New Fiction

Crook Manifesto

by

Colson Whitehead

available in July, hardcover, Doubleday

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a powerful and hugely entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. A darkly funny tale of a city under siege, but also a sneakily searching portrait of the meaning of family. Colson Whitehead’s kaleidoscopic portrait of Harlem is sure to stand as one of the all-time great evocations of a place and a time.

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley

available in June, hardcover, Pamela Dorman Books

“I absolutely adored Talking at Night… A gorgeous story of first love, loss, and the people who stick to your ribs, it should be on everyone’s must-read list. Beautiful, poignant, and heart-wrenching in the best way possible.”

Halcyon

by Elliot Ackerman available now,hardcover, Knopf

In this intriguing alternate history novel, politically funded research uncovers a cure for death. Grappling with issues of morality, fate, scientific uncertainty, and the balance between good and evil, you won’t want to miss this one. –Sophie

The Lost Journals of Sacajewea

by Debra Magpie Earling

available now, hardcover, Harper

My Murder

by Katie Williams

From the award-winning author of Perma Red comes a devastatingly beautiful novel that challenges prevailing historical narratives of Sacajewea. Among the most memorialized women in American history, Sacajewea served as interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery. In this visionary novel, acclaimed Indigenous author Debra Magpie Earling brings this mythologized figure vividly to life, casting unsparing light on the men who brutalized her and recentering Sacajewea as the arbiter of her own history. Written in lyrical, dreamlike prose, this is an astonishing work of art and a powerful tale of perseverance—the Indigenous woman’s story that hasn’t been told.

available in June, hardcover, Riverhead Books

Lou is a happily married mother of an adorable toddler. She’s also the victim of a local serial killer. Recently brought back to life and returned to her grieving family by a government project, she is grateful for this second chance. But as the new Lou re-adapts to her old routines, and as she bonds with other female victims, she realizes that disturbing questions remain about what exactly preceded her death and how much she can really trust those around her.

Horror

Carley Fortune, New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After. Check

The Salt Grows Heavy

by Cassandra Khaw

available now, hardcover, Tor Nightfire

You may think you know how the fairy tale goes: a mermaid comes to shore and weds the prince. But what the fables forget is that mermaids have teeth. And now, her daughters have devoured the kingdom and burned it to ashes. On the run, the mermaid is joined by a mysterious plague doctor with a darkness of their own. Deep in the eerie, snow-crusted forest, the pair stumble upon a village of ageless children who thirst for blood, and the three “saints” who control them. The mermaid and her doctor must embrace the cruelest parts of their true nature if they hope to survive.

The Five-Star Weekend

by Elin Hilderbrand

available in June, hardcover, Little, Brown and Company

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket: After tragedy strikes, Hollis Shaw gathers four friends from different stages in her life to spend an unforgettable weekend on Nantucket. This surprising and captivating story about friendship, love, and self-discovery is the perfect summer read.

The History of a Difficult Child

by Mihret Sibhat

available in June, hardcover, Viking

A breathtaking, tragicomic debut novel about the indomitable child of a scorned, formerly land-owning family who must grow up in the wake of Ethiopia’s socialist revolution. “An exhilarating novel by a powerful new writer.”

—Elif Batuman, author of Pulitzer-Prize finalist

The Idiot and Either/Or.

The Wind Knows My Name

by Isabel Allende

translated by Frances Riddle available in June, hardcover, Ballantine Books

Intertwining past and present, The Wind Knows

My Name tells the tale of two unforgettable characters: both in search of family and home. It is both a testament to the sacrifices that parents make, and a love letter to the children who survive the most unfathomable dangers—and never stop dreaming.

The First Ladies

by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray available in June, hardcover, Berkley

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune—an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian.