In celebration of the month of love, I thought I’d share with you some stunning debuts by BIPOC and/or exophonic authors I had come across recently, whose stories I fell head over heels in love with!

Unbound: A Tale of Love and Betrayal in Shanghai by Dina Gu Brumfield

A page-turner with great characters, ‘Unbound’ is a multigenerational story of two strong-willed women, a grandmother and granddaughter who survived the odds despite their circumstances and their determination to live a life on their own terms amid political upheaval and the turmoil of war. Despite English being her second language, the author was able to weave a brilliant, well-written story that I found inspiring and uplifting. I really enjoyed simplicity of her writing, as it allowed me to be totally immersed in the story and characters. This is one of those books which I thought didn’t get enough recognition.

A Burning by Megha Majumdar

Looking for a quick, fast-paced read? Pick this one up. It was so good I had a hard time putting it down. We have 3 characters: Jivan, a Muslim girl living in the slums was accused of being involved in a terrorist attack; PT Sir, a gym teacher unexpectedly got roped in to being a politician, and one who reaped all benefits of being one; and Lovely, a hijra who had the chance of setting Jivan free, but at a cost. ‘A Burning’ is a little novel that packs a punch with laser-sharp storytelling and unforgettable characters. A dazzling debut! 

The Mountains Sing by Dr. Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

Going into this book I didn’t know what to expect. And my, was I in for a heartbreaking, harrowing journey. This book should come with a box of tissues. ‘The Mountains Sing’ is a mesmerising family saga, covering four generations, that’s centred around the Great Famine, the Land Reform and the Vietnam War, told from the perspectives of Hương and her Grandma Diệu Lan. Diệu Lan was brought up in a wealthy farming family, The Trấn, in Nghe An Province. This is a book by another exophonic writer, whose lyrical prose I fell head over heels in love with. Not only her writing showed experience and depth, but also her passion for words and storytelling.

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha

This book had a lasting impression on me. In Seoul, South Korea, we meet 5 women – Kyuri, a room salon girl; Miho, an emerging artist; Ara a hairstylist, Wonna, a pregnant lady in her forties, and Sujin, Ara’s former high school friend. Miho and Sujin were raised in an orphanage in Cheongju. Each story is told from their perspective, except Sujin, whose story we’ll know from the girls, except Wonna. ‘If I Had Your Face’ is a shocking and heartbreaking novel about beauty, patriarchy, sexism, class, filial piety and friendship, with characters so intricately drawn, you can’t help but to empathize with them and hold them dear to your heart. An unforgettable debut!

The Girl with The Louding Voice by Abi Daré

An unforgettable and inspiring novel about a 14-year-old girl, Adunni who not only lost her mother, but also her family, her friends, and most of all, her education and freedom to be who she is. She was raped by a man old enough to be her father, and bullied by his first wife. Only Khadija, the second wife, befriended her. Unfortunately, the friendship didn’t last and it devastated Adunni, and she was left to face the cruel world all alone. This story is about a girl who was faced with challenges after challenges, but like an inflatable punching bag, she kept bouncing back, again and again. The Girl with The Louding Voice is a compelling debut that will pull at your heartstrings.

Do you have any other recommendations? Tell us in the comments below!

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The Vegetarian by Han Kang
It feels almost too obvious to start here, since The Vegetarian won the International Man Booker Prize and has been an international bestseller. However, there’s good reason for it. Three sections and three voices tell the story of Yeong-hye, whose seemingly simple decision to eschew meat cascades into an interpersonal and mental health crisis. Delving into feminism, trauma, and the question of whether it is possible to live without causing harm, this truly is a masterpiece in any language.

Princess Bari by Hwang Sok-yong
Hwang is perhaps the most intensely compassionate writer I’ve ever encountered, telling stories of great suffering with great tenderness and without sensationalism. He understands the ways people act in terrible situations and how they manage to go on, and shows us the tenacity of both the human animal and the human spirit. Princess Bari is about a young girl with a hint of mystical power growing up in North Korea, but who finds herself fleeing to China and then to the UK, trying only to survive. When I finished this book I immediately went and purchased Familiar Things, which is incredible, too.

Our Twisted Hero by Yi Monyol
Transferred suddenly to a new school, Pyongt’ae doesn’t quite know what to expect of his new classmates, but he certainly doesn’t expect a clandestine war. Class monitor and bully Sokdae demands that Pyongt’ae fall in line, and when he refuses, the battle between self and group, between right and wrong, begins. This story of authority versus authoritarianism asks how much any of us can take, and also what it takes to repair what bullies have broken.

One Hundred Shadows by Hwang Jungeun
If you’ve seen Parasite, you know that “two Koreas” can mean rich and poor as much as North and South. Bong Joon-Ho definitely showed us the absurdity and unfairness of wealth disparity, but Hwang shows us a quieter, more introspective version. Eungyo and Mujae work in a run-down marketplace, but they’re confused when others call it a slum. They like their jobs and slightly oddball colleagues; why are the authorities trying to tear down what they’ve built, a cosmetic change that doesn’t understand their needs or hearts? In the midst of this, characters find their shadows “rising,” a mysterious occurrence that functions as a metaphor. But is it a metaphor for depression, for anger, for repressed desire, or for some even more nebulous force? Hwang leaves it to you to puzzle it out as Eungyo and Mujae balance the darkness against their light and gentle romance.

Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin
How can a woman disappear? A woman with a husband, children, a whole life—where can she go, that modern efforts can’t find her? The mystery is also the metaphor in the heart of this novel, in which So-nyo’s husband and adult children try to grasp at the woman they think they know in the present without fully understanding her past or their own. A thoughtful take on family and how women disappear into motherhood, Shin also shows us how mothers can and do emerge once more into their own individual selves.

The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly by Sun Mi-Whang
Speaking of mothers, this novella is a fable-like story of a hen who has spent her entire life providing eggs for a farmer. In her old age she wants only one thing before she dies: for one of her eggs to hatch, and to be able to care for that child. Though others mock and deride her, an unusual cross-species friendship helps her dream to blossom in an unexpected way. Though its view of motherhood can be read as self-abnegating and problematic, it does valorize motherhood in a deeply heartfelt way. I don’t see enough stories of straightforward celebration of mothers and motherhood, and this short book really did touch my heart.

Our Happy Time by Gong Ji-Young
This novel is most like a Korean Drama out of all of on the list, full of emotional twists and dramatic setups. It does, however, deal with very real issues of incarceration, sexual assault, and rape culture. It begins when a nun takes her heiress niece to do charity work in a prison, and reveals the secret hurts in all of their lives and families.

Your Republic is Calling You by Young-Ha Kim
A North Korean spy imbedded in South Korea is meant to be unfailingly loyal. But after 21 years—enough time to marry, have a child, build a career, and develop plenty of decadent capitalist interests—is Ki-yong doing it for his country or for himself? He has 24 hours to figure it out when he is finally, finally activated and asked to betray the shell of his life that may have grown into the only home he really knows.

Tongue by Kyung-Ran Jo
A woman scorned, it turns out, is nothing compared to a chef scorned. When Ji-won’s long-term boyfriend leaves her for a younger woman, her grief steals her joy in food. But as she obsessively watches his new relationship, she keeps cooking and cooking, and finally finds the perfect recipe for revenge.

Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
A provocative feminist novel that made big waves in Korea, the eponymous Jiyoung seems like a normal wife and mother. She meets all the expectations of those categories, a model of Korean womanhood. But in trying to reach that unattainable perfection of womanhood she becomes an avatar of womanhood, a repository for all kinds of women’s voices. Young and old, living and dead, Jiyoung’s uber-womanhood begins to disturb everyone around her. Are their spirits speaking through her? Is she insane? And, more pressingly, is there any other way to be in a world that has such impossible expectations?

Bonus Entry: Though not written in Korean, If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha is a novel told in four voices that come together to make a searing indictment of modern Korean culture and beauty standards. It condemns the expectations placed on women without condemning the women themselves, an impressive feat as the characters deal with everything from childbearing expectations to plastic surgery to sex work.

Do you have any recommendations? Tell us in the comments below!

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Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth
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The first novel written for an adult audience by the mega-selling author of the Divergent franchise: five twenty-something heroes famous for saving the world when they were teenagers must face even greater demons—and reconsider what it means to be a hero…by destiny or by choice.

The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence
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A stunning new epic fantasy series following a young outcast who must fight with everything she has to survive, set in the same world as Red Sister.

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
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A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossibly high standards of beauty, secret room salons catering to wealthy men, strict social hierarchies, and K-pop fan mania.

Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova
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Set in a lushly drawn world inspired by Inquisition Spain, Zoraida Córdova’s hotly anticipated new fantasy is an epic tale of love and revenge perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Sarah J. Maas.

He Started It by Samantha Downing
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From the twisted mind behind mega hit My Lovely Wife comes the story of a family—not unlike your own—just with a few more violent tendencies thrown in…. (Update: He Started It has now been pushed back to July 28th 2020).

Not That Kind of Guy by Andie J. Christopher
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An office attraction becomes something more when they’re off the clock in this delightful romantic comedy by the USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry.

Fantastic Hope by Laurell K Hamilton and William McCaskey
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A collection of sixteen sci-fi and fantasy stories edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton and author William McCaskey, joined by Kevin J. Anderson, Griffin Barber, Patricia Briggs, Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, Monalisa Foster, Robert E. Hampson, John G. Hartness, Jonathan Maberry, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Jessica Schlenker, Sharon Shinn, M. C. Sumner, Patrick M. Tracy, and Michael Z. Williamson.

All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
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In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
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Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavoured supernatural thriller set in the ’90s about a women’s book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.

Bonds of Brass by Emily Skrutskie
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A young pilot risks everything to save his best friend—the man he trusts most and might even love—only to learn that his friend is secretly the heir to a brutal galactic empire.

Something She’s Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor comes an electrifying domestic thriller of how one woman’s life is turned upside down when her brother brings his new girlfriend to visit—and no one is telling the truth about who they really are.

Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
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Told in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escape the pressure of familial burdens and cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men.

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Read on to discover our picks and tell us in the comments if you’ll be picking up any of these releases!

JANUARY

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
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Already being hailed as “a Grapes of Wrath for our times” and “a new American classic,” Jeanine Cummins’s American Dirt is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.

Followers by Megan Angelo
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An electrifying story of two ambitious friends, the dark choices they make and the profound moment that changes the meaning of privacy forever.

All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White
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The New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the dark days of two World Wars to the turbulent years of the 1960s, in which three women with bruised hearts find refuge at Paris’ legendary Ritz hotel.

The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao
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In this riveting and disquieting thriller about the secrets and betrayals that accompany exorbitant wealth—imagine Crazy Rich Asians as written by Gillian Flynn—two sisters from a Chinese-Indonesian family grapple with the past after one of them poisons their entire family.

The Look-Alike by Erica Spindler
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Other Girl and Justice for Sara comes a thrilling psychological drama about a woman who believes she escaped a brutal murder years ago—but does anyone else believe her?

A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits comes an epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents, following two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a new place to call home.

The Other People by C.J. Tudor
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A gripping thriller about a man’s quest for the daughter no one else believes is still alive, from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man and The Hiding Place.

Long Bright River by Liz Moore
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Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters’ childhood and adolescence, Long Bright River is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate.

FEBRUARY

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
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From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events-a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea.

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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After a storm has killed off all the island’s men, two women in a 1600s Norwegian coastal village struggle to survive against both natural forces and the men who have been sent to rid the community of alleged witchcraft.

The King at the Edge of the World by Arthur Phillips
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“One of the best writers in America” (The Washington Post) delivers a mesmerising new novel in which Queen Elizabeth’s spymasters recruit an unlikely agent for an impossible mission: the only Muslim in England.

The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare
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A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to get an education so that she can escape and choose her own future.

Minor Dramas & Other Catastrophes by Kathleen West
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Perfect for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette and Small Admissions, a wry and cleverly observed debut novel about the privileged bubble that is Liston Heights High–the micro-managing parents, the overworked teachers, and the students caught in the middle–and the fallout for each of them when the bubble finally bursts.

Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert
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A storm-struck island. A blood-soaked bed. A missing man. Senior Investigator Shana Merchant believes it all adds up to a killer in their midst—and that murder is a family affair.

The Love Story of the Century by Märta Tikkanen and Stina Katchadourian
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As much a story of resilience as it is suffering, The Love Story of the Century is a bittersweet account of the complexities of addiction, the power of creativity, and the redemption of love.

The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward
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The story of a vibrant but dysfunctional family trapped together on a ten-day Mediterranean cruise–a riveting, irresistible novel from bestselling author Amanda Eyre Ward

MARCH

The Sea of Lost Girls: A Novel by Carol Goodman
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In the tradition of Daphne du Maurier, Shari Lapena, and Michelle Richmond comes a new thriller from the bestselling author of The Lake of Dead Languages—a twisty, harrowing story set at a prestigious prep school in which one woman’s carefully hidden past might destroy her future.

The Herd by Andrea Bartz
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When an exclusive New York women’s workspace is rocked by the mysterious disappearance of its enigmatic founder, two sisters must uncover the haunting truth before they lose their friendships, their careers–maybe even their lives.

You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
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The #1 Bestselling authors of The Wife Between Us and An Anonymous Girl deliver a thriller about a circle of friends with deadly intentions–where trust is their weapon and revenge is their trigger….

The Red Lotus by Chris Bohjalian
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Flight Attendant comes a twisting story of love and deceit: an American man vanishes on a rural road in Vietnam, and his girlfriend, an emergency room doctor trained to ask questions, follows a path that leads her home to the very hospital where they met.

The Sunday Potluck Club by Melissa Storm
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New friends can be found in unexpected places. For Bridget and Amy, that place was the cancer ward of an Anchorage hospital. Now, as each struggles to overcome loss, they lean on each other for support—sharing suppers, laughter and tears.

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora
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A mother and daughter with a shared talent for healing–and for the conjuring of curses–are at the heart of this dazzling first novel.

The Deep by Alma Katsu
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Brilliantly combining fact and fiction, the historical and the horrific, The Deep reveals a chilling truth in an unputdownable narrative full of unnerving moments and with a growing, inexorable sense of foreboding.

The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel
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A spellbinding story of a mother with nothing left to lose who sets out on an all-consuming quest for justice after her daughter is murdered on the town playground.

APRIL

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes
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With The Year of the Locust, Hayes has penned a breathtaking story about cutting-edge science, a government conspiracy, and one man’s desperate attempt to unravel it all. (Note: According to some retailers, this title has been pushed back yet again to June 2020. The UK version is currently set to September 2020, but after years of previous release dates and delays, this could still change).

If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
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A riveting debut novel set in contemporary Seoul, Korea, about four young women making their way in a world defined by impossibly high standards of beauty, secret room salons catering to wealthy men, strict social hierarchies, and K-pop fan mania.

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones
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Sheriff Sunshine Vicram finds her cup o’ joe more than half full when the small village of Del Sol, New Mexico, becomes the center of national attention for a kidnapper on the loose.

The New Husband by D.J. Palmer
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The New Husband is a riveting thriller about the lies we tell ourselves from D. J. Palmer, the author of Saving Meghan.

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
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Fried Green Tomatoes and Steel Magnolias meet Dracula in this Southern-flavoured supernatural thriller set in the ’90s about a women’s book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend.

The Ancestor by Danielle Trussoni
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From the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of the Angelology series comes a bewitching gothic novel of suspense that plunges readers into a world of dark family secrets, the mysteries of human genetics, and the burden of family inheritance.

Something She’s Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell
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From the New York Times bestselling author of A Simple Favor comes an electrifying domestic thriller of how one woman’s life is turned upside down when her brother brings his new girlfriend to visit—and no one is telling the truth about who they really are.

Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black
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In June of 1940, when Paris fell to the Nazis, Hitler spent a total of three hours in the City of Light—abruptly leaving, never to return. To this day, no one knows why. The New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc investigations reimagines history in her masterful, pulse-pounding spy thriller, Three Hours in Paris.

MAY

Malorie by Josh Malerman
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In the thrilling sequel to Bird Box, the inspiration for the record-breaking Netflix film that starred Sandra Bullock and “absolutely riveted” Stephen King, New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman brings unseen horrors to life.

The Paris Hours by Alex George
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Told over the course of a single day in 1927, The Paris Hours takes four ordinary people whose stories, told together, are as extraordinary as the glorious city they inhabit.

If It Bleeds by Stephen King
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds—each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places.

All Adults Here by Emma Straub
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In All Adults Here, Emma Straub’s unique alchemy of wisdom, humor, and insight come together in a deeply satisfying story about adult siblings, aging parents, high school boyfriends, middle school mean girls, the lifelong effects of birth order, and all the other things that follow us into adulthood, whether we like them to or not.

The Queen’s Secret: A Novel of England’s World War II Queen by Karen Harper
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If you love Jennifer Robson or The Crown you will love New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper’s novel about Elizabeth, The Queen Mother.

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
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Peter Straub’s Ghost Story meets Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies in this American Indian horror story of revenge on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
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“Fans of The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society will adore The Jane Austen Society… A charming and memorable debut, which reminds us of the universal language of literature and the power of books to unite and heal.” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris

Don’t Make A Sound by T.R. Ragan
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Her own past could be a reporter’s biggest story in this twisting thriller about murder and family secrets by the New York Times bestselling author T.R. Ragan.

JUNE

The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell
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From Michele Campbell, the bestselling author of It’s Always the Husband comes a new blockbuster thriller in The Wife Who Knew Too Much.

Safecracker by Ryan Wick
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In this wicked debut, safecracker Michael Maven must pull off the most dangerous theft of his long career―or his friends and family will be killed.

The Half Sister by Sandie Jones
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Hello Sunshine Book Club pick The Other Woman, comes a compelling new domestic suspense novel about a family who is forever changed when a stranger arrives at their door.

The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin
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In the irresistible new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted, a woman is falling hard for a man she’s just met when he disappears without a trace on 9/11.

The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
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In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels toward the Florida Keys in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s captivating new novel.

The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest—a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick—comes a riveting new novel of psychological suspense about a young woman plagued by night terrors after a childhood trauma who wakes one evening to find a corpse at her feet.

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
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From The New York Times -bestselling author of The Mothers , a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.

Self Care by Leigh Stein
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The female cofounders of a wellness start-up struggle to find balance between being good people and doing good business, while trying to stay BFFs.

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