10 Must-Read New Books Out This Week

Based on the true story of one 19th-century businesswoman, Carolina Built follows Josephine, formerly enslaved woman, as she builds a new life — and a real-estate empire — in Edenton, North Carolina.

Faiza's done all she can to fit in with the other mothers at her children’s school, but it’s come with a high price tag. Now, she’s burned through all her savings — and rather than fess up to her husband, Faiza’s about to make one last bid for a $100,000 purse.

Quan Barry follows up We Ride Upon Sticks with When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East, a novel about a pair of estranged twin brothers who reunite to search for a reincarnated lama.

Delilah’s only back in Bright Falls for one thing: a paycheck. Sure, she’s photographing her stepsister’s wedding, but it’s not like she wants to be in her hometown — until she runs into one of the bride’s old friends, and decides she may as well have some fun while she’s there.

Set in the aftermath of a viral outbreak that turns men feral, Manhunt centers on two trans women, Beth and Fran, who hunt down the infected to ensure their own survival.

Jess arrives in Paris with her accommodations set: She’s already warned her half-brother that she’s staying in his apartment. But when Jess turns up to find him mysteriously missing, she starts to wonder if his neighbors know something she doesn’t.

Months after their breakup, Hudson comes to Kian with an odd request: to fake-date him while his parents are in town. After Kian agrees, he gets roped into being Hudson’s plus-one for an upcoming wedding — a wedding that could offer Kian some professional opportunities.

In G.R. Macallister’s Scorpia, a matriarchal society finds itself facing collapse when girls stop being born.

When the local pool is forced to close, Alice loses her social network, and her daughter must watch as her elderly mother’s dementia worsens.

Claudia Lin works for an online-dating detective agency, where she investigates if users are telling the truth about their offline lives. She loves her gig — but when a client goes missing, she finds herself throwing out the rulebook in order to solve the case.