A new year is just around the corner and with this fresh start comes a fresh crop of new reads. While you wrap up the 2023 TBR, start adding these big bestsellers and dazzling debuts to your preorder wishlist. It’s going to be another beautiful year for book lovers!
The Fury by Alex Michaelides (1/16)
Murder. Celebrity. An isolated getaway. From the bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a murder mystery full of intrigue. When a reclusive former movie star invites her friends to her private island for an annual get together, old rivalries, secrets and solitude coalesce into murder.
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Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine by Uché Blackstock MD (1/23)
Uché Blackstock and her twin sister, Oni, never contemplated a path other than becoming physicians. For years she watched her mother, who headed an organization of Black women physicians, save countless lives. What she didn’t see was the long-standing systemic inequities that happened around her, including at Harvard Medical School, where she and her sister followed her mother’s footsteps and attended. Once an ER physician and later a professor in academic medicine, Dr. Blackstock begins to see the disproportionate nature of the healthcare system, specifically with Black Americans.
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Come and Get It by Kiley Reid (1/30)
From the bestselling author of Such A Fun Age, comes the latest novel about a senior resident assistant. When Millie Cousins leaves the University of Arkansas, all she wants is to get a job and buy house. When a professor offers her an unusual job, she jumps at the chance. Soon, everything she’d hoped for is in jeopardy at the hands of dorm pranks, strange new people and reckless encounters.
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams (2/6)
Beloved author of Seven Days in June, Tia Williams is back with her next can’t-put-it-down read. Ricki Wilde isn’t like the rest of her socialite family. She’s the artistic, nomadic black sheep of her family. When she gets the chance to move to Harlem, she jumps at it. Once there, with magic in the air, she encounters and handsome and intriguing man who whisks her down an unexpected path.
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The Women by Kristin Hannah (2/6)
The #1 New York Times bestseller of The Nightingale and other unforgettable modern classics is back with another historical fiction novel for the ages. Frankie has always been a good girl. Sheltered by her idyllic life in Coronado Island and her conservative parents, she yearns to be seen as heroic. It’s 1965 and when her brother is shipped off to serve in Vietnam, she goes too as a part of the Army Nurse Corps. She shocked and ill-prepared for the violence of war and perhaps even more thrown off by her return home to a divided America.
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No One Dies Yet by Kobby Ben Ben (2/13)
In 2019, Ghana opens its doors to Black diasporans seeking to return to the place of enslaved ancestors. Three men arrive from America to explore the nation they’ve never known, including the queer underground scene. Their travels are documented by two very different narrators. One, an outgoing rebel, the other a religious traditionalist.
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The Guest by B.A. Paris (2/20)
From the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors comes another heart-pounding domestic thriller. When Iris and Gabriel go on a “make-or-break” holiday only to find their friend Laure in their home, the presence of an unexpected guest closes in around them. Laure is suffering her own relationship issues and the tension between friends is ever-increasing. Sprinkle in a gardener with a checkered past and the secrets and history add up to an emotionally charged ride.
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Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange (2/27)
In a breathtaking follow-up to Tommy Orange’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist There There, he delves into the past and the future. In 1864, Star and his son are brutalized by the same man, an evangelical hoping to stamp out all Native culture and history. In 2018, Opal is trying to hold her family together after a school shooting leaves them traumatized and in pieces. Weaving together the threads of horror over time, Orange delivers another searing exploration of what the country has done to its people.
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez (3/5)
Told on dual timelines, this New York Times bestselling author strikes gold again as she follows the life of Raquel, an art student and Anita, a slain artist killed in her prime. As Raquel attempts to traverse the world of privileged students and a new relationship, she discovers Anita’s story. Soon her experience begins to oddly reflect Anita’s and the two tales weave a story of love, art and fame.
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Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (3/5)
The New York Times bestseller of In Five Years is back with another magical love story. Daphne has known how long every relationship she’s ever been in will last. Whenever she meets a man, she receives a piece of paper with their name and a number. On a blind date, after twenty years of expiration dates, she meets Jake and receives no number. He’s “the one” according to her history, but that isn’t as easy to reconcile in the heart as it is on paper.
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Here After by Amy Lin (3/5)
In this heart-wrenching debut memoir, Amy Lin explores unfathomable grief. When she met her husband her world opened up. So when, at thirty-two, he leaves for a marathon and it’s the last time she sees him alive, her whole life is upended. Suffering her own medical crisis, she’s left to face a terrifying health ordeal alone while carrying the weight of loss.
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Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan (3/5)
Lulu has been raised to believe that money will solve all her problems. So when a wealthy bachelor proposes, the only answer is yes. But that’s not what’s in her heart. Confiding in her two best friends, struggling with their own financial woes, they concoct a plan to steal the sizable cash gifts from the wedding and free themselves of their imperfect lives.
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Victim by Andrew Boryga (3/12)
Javier comes from a family of hustlers. His drug-dealer father was killed, his single mother struggled and his best friend landed in prison. As he uses his history to traverse the territory of diversity within colleges, he piles lies up all around him. Only his prison-confined friend knows the truth. When an essay goes viral he has to get his recently released friend onboard the con of his new found fame. A searing exploration of virtue signaling and the exploitation of trauma, this book takes a head-on approach to a poignant cultural topic.
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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faraday Àbíké-Íyímídé (3/19)
The New York Times bestseller of Ace of Spades is back with a dark academia thriller. When Sade goes to a boarding school after a life of being homeschooled, it feels like her luck has already run out. But when her roommate disappears on the first night she’s there and students begin making accusations, it’s clear the problems have only just begun. Attracting the attention of a group of girls known as the “Unholy Trinity,” Sade must navigate the Academy’s landscape while trying to solve the mystery of her roommate’s disappearance.
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Love & Autism: Five true stories about neurodivergent life and love by Kay Kerr (3/19)
A thoughtful examination of neurodivergent love, Kay Kerr shares five stories. From Chloe whose “too big” feelings are now faced with the return of her childhood boyfriend to Tim, a non-speaking man who is given a voice through technology and perseverance, readers will get fresh look at autism and love. This book celebrates the most global feeling in an endearing and tender way.
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In a Not So Perfect World by Neely Tubati-Alexander (3/19)
Sloane has one last shot to land her dream job as a video game designer. After a bad break up and building fire at her apartment, she connects with the Hot Neighbor Guy across the hall, Charlie. Suffering his own broken heart they agree to go on a trip to Turks and Caicos to make his ex jealous and give her time to work on her game design. As the swirl of the romantic setting knocks them off balance, Sloane must decide between love and her career as both teeter in the balance.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto (3/26)
In a follow-up to the bestselling Dial A for Aunties, Meddy Chan is spending time with her family after a romantic honeymoon with her new husband. But their Chinese New Year vacation is interrupted when a wealthy business man arrives to woo Second Aunt. Donning extravagant gifts, the arrival goes sideways and something unintended falls into the Chan family’s hands. Suddenly they are thrust into a war among business factions and it’s up to Meddy (and the Aunties) to save the family.
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Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (4/2)
After going viral, Justin’s bad luck is exposed to the world. Every woman he dates goes on to meet their soulmate after him. Emma has suffered the same fate over and over and the two concoct a plan. They’ll date each other, break up, then hopefully break the curse and find their own forever person. Things star to go awry when Emma’s toxic mother arrives and Justin becomes guardian to his three younger siblings. Amidst intense family drama, the two begin to catch feelings and have to consider if this is finally the real deal.
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She’s Not Sorry by Mary Kubica (4/2)
From the New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing, comes another jaw-dropping thriller. Meghan is a full-time nurse and a single mother to a teenage daughter who has tried to stay out of the personal lives of her patients. But when Caitlin is brought in after jumping from a bridge and new evidence comes forward that she may have been pushed, Meghan gets too close to the victim and her family. So close that she may have put her daughter and herself in harms way.
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A View from the Stars by Cixin Liu (4/2)
Cixin Liu is an international bestselling author of modern science fiction. His series The Three-Body Problem is soon to be a major Netflix release and now audiences can get to know the author better. In this collection of essays, interviews and short stories, readers can see the evolution of the global sci-fi sensation.
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The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo (4/9)
Leigh Bardugo is a household name in the fantasy genre. From the Grishaverse to Hell Bent, her magical stories can’t be missed. In her upcoming release, she builds a world in the Golden Age of Spain. Luzia is a servant who discreetly uses magic to toil through her mundane life. When she’s discovered, her mistress uses her for parlor tricks to entertain fellow elite. This exposes her to a scorned former employee of the Spanish royalty who will do anything to win the kings favor. Soon she finds herself amongst seers, holy men and con artists in an effort to elevate her status. To save herself she seeks the aid of an immortal familiar who could help Luzia or lead her to her doom.
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Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina (4/16)
Noemi is hoping that her new relationship is the ticket off the reservation. However, when he is found dead of an apparent suicide, her life is thrown into chaos. On tribal lands where horrific things are said to have happened, she’s left to deal with more than just the reality of this plane of existence. When her uncle returns after a decade away, he brings with him secrets, terrors and also information that might reveal what happened to Noemi’s lost love.
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What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (4/16)
During a historical moment when things can feel dreadful, this book offers a vision of hope. For anyone suffering climate crisis doom, this visionary collection of essays gives voice to a bright and beautiful future. Featuring farmers, financiers, architects and advocates, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson collects ideas and expertise that give anyone living through these times an opportunity to dream of a thriving world.
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Days of Wonder by Caroline Leavitt (4/23)
Ella found unbridled, perfect love as a teenager in Jude. But when she is accused of trying to murder his father and sentenced to twenty-five years in prison, her world is shattered. Just after sentencing, she discovers she’s pregnant and decides to give the child up for adoption. When she’s released only six years later, she goes out in search of her daughter, moving to Ann Arbor where she’s located and assuming a secret identity. As she attempts to regain the life that was stolen, she also must face the lingering mystery of what happened that fateful night.
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Funny Story by Emily Henry (4/26)
The queen of banter is back once again with a love story to sweep us off our feet. Daphne thought she was in the perfect relationship. Her fiancé Peter told their story best. That is until their story involved them moving to his quaint lakeside hometown and him leaving her for his childhood best friend, Petra. Stranded and broke, Daphne becomes roommates with the only person as miserable as she is: Miles, Petra’s ex. Miles messy, chaotic life is no match for Daphne’s buttoned-up librarian personality, but when they decide to start posting about their fake relationship online, an effort to make their exes jealous just might turn into something more.
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Oye by Melissa Mogollon (5/14)
Luciana is the baby of her family who usually falls into the background. But with her sister away at college and her Abue refusing to leave despite a South Florida hurricane evacuation, she’s thrust into the middle of her Colombian family. When her grandmother gets an unsettling medical diagnosis and moves into Luciana’s room, she’s exposed to stories, placed in the position of caregiver and forced to face adulthood.
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Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan (5/21)
The author of international sensation Crazy Rich Asians has returned with a new story you won’t be able to put down. Rufus Leung Gresham comes from a wealthy family. At least, he did. Now, all that’s propping them up is a mountain of debt. His mother, a former Hong Kong supermodel, believes the only way out is for Rufus to marry up. At his sisters wedding, there are a lot of wealthy prospects, but his heart is also attached to the girl next door, a humble daughter of a doctor. In a sprawling, globe-trotting adventure, filled with deceit, murder, love and humor, Rufus has to choose between ensuring his future and following his heart.
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The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley (5/21)
It’s been five years since Patrick took care of his niece and nephew after their mother’s passing. His life in New York has resumed and he’s seen success as an actor in two completed sitcoms. Now his family needs him again as his brother gets married, his sister flirts with every guest and the new lesbian aunt vies for his position as favorite. As he tries to explain the complexity of love to his niece and nephew, struggling to cope with the future, he is faced with his own questions on the subject. Can he save the big day, find himself and keep his family happy?
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Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi (6/25)
The New York Times bestselling conclusion to the Legacy of Orïsha series has finally arrived. When they toppled the monarchy and the maji rose to power, Zélie thought her battle was over. But now, she’s in a cage, being trafficked across the sea by the ruler of the Skull. Taken to King Baldyr who has scorched the world in order to find her, Zélie must face a final enemy in order to save her people.
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The Life Impossible by Matt Haig (9/3)
In the first book since Matt Haig’s epic, global hit The Midnight Library, we meet Grace, a widow and retiree whose small life seems to have come to its end. When an old friend passes and leaves her a house on the Spanish Island of Ibiza, her life takes an unexpected turn. Brimming with heart and the power of possibility, this story takes readers on a journey into life’s unexpected turns.
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