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5 Novels on the Cost of a Curated Life

There is a distinct, intoxicating friction in stories about the moneyed elite, but the true captivation begins when their immaculate facades start to crack. In these five exceptional contemporary novels, wealth and social supremacy are treated not just as privileges but as high-stakes, endless efforts of narrative control. The families…

BookTribJune 10, 2026

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Magic and Mystery in Six Stories of Extraordinary Women

History is filled with women whose stories have been overlooked, forgotten or left untold. In fiction, authors often reclaim those voices by blending the ordinary with the extraordinary, weaving together magic, folklore, spirituality and mystery to illuminate lives. The six novels below each focus on remarkable women whose gifts allow…

Michelle St. RomainJune 10, 2026

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A Chance Encounter Resurrects Love and Loss in Ann Patchett’s “Whistler”

Once again, in Whistler, Patchett has woven a rich, complex saga of love and loss destined to become a novel not to be missed.

Jodé MillmanJune 10, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

When Revenge Collides with Duty in “Missing Sister”

Missing Sister is a heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat thriller that gets off to an explosive start right from the opening pages when a rookie woman police officer discovers that the victim in her first murder case investigation is a man she has long blamed for her sister’s death.

R.G. BelskyMarch 3, 2026

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Jane Harper’s “Last One Out” Is a Chilling Mystery Set In a Dying Town

Last One Out is a deliciously twisty, compelling and unputdownable thriller about a mother’s long search for answers about what happened to her son who suddenly went missing five years earlier on his 21st birthday.

R.G. BelskyApril 14, 2026

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Ghosts of Sicily Brings a Remarkable WWII Secret Out of the Shadows

Ghosts of Sicily, subtitled The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy is the third nonfiction collaboration between best-selling authors Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, JR.

Linda HitchcockJune 4, 2026

Nonfiction

Isaac Fitzgerald’s Journey Along the Trail of Johnny Appleseed

Isaac Fitzgerald is a New York Times best-selling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts, recipient of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award and frequent Today Show guest.

Linda HitchcockJune 3, 2026

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Celeste Dador’s Summer Romance Wrapped in Stars and Stripes

Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights is a wholesome and young adult romance novel by Celeste Dador.

Natalia KavaleMay 29, 2026

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Leah Rowan’s Brilliant Twist on an Iconic Classic

Her name is Marion. Actually, it isn’t, but never mind. You know the type: young, blonde, and pretty enough. The first girl to die in the slasher films. But not this time.

Neil NyrenMay 29, 2026

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Mindfulness Meets Murder in Crime Thriller Debut

Karsten Dusse’s debut novel Murder Mindfully, translated from the German by Florian Duijsens, is a jet-black satirical comedy so zany this reviewer nearly fell out of bed guffawing while gulping it down in one evening. The author lampoons the wellness industry, unscrupulous criminal defense lawyers, and ultra-competitive parents of pre-schoolers,…

Linda HitchcockMay 29, 2026

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Anthony Horowitz Blends Murder and Movie Chaos in “A Deadly Episode”

A Deadly Episode is the sixth installment in the clever and endlessly engrossing metafictional universe Hawthorne and Horowitz series.

Linda HitchcockMay 28, 2026

Nonfiction

David Sedaris at His Funniest and Most Heartfelt Yet

The Land and Its People by David Sedaris is such a delight to read — compelling, insightful, funny and powerful at many moments too in its message.

R.G. BelskyMay 26, 2026

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“Dog Days”: Emily LaBarge on Trauma Writing and Trauma Reading

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Riley HarkerMay 21, 2026

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Regency Meets Road Rage in “Fast and Fastidious”

Fast and Fastidious is an absolutely smashing and highly entertaining genre-defying first novel by R.M. Caldwell, a pseudonym for New Zealand theater director and escape room puzzle designer. The author has described it as a “mash-up of Pride and Prejudice and Fast and the Furious." Set in 1810 Regency England…

Linda HitchcockMay 22, 2026

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A Mother and Daughter Reconcile to Solve a Mystery in “The Last Mandarin”

Bestselling author Louise Penny joins forces with Mellissa Fung, a documentary producer and non-fiction writer, to pen The Last Mandarin, a political thriller centered on contemporary American and Chinese politics. Columbia University School of Journalism graduate and food blogger, Alice Li, and her world respected Chinese mother Vivien are meeting…

Jodé MillmanMay 20, 2026

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Voices of the Forgotten Defy Silence in The Chronicles of Durajan

In A.H. Lewis’s debut epic fantasy The Chronicles of Durajan, a group of exiles builds a new community in a land of banishment, defying ancient forces that seek to erase them. Told through multiple voices over nearly two decades, this sweeping saga blends rich world-building with heartfelt themes of identity,…

BookTribNovember 17, 2025

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