Tuesday, March 18, 2025

This season’s 10 best fiction releases

 
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This Month's Best New Top Fiction Picks
What were Readworthy's 10 biggest, buzziest fiction picks this season? Keep reading to discover the fiction titles that everyone is talking about — and find your next unputdownable book.
 
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Book cover for Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
An instant classic from a beloved Pulitzer Prize winner
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Anne Tyler's "simply exquisite" 25th novel (Liane Moriarty) immediately hit the New York Times bestseller list
  • On the eve of her daughter's wedding, Gail's ex-husband appears on her doorstep…
  • "All fiction lovers seeking a smart, sunny novel will ask for this one" (Booklist)
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Media mentions for Three Days in June by Anne TylerMEDIA MENTIONS:Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, The Times Literary Supplement, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow
The 'master class in legal suspense' (Booklist) that captivated Kristin Hannah and David Baldacci
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Now a retired judge, Rusty Sabich's hopes for a quiet life are dashed when his wife's son, Aaron, is accused of murder
  • An instant New York Times bestseller that "easily ranks among Turow's best" (Publishers Weekly)
  • The can't-miss sequel to Presumed Innocent, the inspiration for the hit Apple TV+ miniseries
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Media mentions for Presumed Guilty by Scott TurowMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Vulture, Chicago Tribune, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Dream State by Eric Puchner
A dazzling, decades-spanning saga with an A24 TV adaptation in the works
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Oprah's March book club pick depicts the repercussions of one lakeside wedding in rural Montana
  • "Puchner's final chapter is one of the most touching and satisfying I've read in years" (The Washington Post)
  • Elin Hilderbrand calls this New York Times bestseller "an absolute masterpiece"
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Media mentions for Dream State by Eric PuchnerMEDIA MENTIONS:Oprah's Book Club, NPR, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
This New York Times bestseller is 'a suspenseful and moving must-read' (Reader's Digest)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A #1 Indie Next pick with starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal
  • On a storm-battered Antarctic island, a shipwrecked woman washes ashore — and when she's taken in by the Salt family, they must confront each other's darkest secrets
  • "Spellbinding… Captivating… [An] exceptionally imagined, thoroughly humane novel" (The Washington Post)
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Media mentions for Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Town & Country, Bustle, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The acclaimed author of Americanah delivers her first novel in 12 years
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A New York Times bestseller highly anticipated by The Washington Post, Oprah Daily, Harper's Bazaar, and more
  • From Nigeria to the United States, four women — including a travel writer, a lawyer, and a housekeeper — navigate desire, love, and longing
  • "Adichie's magnificently vital, sharply forthright novel will be one of the year's most sought after and resounding titles" (Booklist starred review)
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Media mentions for Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Vulture, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for We Do Not Part by Han Kang
One of 2025's biggest literary releases is a 'masterpiece' (The Boston Globe)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A New York Times bestseller from the winner of 2024's Nobel Prize in Literature
  • During a snowstorm, an urgent call brings Kyungha to her friend's home, where she illuminates a dark corner of Jeju Island's history
  • "A haunting exploration of friendship amid historical trauma" (Time)
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Media mentions for We Do Not Part by Han KangMEDIA MENTIONS:The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Slate, Harper's Bazaar, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami
March's Read with Jenna pick has 'one of the best high-concept hooks of the year' (Esquire)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A woman's dreams land her in a frightening facility in this example of speculative fiction at its "brilliant" best (Ann Patchett)
  • Longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize, and penned by a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–nominated author
  • Gives a glimpse into a near-future that's "gripping, Kafkaesque" (Jennifer Egan, author of A Visit from the Goon Squad)
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Media mentions for The Dream Hotel by Laila LalamiMEDIA MENTIONS:TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, The Atlantic, People, The Economist, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Vulture, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff
An unputdownable read from 'the beloved voice of World War II fiction' (Allison Pataki)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • In 1950s London, housewife Louise discovers a familiar necklace — and is plunged into a mystery dating back to Nazi-occupied Europe
  • The author of The Lost Girls of Paris and The Orphan's Tale spins another masterful New York Times bestseller
  • Glowing reviews from Lisa Scottoline, Fiona Davis, Marie Benedict, and more
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Media mentions for Last Twilight in Paris by Pam JenoffMEDIA MENTIONS:The Washington Post, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
The author of Me Before You delivers 'the best book she has ever written' (Marian Keyes)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Jodi Picoult, Sophie Kinsella, and Lisa Jewell are raving about this moving family drama that book clubs will devour
  • With her personal life and career falling apart, the last thing Lila needs is her estranged father returning after three decades…
  • "The kind of book you smile at while reading" (Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark)
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Media mentions for We All Live Here by Jojo MoyesMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, Oprah Daily, People, Good Housekeeping, Vulture, Parade, The Times, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage
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Book cover for Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
The twists in this jaw-dropping New York Times bestseller have fans reeling
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • A year ago, Grady was on the phone with his wife when she disappeared — now, still grieving, he sees a woman who looks just like Abby…
  • Harlan Coben says, "Read Beautiful Ugly right now and thank me later"
  • Set on a remote Scottish island teeming with secrets
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Media mentions for Beautiful Ugly by Alice FeeneyMEDIA MENTIONS:Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Guardian, Variety, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist
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