Hello,
This week we again have 20 new and notable books publishing, including two that feature Missouri.
The first, The Flower Sisters by Michelle Collins Anderson, takes place in a small town in the Ozarks, and is a nostalgic, folksy, and endearing novel that tells a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness and reinvention.
Lucky by Jane Smiley also includes St. Louis as one setting, and tells the story of Jodie Rattler, a folk musician who rises to fame, and spoiler alert, leaves St. Louis.
You'll find brief information on 10 titles below, and descriptions and reviews for all of them in our New This Week section. For more soon to publish books, check out BookBrowse's "What's New" section.
Enjoy!
The BookBrowse Team |
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| This Week's New and Notable Books | | There are too many books published each week for you to read about them all, let alone read them all. So we do the legwork for you, scouring the publishers' catalogs and the pre-publication reviews to pick out what we believe to be among the best and most interesting. You can see them all in our "What's New" section.
More about how we pick and rate books. | | | The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
On sale Apr 23 from A John Scognamiglio Book
Genre: Historical Fiction. 368 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
Members' Rating: 4.5/5
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention for readers of Kristy Woodson Harvey, Donna Everhart, Sue Monk Kidd, Jeannette Walls, and Rita Mae Brown…
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Reader Reviews | | | Huddud's House: A Novel
by Fadi Azzam
On sale Apr 23 from Interlink Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
A haunting contemporary novel, longlisted for the International Prize of Arabic Fiction, Huddud's House is a rich tale of love in the time of war, based in the storied city of Damascus.
Read More | | | Lucky: A Novel
by Jane Smiley
On sale Apr 23 from Knopf
Genre: Literary Fiction. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5
From the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, a soaring, soulful novel about a folk musician who rises to fame across our changing times
Read More | | | The Sky Was Ours: A Novel
by Joe Fassler
Debut Author
On sale Apr 23 from Penguin Books
Genre: Literary Fiction. 464 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
From prizewinning writer Joe Fassler comes a brilliant modern reimagining of the myth of Daedalus and Icarus as a story of obsession, longing, and the radical pursuit of utopia
Read More | | | I Just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays
by Nell Irvin Painter
On sale Apr 23 from Doubleday
Genre: Essays. 464 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
From the New York Times bestselling author of The History of White People and Old in Art School, a finalist for the NBCC Award, comes a comprehensive new collection of essays spanning art, politics, and the legacy of racism that shapes American history as we know it.
Read More | | | Song of the Six Realms
by Judy I. Lin
On sale Apr 23 from Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History (Young Adult). 400 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
Judy I. Lin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Magic Steeped in Poison, weaves a dreamy gothic romance worthy of the heavens in Song of the Six Realms.
Read More | | | The Wings Upon Her Back
by Samantha Mills
Debut Author
On sale Apr 23 from Tachyon Publications
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
A loyal warrior in a crisis of faith must fight to regain her place and begin her life again while questioning the events of her past. This gripping science-fantasy novel from a Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-winning debut author is a complex, action-packed exploration of the costs of zealous faith, ceaseless conflicts, and unquestioning obedience.
Read More | | | The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union
by Stephen Puleo
On sale Apr 23 from St. Martin's Griffin
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 464 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
The groundbreaking biography of a forgotten civil rights hero.
Read More | | | The Everything War: Amazon's Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power
by Dana Mattioli
On sale Apr 23 from Little Brown & Company
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 416 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
From veteran Amazon reporter for The Wall Street Journal, The Everything War is the first untold, devastating exposé of Amazon's endless strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination, by any means necessary.
Read More | | | Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals
by Bill Wasik
On sale Apr 23 from Knopf
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 464 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5
A compassionate, sweeping history of the transformation in American attitudes toward animals by the best-selling authors of Rabid
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