Genre-Bending Books
It’s a new year, full of promise. There’s only one problem: how do you choose what to read first? If you’re hearing the siren call of several genres, there’s no need to limit yourself! Try one of these genre-blending books and get the best of multiple genres all at once. Read more.
Recently released
Check out these new books:
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Released January 14
The In-Between Bookstore by Edward Underhill
Released January 14
Ace, Marvel, Spy by Jenni L. Walsh
Released January 14
Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow
Released January 14
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
Released January 21
Mask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. Dove
Released January 21
Let's Call Her Barbie by Renée Rosen
Released January 21
Nobody's Empire by Stuart Murdoch
Released January 21
Yin Yang Love Song by Lauren Kung Jessen
Released January 28
We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin
Released January 28
Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson
Released January 28
The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder
Released January 28
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
"A charming sapphic fantasy about a caretakers at a magical zoo." —Emily
Good Material by Dolly Alderton
"Alderton blends humor with thought-provoking insights into human nature in this exploration of love, friendship, and the complexities of adult life as a struggling 35 year-old British comedian navigates a breakup with his long-term girlfriend.." —Lillian
We Do Not Part by Han Kang
"A woman has to race through a snowstorm to her injured friend's island home to save a pet bird. While she's there she unearths letters and clippings sharing the horrors of a past South Korean uprising." —Gina
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa
"This book was on so many Best Books of 2024 lists! A candid memoir about growing up in the 70s and 80s on and off the reservation." —Laura
Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
"Audiobook fans will love Bourdain's gritty memoir as he reflects on his experiences in the restaurant and television industry." —Jessica
The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
"Set in Dublin, a vanishing bookshop intrigues and stuns Opaline, Martha, and Henry, and leads them to find their own true stories as an otherworldly mystery unfolds." —Mary
Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
"Listening to this modern classic of social history on audio, perfect for the Beyond the Headlines or Blockbusters You Might've Missed categories of the Branch Out reading challenge." —Laura
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
"This current Booker Prize winner has minimal plot but absolutely awe inspiring prose about viewing earth from a space station." —Gina
House of Sand and Fog Andre Dubus III
"The story of a fight over a California home between a woman who loses the property due to a bureaucratic error, and an Iranian immigrant who buys the house to secure his family's future. An exploration of loss, obsession, and the clash of cultures." —Lillian
The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani
"A thriller about a woman forced to be a bodyguard for the daughter of a yakuza boss." —Emily
How to Tame a Wild Rogue by Julie Anne Long
"Lorcan St. Leger, leader of a smuggling ring, helps a woman escape out of a window; they pretend to be a married couple at the Grand Palace on the Thames where they are trapped in the middle of a rainstorm." —Jessica
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge
"First in a fun new cozy mystery series with a young American, Tabitha, living in Paris in the 1950s who befriends Julia Child, and soon the two are engrossed in solving the murder committed with one of Julia's kitchen knives. Perfect for Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear fans!" —Mary
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