This month's must-read literary fiction

Don't miss the best recent literary fiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! [BookBub]( [.]( This Month's Best New Literary Fiction Our goal at BookBub is to help you find amazing new books to read every day. We're testing out new monthly emails that will highlight the best recent releases in your favorite genres. If you’d like to continue receiving this email, you don’t need to do anything. If you’re not interested, you can opt out by clicking [here](. Finally, if you have any feedback about this new offering, please reply to this email — we'd love to hear from you! [Wandering Stars] [Wandering Stars] Wandering Stars By Tommy Orange New Release Anticipated by Time, NPR, Oprah Daily, and more, the author of the breakout bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist There There captivates with another “mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic novel” (Booklist). In 1864 Colorado, young Cheyenne Jude Star endures a brutal reeducation program — and generations later, his family grapples with the echoes of injustice. “Proof that the sophomore slump is a myth” (The Boston Globe). [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [After Annie] [After Annie] After Annie By Anna Quindlen New Release “A new Anna Quindlen novel is always cause for celebration” (J. Courtney Sullivan), and Mary Beth Keane predicts this will be one of 2024’s best books. During the 12 months following Annie Brown’s sudden death, can her husband, children, and best friend piece their lives back together? New this week, this New York Times Editors’ Choice “will provoke both weeping and wonder” (Booklist). [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [Redwood Court] [Redwood Court] Redwood Court By DéLana R. A. Dameron New Release Don’t let this month’s “richly textured and deeply moving” Reese’s Book Club pick (The New York Times Book Review) pass you by! On an all-Black cul-de-sac in South Carolina, one unforgettable family fights to protect their joy amid hardship. “A triumph of a debut, Redwood Court is storytelling at its best” (Jacqueline Woodson). [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [Fourteen Days] [Fourteen Days] Fourteen Days By Margaret Atwood and Douglas Preston, Eds. New Release A star-studded lineup of authors including John Grisham, Celeste Ng, and Diana Gabaldon have concocted “paradise for avid readers” (Los Angeles Times)! In this “immensely enjoyable” novel (The Guardian) set in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the residents of one New York City apartment building gather on the rooftop to tell their sometimes disparate, sometimes intertwined life stories. [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [Ours] [Ours] Ours By Phillip B. Williams New Release A “transcendent” epic (Time) with all the makings of a classic: In this highly anticipated February release that “fans of The Underground Railroad, The Water Dancer, and Let Us Descend will devour” (Oprah Daily), conjuror Saint sets out to create a protected community for a miraculously freed, formerly enslaved Black population of 1830s Arkansas. [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop] [Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop] Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop By Hwang Bo-reum New Release Calling all bibliophiles! A runaway international bestseller that “evokes the feeling of spending an afternoon in a favorite bookstore” (Publishers Weekly) is finally available in the US. Burnt out from living according to society’s rules, Yeongju abandons it all to follow her dream of starting a neighborhood bookshop. “Bound to be a book club favorite” (Library Journal). [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [Greta & Valdin] [Greta & Valdin] Greta & Valdin By Rebecca K Reilly New Release Meet “your new favorite fictional family” (Kirkus Reviews) in one of the year’s buzziest releases — a New York Times Editors’ Choice recommended by the Washington Post, Vanity Fair, and People. "The laughs start early and go strong throughout this winsome story" (San Francisco Chronicle) about two floundering siblings in their twenties navigating life and love. [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [The Road from Belhaven] [The Road from Belhaven] The Road from Belhaven By Margot Livesey New Release “A gem of a novel” (The Washington Post) with rave reviews from Lauren Groff, Chris Bohjalian, Rebecca Makkai, and more: On her grandparents’ quiet farm in Scotland, Lizzie Craig — who the Boston Globe calls “a marvel of a character” — develops the ability to selectively see the future. But unpredictable twists of fate soon come hurtling toward her… [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [Ways and Means] [Ways and Means] Ways and Means By Daniel Lefferts New Release With this “electrifying” novel (Publishers Weekly starred review) “of enormous wit, humor, and passion” (Gary Shteyngart), a major new voice in literary fiction bursts onto the scene! Hoping to dig his family out of rust belt poverty, Alistair McCabe takes a job working for a shady billionaire in New York City. But he unwittingly finds himself entangled in his employer’s nefarious secrets… [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( [The Kamogawa Food Detectives] [The Kamogawa Food Detectives] The Kamogawa Food Detectives By Hisashi Kashiwai New Release If you adored Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this “offbeat and charming” Japanese bestseller (NPR) is perfect for you. Amid the backstreets of Kyoto sits the Kamogawa Diner — where a father-daughter duo can recreate any dish from a person’s treasured memories! “Miso soup for the soul” (Kirkus Reviews starred review). [Amazon]( [Barnes & Noble]( [Apple Books]( [Kobo]( [Google Play]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You received this email because you're subscribed to surveys and new feature updates from BookBub. If you don't want to receive emails like this, you can [unsubscribe](. BookBub · 1 Broadway 14th floor · Cambridge, MA 02142 · United States [.](