Looking for new fiction books to read? Here’s a list of new releases to read.
Swan: A Novel by Frances Mayes
From the author of Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes brings us another story about the family secrets and mysteries in the deep South. In her first novel, Mayes depicts the story of the Masons, a prominent family living in generations at Swan, Georgia. The Mason children have to deal with the death of their mother nineteen years ago, through suicide. And now, after a mysterious exhumation, they find out that suicide might not have the cause after all.
Sweet Tooth Vol. 1: Out of the Woods by Jeff Lemire
The Sweet Tooth series is the first graphic novel series from Jeff Lemire. Sweet Tooth is the story of Gus, a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid children. He’s been raised in isolation as a result of a pandemic a decade earlier. With the death of his father, he tries to find his way to The Preserve, a refuge for hybrids. Along the way, he meets a drifter named Jepperd and challenges to test him.
The Rehearsal by Eleanor Catton
Eleanor Catton recounts the fictional story of girls and gossip at Abbey Grange School in The Rehearsal. Scandalous news has been revealed about the affair between a teacher and an underage student. Students gossip about it but, underneath the judgments, feel remorse that they weren’t included. A particular group of girls confide in their saxophone teacher, who is not as innocent as they think.
An Amish Gathering: Life in Lancaster County by Beth Wiseman & Barbara Cameron
An Amish Gathering is a collection of three stories about Amish life. A Change of Heart is the story of Leah who cannot cook, clean, sew or garden, and just wants to write stories. But the Amish life doesn’t exactly think highly of this occupation. A Place Of His Own is the story of Josiah, who comes back after leaving ten years ago, but his best friend cannot understand what happened to her best friend. When Winter Comes is the story of Rebecca, who tries to move on with the death of her twin sister, Lizzie. Ben has waited for her to heal all this time but is unsure if she’s ready.
Day For Night by Frederick Reiken, Laurel Merlington, & George K. Wilson
A New Jersey’s mysterious family past is the backdrop of Day For Night. Traveling from New Jersey to Utah to Florida to Israel, Day for Night is the story of Beverly Rabinowitz, as she tackles Holocaust, the Palestinian/Israeli conflict to family.
I’ll be back with more books for you. But feel free to grab any book that interests you.
