The latest must-read debut fiction

We’ve done the research to bring you the best, most-talked-about debut fiction books from the past few months! You’ll love our latest debut fiction picks — which include a GMA Book Club pick that’s already slated for a film adaptation, a captivating tale of sisterhood, and more!

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	The New York Times calls this genre-bending debut ‘unmissable’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Best friends Benny and Joy host a wildly popular podcast about survival stories. But everything changes when Joy disappears — and Benny becomes the prime suspect… Praise from Alice Feeney, Amy Tintera, and Annabel Monaghan, who calls it “the most compelling novel I’ve read in years” “The novel’s did-they-or-didn’t-they/will-they-or-won’t-they tease goes down like a fizzy drink” (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers ‘Absolutely delicious, like Tuck Everlasting for grown-ups’ (Emma Straub) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: After almost two centuries, Vera returns to her home in the Catskills to figure out why her family became immortal — and if she can end the condition “Wildly entertaining, deeply intelligent, and genuinely moving” (New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Danler) Fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue shouldn’t miss this meditation on what it really means to live forever Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Clare Leslie Hall crowns this ‘magnificent’ debut ‘the best thing I’ve read in years’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Highly recommended by J. Courtney Sullivan, Shelby Van Pelt, and Mary Beth Keane, who says, “I especially love a story that, when I finish, leaves me with a feeling of hope” Still grieving the death of her mother, Lily finds herself unexpectedly torn between her steadfast husband and her magnetic first love Explores themes of sisterhood, forgiveness, and redemption Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers A film adaptation is already in the works for this buzzy GMA Book Club pick WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Instagram influencer Natalie’s so-called traditional lifestyle is made possible by plenty of behind-the-scenes secrets. But one morning, she wakes up in 1855… “In Natalie, Burke has given us an absolutely riveting character” (Kirkus Reviews starred review) “Ingenious… Revelatory… Yesteryear draws to a dizzying conclusion” (The New York Times Book Review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Lee Child calls this haunting crime novel ‘hypnotically good’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A disgraced police investigator exiled to a vast territory in the unforgiving Arctic embarks on a mission to find the killer of an Inuit girl “One of those crime novels where, once you read the opening scene, you’ve got no choice but to fall through the rest as fast as possible” (Stephen Graham Jones) Booklist advises, “If you only read one mystery this year, this should be it” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Her daughter was kidnapped 10 years ago — and she’ll never forgive the true crime fans who blamed her WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Disgraced actress Lila Devlin is back in LA for blood-soaked revenge in this “topsy-turvy odyssey that shocks and delights at every tilt” (Bram Stoker Award–nominated author Sam Rebelein) “Absolute madness in the funniest, scariest, most bonkers possible way” (Craig Mazin, screenwriter of The Last of Us) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Angie Kim says this New York Times bestseller ‘will change the way you look at the world’ WHY IT’S READWORTHY: One of 2026’s most anticipated reads, according to The New York Times, Time, Harper’s Bazaar, and more At an adult day care center in Southern California, the lives of many disparate characters intertwine in surprising — and powerful — ways April’s Read with Jenna pick is “triumphant… funny and moving and ringing with life” (The Guardian) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers An enchanting historical read with praise from Kate Quinn, Kristin Harmel, and Sarah Penner WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A “lush, suspenseful debut” (Kirkus Reviews) for fans of The Night Circus and Water for Elephants An antique carousel is linked to the sinister disappearances of the people who ride it in this 20th-century magical mystery With the help of Maisie Marlowe, can Detective Laurent Bisset uncover the truth behind the mysterious carousel in time to prevent further vanishings? Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers Fans of The God of the Woods: This atmospheric page-turner is for you WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When two siblings go into the woods and only one comes out, psychotherapist Freya Hemmings is called in to break through a young boy’s silence before time runs out to rescue his sister From a talented new voice in suspense whom Karin Slaughter calls “one to watch” Strange Sally Diamond author Liz Nugent calls this novel “haunting, enthralling, and beautifully written” Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers An unforgettable novel that explores a complicated friendship across decades WHY IT’S READWORTHY: When two lifelong friends leave India to join their husbands in the suburbs of Connecticut, their connection is frayed by ambitions, expectations, and jealousy “This is one to savor” (Publishers Weekly) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Google Other formats and retailers
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