Books
10 Must-Read New Books Out This Week
Including new titles from Bolu Babalola, Tasha Suri, and Sayaka Murata.
by K.W. Colyard
'Honey & Spice' by Bolu Babalola
Black Garnet Books
A Black British college student who doles out advice on a local call-in show risks her reputation when she hooks up with a man she’s just disparaged on-air.
$27.99
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When a man dies after drinking a bubble tea from their food cart, two cousins with little in common must band together to clear their names before they’re arrested.
$8.99
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‘Half-Blown Rose’ by Leesa Cross-Smith
Mahogany Books
In this new novel from the author of This Close to Okay, a 40-something woman who recently learned of her husband’s affair embarks on a bohemian romp around Paris and takes her own, much younger lover.
$28
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'Miss Aldridge Regrets' by Louise Hare
Underground Books
When she’s offered a shot at Broadway stardom, nightclub singer Lena wastes no time setting sail for New York. But after a murder takes place aboard the ship — and the M.O. recalls a crime from her past — Lena’s dream trip swiftly turns into a nightmare.
$27
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Ten years have passed since her magician sister vanished, and Sasha has managed to build a quiet life. But with her own daughter trying to piece together the mystery of the missing woman, Sasha won’t be able to avoid her past for much longer.
$27.99
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Life Ceremony — the first collection from Japanese author Sayaka Murata to receive an English translation — weaves its way through the lives of various women, each living in a bizarro version of our own world.
$25
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Tasha Suri dispenses with Emily Brontë’s allusions and makes Heathcliff and Catherine canonically Desi in this new retelling of Brontë’s 1847 classic.
$18.99
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Another short-story collection, Morgan Talty’s Night of the Living Rez focuses on the triumphs and tragedies of a tight-knit Native community living in 21st-century Maine.
$16.95
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Twenty years ago, a handful of young girls spent one unforgettable summer at Chateau des Sètes, a palatial getaway along the French Riviera. Now, two people connected to those fateful weeks have returned to the chateau to exorcise its ghosts... and their own.
$27.99
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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry author Gabrielle Zevin returns to stores this week with Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: a 30-year saga detailing the rise and fall of two friends and business partners working in the video game industry.
$28
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