7 Great Books Hitting Shelves Today

Posted by Hayley on October 9, 2018
Need another excuse to go to the bookstore this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day.

To create our list, we focused on the top books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these highly anticipated titles are now available! Which ones catch your eye?


You should read this book if you like: Mysteries, In the Woods, old family secrets, skulls in the garden, haunting revelations, what people are capable of

Check out our interview with French here.


You should read this book if you like: Literary fiction, Norwegian Wood, troubled artists, surreal quests, musings on love and loneliness, precocious children



You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, The Forgotten Garden, sagas that span generations, love affairs and murder mysteries, missing heirlooms

Find Morton's book recommendations here.


You should read this book if you like: Cookbooks, Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist, bookish puns, cocktail parties, drinking games



You should read this book if you like: YA fiction, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and They Both Die at the End, LGBT love stories, Broadway musicals



You should read this book if you like: American history, Presidential Courage:, politics, once-classified national security documents, illuminating reflections on leadership



You should read this book if you like:Contemporary fiction, Barefoot, Caribbean escapes, living a double life, intrigue and romance, beach adventures



What are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!

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message 1: by Jenny Baker (new)

Jenny Baker I'm looking forward to What If It's Us and The Witch Elm!


message 2: by [deleted user] (new)

Also "Bridge of Clay" by Markus Zusak


message 3: by Miriah (new)

Miriah So happy there is a new Elin Hilderbrand book out!!!


message 4: by Lisa (new)

Lisa I’m constantly looking for something good to listen to in audiobooks. I can listen to many more books than I have time to read


message 5: by Raina (new)

Raina Singh So looking forward to What If It's Us!


message 6: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Manchester Random weekly praise for Sanderson. Though his next book is in November.


message 7: by Kathleen (new)

Kathleen Daly Witch Elm came today. Lol.


message 8: by Julia (new)

Julia V Murakami's book was just delivered to my door! Can't wait to get home from work.


message 9: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Also The Reckonings by Lacy M. Johnson !!! Such a good book of essays/commentary/personal reflections.


message 10: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Looking forward to reading The Clockmaker’s Daughter


message 11: by Nancy (new)

Nancy Definitely looking forward to the Witch Elm. Recommended both ebook and audiobook to my library. Hope it comes in soon.


message 12: by Asha (new)

Asha Seth Sarah wrote: "Looking forward to reading The Clockmaker’s Daughter"

Me too.


message 13: by Zohal (new)

Zohal Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak came out this week! :)


message 14: by Liselotte (new)

Liselotte Frejdig Encyklopedia of the things that never were, I owned it earlier, but it was stolen.. Many thanks on beforehand!


message 15: by Hannah (new)

Hannah McCallister I can't wait to read What if It's Us! I loved Adam Silvera's They Both Die at the End and I have heard that Becky Albertalli is a really good author. I am super excited!


message 16: by Christine (new)

Christine Kate Morton!!!! I cannot wait for The Clockmaker's Daughter.


message 17: by Rob (new)

Rob Deluca All of them!


message 18: by Pam (new)

Pam Carmichael Emily wrote: "Also "Bridge of Clay" by Markus Zusak"

Got that one!


Heather LiteratureChick I bought The Witch Elm.


message 20: by [deleted user] (new)

Today is Oct 14/18. This article which is 5 days old was written on Oct 09/18. I am currently reading "An Element of Risk" Don Easton's new release in the Jack Taggert series and I have also received Dave Butler's new release in the Jenny Wilson series "No Place For Wolverines". These were both released yesterday, Sat Oct 13/18 and are more recently hitting the shelves than the books on this list!


message 21: by Wes (new)

Wes 'What If It's Us' is the one I'm actually reading right now.

Adam Silvera is a great author and everything he writes is good.


message 22: by Penny (new)

Penny Hmmm...'Winter in Paradise' or 'Welcome to Paradise' by Elin Hilderbrand?


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