Book Club Picks Spring 2023 For a complete list of formats and ISBNs for each title, view or download the excel spreadsheet here.
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Phaedra Laura Shepperson
A Spell of Good Things Ayọ̀ bámi Adébáyọ̀
The Friendship Breakup
Allegra Goodman
TR: 978-1-63910-153-5 Alcove Press | 60,000 On Sale January 10, 2023 Also Available in eBook Edition
HC: 978-0-525-65764-4 Knopf | 50,000 On Sale February 7, 2023 Also Available in eBook & DN Editions
TR: 978-1-63910-238-9 Alcove Press | 50,000 On Sale February 7, 2023 Also Available in eBook Edition
Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes.
A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession, and political corruption from the celebrated author of Stay with Me.
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For fans of Laura Hankin and Jennifer Weiner, this fresh, clever, and complex debut "mom-com" explores the ups and downs of friendship and what happens when those you trust the most leave you high and dry.
HC: 978-0-593-44781-9 The Dial Press | 75,000 On Sale January 3, 2023 Also Available in TR, eBook, & DN Editions What happens to a girl’s sense of joy and belonging—to her belief in herself— as she becomes a woman? This unforgettable portrait of coming-of-age offers subtle yet powerful reflections on class, parenthood, addiction, lust, and the irrepressible power of dreams.
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Maureen Rachel Joyce TR: 978-0-593-44642-3 Dial Press Trade Paperback | 75,000 On Sale February 7, 2023 Also Available in eBook & DN Editions Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to save a friend. But the story doesn’t end there. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
On the Savage Side
The Woman with the Cure
Tiffany McDaniel
Lynn Cullen
HC: 978-0-593-32070-9 Knopf | 30,000 On Sale February 14, 2023 Also Available in eBook, DN, and Large Print Editions
TR: 978-0-593-43806-0 Berkley | 65,000 On Sale February 21, 2023 Also Available in eBook & DN Editions
Six women—mothers, daughters, sisters—gone missing. Inspired by the unsolved murders of the Chillicothe Six, this harrowing novel tells the story of two sisters, both of whom could be the next victims, from the internationally best-selling author of Betty. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
She gave up everything—and changed the world.
A riveting novel based on the true story of the woman who stopped a pandemic, from the bestselling author of Mrs. Poe. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
Stars in an Italian Sky Jill Santopolo HC: 978-0-593-41917-5 G.P. Putnam's Sons | 50,000 On Sale February 28, 2023 Also Available in eBook, DN, & Large Print Editions From the New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost comes a sweeping story of two star-crossed lovers in post-World War II Italy, and a blossoming relationship generations later that will reveal a long-buried family secret. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
The Dog of the North Elizabeth McKenzie
Hello Beautiful Ann Napolitano
HC: 978-0-593-30069-5 HC: 978-0-593-24373-2 Penguin Press | 50,000 The Dial Press | 100,000 On Sale March 14, 2023 On Sale March 14, 2023 Also Available in eBook & DN Editions Also Available in eBook, DN, & Large Print Editions From the National Book Award– longlisted author of The Portable From the New York Times bestselling Veblen. This slyly humorous, author of Dear Edward comes an thoroughly winsome novel finds the emotionally layered and engrossing purpose in life’s curveballs, insisting family story that asks: Can love make a that even when we are painfully warped broken person whole? by those we love most, we can be brought closer to our truest selves. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
Earth's the Right Place for Love
Greek Lessons Han Kang
Elizabeth Berg HC: 978-0-593-59527-5 Hogarth | 30,000 HC: 978-0-593-44679-9 On Sale April 18, 2023 Random House | 50,000 Also Available in eBook & DN Editions On Sale March 21, 2023 Also Available in eBook, DN, & Large A powerful novel about the saving Print Editions grace of language and human connection, from the "visionary" (New This beautiful new novel by the York Times Book Review) author of beloved author of Open House and Talk Before Sleep tells the story of two the International Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian. young people growing up in Mason, Missouri, and how Arthur Moses, a shy young man, becomes the wise and compassionate person readers loved in The Story of Arthur Truluv.
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Symphony of Secrets By Brendan Slocumb Cover Not Final
Symphony of Secrets Brendan Slocumb HC: 978-0-593-31544-6 Anchor | 100,000 On Sale April 18, 2023 Also Available in eBook, DN, & Large Print Editions From the celebrated author of book club favorite The Violin Conspiracy: A gripping page-turner about a professor who uncovers a shocking secret about the most famous American composer of all time—that his music was stolen from a young Black composer named Josephine Reed. Determined to uncover the truth and right history’s wrongs, Bern Hendricks will stop at nothing to finally give Josephine the recognition she deserves. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
To Die Beautiful Buzzy Jackson
Daniel Weizmann
J. Ryan Stradal
HC: 978-0-593-18721-0 Dutton | 50,000 On Sale May 2, 2023 Also Available in eBook & DN Editions
TR: 978-1-68589-030-8 Melville House | 40,000 On Sale May 23, 2023 Also Available in eBook Edition
HC: 978-1-9848-8107-6 Pamela Dorman Books | 100,000 On Sale April 18, 2023 Also Available in eBook, DN, & Large Print Editions From the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.
The Last Songbird
A gripping and timely debut novel by A gritty, fast-paced neo-noir that award-winning writer, Buzzy Jackson, explores the consumptive nature of based on the true story of Hannie fame, celebrity, and motherhood Schaft: a heroic young Dutch woman through the lens of a driver lost in the who joined the Resistance in Holland gig economy. during World War II and became one of the Nazis' Most Wanted Women. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley. Request an eGalley on Edelweiss. Request an eGalley on NetGalley.