This month’s best new literary fiction

Don’t miss the best new literary fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Don’t miss this month’s literary fiction picks — which include Oprah’s newest book club selection, a stunning International Booker Prize finalist, and more!

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	‘A knockout’ (Publishers Weekly) from ‘the most talented writer of his generation’ (The New York Times) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “This may be the best novel you’ll read all year… Brilliant and incisive” (The Telegraph) A writer is set to conduct his nonagenarian mentor’s final interview — but with nothing to record with, lines blur between truth and fiction… “A stunning meditation on parenthood, technology, and memory as pleasurable as reading Lerner has ever been” (Vulture) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers In Oprah’s new book club pick, a chance encounter with a stranger transforms Adora’s life WHY IT’S READWORTHY: The first novel in 10 years from the author of smash-hit Where’d You Go, Bernadette Will Adora’s carefully curated life as a philosopher, mother, and friend come crumbling down? This brand-new release has been highly anticipated by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, and many more “Highly original and loaded with Maria Semple’s signature wit” (Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island ‘demands our full attention’ (The Boston Globe) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: In this astonishing collection, unforgettable characters leading quiet lives far from home face revelations “The quiet humanity of Tóibín’s characters is… arresting” (Publishers Weekly) These profound tales move from Galway to Barcelona to San Francisco and beyond Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A 2025 International Booker Prize finalist has finally made it to the US WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Based on a haunting true story: When a dinghy carrying migrants to the UK capsizes, a French Navy officer receives their calls and makes a devastating choice The 2025 Booker Prize judges praised this as “a gut punch of a novel” “This book challenged me profoundly. It moved me, and stayed with me” (Dua Lipa) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Natalie — who pretends to lead a traditional lifestyle online — wakes up in 1855… WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A buzzy New York Times bestseller and GMA Book Club pick you’ll soon see everyone reading Anne Hathaway is slated to star in the film adaptation! Nita Prose, author of The Maid, promises this “bold and biting satire… will have you cackling and gasping right to the final page” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Oprah Daily, Time, and more are anticipating the latest release from a Reese’s Book Club alum WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Thrillingly alive and electrically entertaining from start to finish… A triumph” (Coco Mellors, author of Blue Sisters) Alicia finds an alluring escape in the glamorous, bold ways of her larger-than-life neighbor, La Garza — and soon, she’s drawn into her chaotic world… The New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming “seizes you from the first page and never lets go” (Rachel Khong, author of Real Americans) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers All aboard! A cruise with a ’90s boy band and their middle-aged fans results in hilarity WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Rave reviews from Kevin Wilson, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Ann Patchett, who says, “I can hardly remember the last time I read anything that brought me such pure joy” Can recently divorced Annie find herself once more on the deck of the American Fantasy? From the New York Times bestselling sensation who penned This Time Tomorrow and Modern Lovers Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Find out why R. O. Kwon says to ‘read this book if you want to feel more alive’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After receiving a mysterious, unsettling letter, writer Dan returns to his childhood home to confront questions surrounding his brother’s death A spellbinding work of autofiction sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats “It is one of the most singular and thrilling novels I have read in years” (Katie Kitamura, author of Intimacies) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An ordinary witch discovers her twin daughters have skills far beyond her own WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Spellbinding… Let me close with an act of divination: Marie NDiaye will win the Nobel Prize” (The New Yorker) In a small, sleepy town, the powerful pair takes flight… This finalist for the International Booker Prize is “a 144-page grenade of walloping emotions” (BookPage) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A quiet eight-year-old and a fortysomething house painter forge a makeshift family WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Readers will be moved by this “compassionate and life-affirming tale about how human connection is critical to survival” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) Seeking an escape from his chaotic home, Russell waits in Eddie’s backyard until he gets off work. As Eddie offers Russell small acts of kindness, Russell gives Eddie something to live for “I loved the main characters, Eddie and Russell, and read their story in one big gulp” (Annie Hartnett, author The Road to Tender Hearts) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers
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Eldest daughter Marguerite Jolivet leaves behind her wealthy European family’s vineyard to pursue a new life in the US. But when World War I sweeps across the globe, she books a return ticket on the RMS Lusitania…   Hot New Release $5.99  $9.99 Limited time only! Amazon Barnes & Noble Apple Books Google Kobo Chain of Ideas By Ibram X. Kendi The National Book Award–winning author of How to Be an Antiracist returns with a New York Times bestseller and “essential framework for parsing current events” (The Guardian) highly anticipated by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, and more! This primer on a dangerous ideology spreading through the US and across the world is “eye-opening” (Booklist), “bracing” (Literary Hub), and “rousing” (Publishers Weekly).   NYT Bestseller $7.99  $13.99 Limited time only! 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During the royal family’s jaunt to the beautiful Isle of Wight, a servant of the princess is found drowned among an abbey’s ruins. And when Dr. Julia Lewis discovers the victim was pregnant, she suspects a murder plot…   Hot New Release $5.99  $12.99 Limited time only! Amazon Barnes & Noble Apple Books Google Kobo See More Deals
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