10 Must-Read New Books Out This Week

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Look out for new releases from Tananarive Due, Alix E. Harrow, and more this week.

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'Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist' by Sesali Bowen Loyalty Bookstores In Bad Fat Black Girl , Sesali Bowen recalls her childhood and adolescence in Chicago, tracing how women in hip-hop inspired her approach to feminism, activism, and sex-positivity. $24.99 See On Loyalty Bookstores

'What Storm, What Thunder' by Myriam J. A. Chancy Brain Lair Books Set in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, immediately following a major earthquake, Myriam J. A. Chancy’s What Storm, What Thunder follows a handful of tangentially connected Haitians as they search for certainty in a crumbling world. $27.95 See On Brain Lair Books

'The Lighthouse Witches' by C. J. Cooke Amazon More than 20 years after her two younger sisters, Sapphire and Clover, went missing, Luna is shocked when one of her siblings suddenly resurfaces. But it isn’t really Clover. This child is too young to be Luna’s sister... isn’t she? $17 See On Amazon

'The Between' by Tananarive Due Cafe Con Libros A man who narrowly avoided death in a tragic childhood accident must get to the bottom of a sinister mystery when his successful wife begins to receive hate mail, in Tananarive Due’s The Between — now out in an all-new edition. $16.99 See On Cafe Con Libros

'Payback’s a Witch' by Lana Harper Amazon In Lana Harper’s Payback’s a Witch , three witches in one small town team up to exact revenge on their mutual ex. $16 See On Amazon

'Cackle' by Rachel Harrison Amazon Annie’s new in town and — after the year she’s had — in desperate need of a friend. Enter Sophie: the larger-than-life new neighbor who shows up at the perfect time. But why do Annie’s other neighbors act strangely whenever Sophie’s around? $27 See On Amazon

'A Spindle Splintered' by Alix E. Harrow Amazon From the author of The Once and Future Witches and The Ten Thousand Doors of January comes A Spindle Splintered : an all-new “Sleeping Beauty” re-telling that finds two cursed girls looking for a way to survive as they slip through a series of parallel universes. $17.99 See On Amazon

'The Death of Jane Lawrence' by Caitlin Starling Amazon Caitlin Starling’s new novel centers on the eponymous newlywed, who has married Dr. Augustine Lawrence on the condition that she can remain independent. To hold up her end of the bargain, all Jane has to do is never visit him at home. Guess where she’s just been stranded? $27.99 See On Amazon

'Fight Night' by Miriam Toews Amazon Written as a letter to 9-year-old Swiv’s absent father, Fight Night tells the story of three women — Swiv, her mother, and her grandmother, Elvira — trying to find a way forward. $24 See On Amazon

'Squad' by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle Amazon Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle’s new graphic novel follows a tight-knit pack of teenage werewolves. Together, they make it their mission to teach abusive boys a lesson they’ll never forget. $21.99 See On Amazon

10 Must-Read New Books Out This Week

Look out for new releases from Tananarive Due, Alix E. Harrow, and more this week.

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