Some of the new fiction being released this week, with blurbs, as always, from the publishers.
And a teaser for next week's featured novel: A story set in the future in which billionaires that rule the world are called astronauts, Lake Superior has a mind of its own, bartering is a way of life and, when a bear of a man's world crumbles, there is great sorrow but also great love for all that was and all that remains and all that well may be.
- The Lions' Den by Iris Mwanza
A remarkable debut set in 1990 Lusaka in which a young lawyer fights for the life and rights of a teenage sex worker who is accused of crimes “against the order of nature" in a landmark case that changes Zambian law forever.
- Moral Injuries by Christie Watson
From the author of the smash UK bestseller The Language of Kindness comes an electrifying, high-stakes literary thriller following three best friends since medical school and the twenty-five-year-old secret that now threatens to shatter their lives.
- The Mirror of Simple Souls by Aline Kiner
This thrilling, sensual evocation of medieval Paris sold over 100,000 copies in France and offers a fascinating insight into the world of the beguines — communities of women who lived independently of men and successfully managed their own affairs all the way back in the Middle Ages.
- Hombrecito by Santiago Jose Sanchez
A novel by a brilliant new voice, Hombrecito is a queer coming-of-age story about a young immigrant’s complex relationships with his mother and his motherland.
- Please Stop Trying to Leave Me by Alana Saab
A debut novel about love, family, queerness, and losing your mind in the modern world marks the arrival of a truly original, haunting voice in fiction who will make you laugh, cry, and scream, all in the same breath.
- Practice by Rosalind Brown
Rosalind Brown's Practice shows us just one day. Annabel, sitting in her small student room, attempts to write an essay about Shakespeare. She follows a meticulous, solitary routine but finds it repeatedly thrown off course as the day progresses: by family and friends who demand her attention and time, by thoughts of her much older boyfriend and his impending visit, by wild sexual fantasies and stories of her own invented characters—and by darker crises, obliquely glimpsed but capable of derailing Annabel's carefully laid plans.
- Pearce Oysters by Joselyn Takacs
Pearce Oysters, a lush, evocative, finely drawn debut novel set on the Louisiana coastline during the historic 2010 oil spill, follows the Pearce family, local oyster farmers whose business, family, and livelihood are all on the brink of collapse.
- The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon by Safinah Danish Elahi
A contemporary South Asian drama of love, loss and trauma that transports you from the urban elites of Pakistan to the mountains of Peru and the hustle and bustle of London.
- The Tyranny of Flies by Elaine Vilar Madruga
In this provocative, darkly funny, and unique novel—a mix of Lord of the Flies and The Royal Tenenbaums—a dictator's former right-hand man becomes housebound and a family power struggle erupts.
- You're Safe Here by Leslie Stephens
In 2060, the WellPod is the latest launch from the largest tech company the world has ever seen—a fleet of floating personal paradises scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean, focused entirely on health, solitude, and relaxation. Created by an enigmatic founder who will stop at nothing to ensure her company’s success, it is the long-awaited pinnacle of wellness technology. For newly pregnant Maggie, the six-week program is the perfect chance to get away…especially since the baby isn’t her partner’s.
A mesmerizing novel of two sisters on a Pacific Northwest island whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor—a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods, by the celebrated, bestselling author of Disappearing Earth.
- The Liquid Eye of a Moon by Uchenna Awoke
A Nigerian Catcher in the Rye, Uchenna Awoke’s masterful debut breaks the silence about a hidden and dangerous contemporary caste system.
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