journal writer exhaustively examines his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience, in this riveting memoir—a soulful, shocking, and spellbinding read that blends the raw power of Natasha Tretheway’s Memorial Drive and the insights of Clint Smith’s How the Word is Passed.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Amistad
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The Motherload: Episodes from the Brink of Motherhood
Sarah Hoover
An intimately honest memoir about motherhood that dares to ask, what happens when “what to expect when you’re expecting” turns out to be months of rage, anguish, brain fog, and a total surrender of sex, career, and identity.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Simon Element
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Bright Circle: Five Remarkable Women in the Age of Transcendentalism
Randall Fuller
In November 1839, a group of young women in Boston formed a conversation society “to answer the great questions” of special importance to women: “What are we born to do? How shall we do it?” The lives and works of the five women who discussed these questions are at the center of Bright Circle, a group biography of remarkable thinkers and artists who played pathbreaking roles in the transcendentalist movement.
Publication date: January 23
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The Harder I Fight the More I Love You
Neko Case
From a beloved Grammy-nominated musician, a heartbreaking and funny memoir of a poverty-stricken childhood, obsessive desires, and indispensable friendships that reflects on the way art and music and a deep connection to nature guided her journey towards stardom.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
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Nonfiction
Hello Stranger: Musings on Modern Intimacies
Manuel Betancourt
A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world’s oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our most extraordinary cultural rites.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Catapult
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Blood and the Badge: The Mafia, Two Killer Cops, & A Scandal that Shocked the Nation
Hal Brands
For the first time in forty years, former New York Times editor Michael Cannell unearths the full story behind two ruthless New York cops who acted as double agents for the Mafia. Cannell’s Blood and the Badge is based on entirely new research and never-before-released interviews with mobsters themselves, including Sammy “the Bull” Gravano.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Minotaur Books
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The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North
Michelle Adams
The esteemed legal scholar Michelle Adams tells the epic story of the struggle to integrate Detroit schools―and what happened when it collided with Nixon-appointed justices committed to a judicial counterrevolution. Adams chronicles the devoted activists who tried to uplift Detroit’s students amid the upheavals of riots, Black power, and white flight―and how their efforts led to federal judge Stephen Roth’s landmark order to achieve racial balance by tearing down the walls separating the city and its suburbs.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
Pagan Kennedy
Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool—a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who kicked off a feminist revolution in forensics, and then vanished into obscurity.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Vintage
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Wise Guys and the White House: Gangsters, Presidents, & the Deals They Made
Eric Dezenhall
A “connected” account of how the Mob has worked with America’s Commander in Chiefs and have influenced the presidency for nearly a century. Combining exhaustive research, including newly released government records and the private recollections of leading gangsters, Wiseguys and the White House offers insight into the myths about the power in America and the drive for recognition and respectability that unites consiglieri and commanders-in-chief alike.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Harper
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The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, and the Making of the Modern World
Hal Brands
An urgent and incisive new framework for understanding the origins―and stakes―of global conflict with China, Russia, and Iran. The Eurasian Century explains how revolutions in technology and warfare, and the rise of toxic ideologies of conquest, made Eurasia the center of twentieth-century geopolitics―with pressing implications for the struggles that will define the twenty-first.
Publication date: January 14
Publisher: Norton
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Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause
Naomi Watts
A frank, funny and informative guide to menopause and aging by beloved actress Naomi Watts, one of the leading voices in menopause awareness—with a foreword by Mary Claire Haver, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Crown
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Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation
Bennett Parten
A groundbreaking account of Sherman’s March to the Sea—the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy—told for the first time from the perspective of the tens of thousands of enslaved people who fled to the Union lines and transformed Sherman’s march into the biggest liberation event in American history.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Shadows into Light: A Generation of Former Child Soldiers Comes of Age
Theresa S. Betancourt
A twenty-plus-year study of former child soldiers offers far-reaching insight into mental health and resilience after extreme trauma. Betancourt’s study provides unparalleled insight into the long-term psychological and developmental effects of family separation, war, and exposure to violence. The lessons go far beyond Sierra Leone’s tragedy, suggesting that we should, in general, think of children’s risk and resilience more as products of the post-trauma environment than as individual traits.
Publication date: January 21
Publisher: Harvard University Press
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The Killing Fields of East New York: The First Subprime Mortgage Scandal, a White-Collar Crime Spree, and the Collapse of an American Neighborhood
Stacy Horn
In this groundbreaking work of investigative journalism and true crime, Stacy Horn sheds light on how the subprime mortgage scandal of the 1970s and a long history of white-collar crime slowly devastated East New York, a Brooklyn neighborhood that would come to be known as the Killing Fields.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Gillian Flynn Books
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Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People
Imani Perry
A surprising and beautiful meditation on the color blue—and its fascinating role in Black history and culture—from National Book Award winner Imani Perry. Poignant, spellbinding, and utterly original, Black in Blues is a brilliant new work that could only have come from the mind of one of our greatest writers and thinkers. Attuned to the harrowing and the sublime aspects of the human experience, it is every bit as vivid, rich, and striking as blue itself.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Ecco
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Everything Must Go: The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
Dorian Lynskey
A rich, captivating, and darkly humorous look into the evolution of apocalyptic thought, exploring how film and literature interact with developments in science, politics, and culture, and what factors drive our perennial obsession with the end of the world.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Pantheon
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Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
Nicholas Carr
From the author of The Shallows, a bracing exploration of how social media has warped our sense of self and society. With rich psychological insights and vivid examples drawn from history and science, Superbloom provides both a panoramic view of how media shapes society and an intimate examination of the fate of the self in a time of radical dislocation. It may be too late to change the system, Carr counsels, but it’s not too late to change ourselves.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America
Bernadette Atuahene
In the spirit of Evicted, a property law scholar uses the stories of two grandfathers—one white, one Black—who arrived in Detroit at the turn of the twentieth century to reveal how racist policies weaken Black families, widen the racial wealth gap, and derive profit from pain.
Publication date: January 28
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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