Week of March 18, 2025 | New fiction book releases
Welcome back to this week's lineup of exciting new fiction releases… several literary gems are waiting for you this week!
Legendary Abdulrazak Gurnah, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021 for his stunning exploration of themes like identity, displacement, and colonialism, is publishing his newest novel, Theft.
Hunger Game fans will be excited delve into the newest book of the series, Sunrise of the Reaping, where Haymitch must face the Quarter Quell.
Emma Donoghue is back with a new book titled The Paris Express which I took the liberty of reviewing, so be sure to check out my thoughts on this tale based on the 1895 Montparnasse train derailment!
And don’t miss my review of Patti Callahan Henry’s heartfelt novel, The Story She Left Behind, which is also making its way to the shelves this week. This one is based on a real literary mystery, which I detail in my review.
Plus, for all you cozy mystery fans, this is a bountiful week; I'm highlighting three picks that are bound to charm and keep you guessing.
And if you like time-travel novels, you’ll love the two sci-fi books coming out this week.
So dive in and happy reading!
New book releases this week
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Thriller and mystery
First Wife's Shadow by Adele Parks
Goodreads rating: 4.06
Serial Killer Support Group by Saratoga Schaefer
Goodreads rating: 3.70
Killer Potential by Hannah Deitch
Goodreads rating: 3.72
More thrillers and mysteries to explore…
The Ten Worst People in New York by Matt Plass | Dirty Little War by Dietrich Kalteis | The Secrets of Good People by Boo Walker
Contemporary, literary & women’s fiction
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Goodreads rating: 3.94
Everybody Says It’s Everything by Xhenet Aliu
Goodreads rating: 3.88
Historical fiction
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
Goodreads rating: 3.55
The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry
Goodreads rating: 4.36
A Map to Paradise by Susan Meissner
Goodreads rating: 4.07
The Fisherman's Gift by Julia R. Kelly
Goodreads rating: 4.30
Romance
The Love We Found by Jill Santopolo
Goodreads rating: 4.08
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore
Goodreads rating: 4.10
Fake It Like You Mean It by Megan Murphy
Goodreads rating: 4.04
Code Word Romance by Carlie Walker
Goodreads rating: 4.17
More romance to explore…
Spring Fling by Annie England Noblin | Early Thirties by Josh Duboff | Beach Vibes by Susan Mallery | Falling Overboard by Sariah Wilson
Fantasy
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Goodreads rating: 4.59
The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn
Goodreads rating: 4.23
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
Goodreads rating: 4.15
More fantasy to explore…
The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara | Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin
Cozy Mystery
Pomona Afton Can So Solve a Murder by Bellamy Rose
Goodreads rating: 3.90
The Library Game by Gigi Pandian
Goodreads rating: 3.77
Sci-Fi
The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi
Goodreads rating: 4.02
Splinter Effect by Andrew Ludington
Goodreads rating: 3.94
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