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We've picked out more than 100 noteworthy books that are publishing this month: Head over to our previews section to see what they are!
Our Editor's Choice selection for this week is Amulya Malladi's A Death in Denmark, a rewarding mystery that looks at Danish involvement in World War II and introduces Gabriel Præst: music lover, snappy dresser and detective.
We also have 30 copies to give away of Deborah Willis's upcoming debut novel Girlfriend on Mars, a tale of space travel and love in an age of crisis.
And did you know that BookBrowse offers curated reading lists among our "beyond the book" articles? Explore locked room mysteries, fictional pandemics, stories of female friendship and much more. | | With best wishes,
Davina Morgan-Witts BookBrowse Publisher | | New & Notable Books in June | | We've carefully selected 100+ of the most noteworthy books publishing in June -- check them out!
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Non-subscribers can view books up to the current month. | | Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis
From the Jacket
Amber Kivinen is moving to Mars. Or at least, she will be if she wins a chance to join MarsNow. She and twenty-three reality TV contestants from around the world―including attractive Israeli soldier Adam, endearing fellow Canadian Pichu, and an assortment of science nerds and wannabe influencers―are competing for two seats on the first human-led mission to Mars, sponsored by billionaire Geoff Task.
An audacious debut from "a dazzlingly smart and strikingly original writer" (Molly Antopol), Girlfriend on Mars is at once a satirical indictment of our pursuit of fame and wealth amidst environmental crisis, and an exploration of humanity's deepest longing, greatest quest, and most enduring cliché: love.
Praise
"Willis keeps up a light tone and a fast pace even while getting deep into the science behind the Mars voyage, and her satire yields plenty of clever insights on celebrity culture. Readers are in for a treat." ―Publishers Weekly
"Part disaffected-slacker rom-com, part social satire, part wistful end-of-the-world eulogy for ordinary, unscripted love... Winsome, sweet, and apocalyptic―a perfect blend for the end of days." ―Kirkus Reviews
About This Sweepstakes
W.W. Norton & Co will publish Girlfriend on Mars by Deborah Willis on June 13.
We have 30 early reader copies to give away. The publisher would like to encourage winners to post their reviews and feedback on BookBrowse, Goodreads or their favorite online bookseller.
Sweepstakes ends June 12. Due to copyright restrictions, this offer is only open to residents of the USA. | | A Death in Denmark by Amulya Malladi
Can a mystery novel be informative, intriguing and deeply comforting all at once? Amulya Malladi achieves this in her first foray into the genre, A Death in Denmark, a thriller that warns of history seeping into the present and that introduces a detective with every possibility of turning iconic: Gabriel Præst.
The novel hooks you right in with its lengthy, sharply-written opening chapter about a little Danish Jewish girl in 1943 that serves as a preamble to the main story. Malladi tackles the idea of how a country's history continues into the present in a metamorphosed way. The book's central set-up — the murder of a white politician pinned on a Muslim immigrant man, Yousef Ahmed — is placed against a palimpsest of Denmark's past dealings with those it has considered outsiders.
Præst is characterized quite well. He's a part-time blues musician who quotes Kierkegaard and doggedly pursues the truth while dressing impeccably in fine suits, hats and shoes. He's a devoted father and a man nursing a broken heart. What's not to love? ... continued | | Beyond the Book Denmark: A Brief Overview | | Denmark has had a significant influence on European history. In the Middle Ages, the whole of Scandinavia was under the Danish monarchy; however, it had lost many of its territories by the end of the 19th century. Malladi's novel touches on more recent Danish history. As a European nation, Denmark was affected by both World Wars. It declared neutrality in World War I, but during World War II, it was subjected to German occupation from 1940 to 1945. The country maintained some amount of power over its own affairs until 1943, when Germany took over political control.
By this time, the resistance movement that had begun organizing in 1940 was gathering steam. Thousands joined these groups, determined to carry out campaigns and acts of sabotage against the Germans. The resistance groups are perhaps most famous for the rescue operations they undertook to smuggle Jewish residents to safety in Sweden.
However, not every non-Jewish Dane contributed to these acts of goodwill. There is evidence of there having been as many as 300,000 Nazi collaborators in Denmark (out of a total population of around four million) at the time. ... continued | | In addition to customized searches covering genre, time period, setting and a wide range of themes, BookBrowse offers specialized reading lists in our "beyond the book" Articles section.
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