10 Must-Read New Books Out This Week

Shifters, spells, and fake-dating, oh my! In April Asher’s novel, a witch without a magical gift decides to fake-date her ex to avoid pressure from her family ... only to find herself falling in love all over again.

If you’re a sci-fi horror fan, you don’t want to miss this one. Dead Silence follows a salvage crew as they take on one last mission before being forced into retirement. When they uncover something horrific on the job, the team finds themselves fighting for their lives.

Centering on three women with albinism living in one Louisiana town, Destiny O. Birdsong’s Nobody’s Magic explores how Black women navigate freedom, family, and self-actualization.

Still reeling from her husband’s sudden death, a woman finds herself tasked with raising her estranged niece, and must decide whether to follow through with the adoption she pursued before tragedy struck.

Art students Zoe and Hailey sublet an apartment in Berlin from a famous author, and attempt to live extravagantly as their landlord’s characters.

YA author Nina LaCour makes her adult debut this week with Yerba Buena, the story of two young co-workers who begin to lean on one another, even as their respective traumas threaten to pull them apart.

In Kiare Ladner’s debut novel, a 23-year-old becomes infatuated with her charismatic new co-worker, following her to surreal world of the graveyard shift.

In this follow-up to Arsenic and Adobo, aspiring restaurateur Lila finds herself with another mystery to solve, this time tied to her hometown beauty pageant. when her cousin becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation involving their hometown beauty pageant.

At the request of her ailing grandmother, Charlie packs her bags and heads for Georgia, where — unbeknownst to her — she has a white-passing twin sister, who’s suffering from a curious affliction.

When financial difficulties threaten to upset Farrah’s carefully constructed life at a swanky country club, she manipulates her best friend, Cherish — as well as Cherish’s white parents — in order to remain in their community.