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7 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week

Posted by Hayley on September 10, 2019

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 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 top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?

The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale #2)
by Margaret Atwood

You should read this book if you like: Dystopian fiction, The Handmaid's Tale, secret resistance groups, the high price of freedom, feminism, daring missions, the allure of control

Read our interview with Atwood.

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
by Malcolm Gladwell

You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, The Tipping Point, psychology, infamous legal cases and little-known stories, how our brains try to make sense of the unfamiliar

Find our interview with Gladwell.

The Institute
by Stephen King

You should read this book if you like: Horror, The Shining, spine-tingling tales of good versus evil, children with extraordinary abilities, sinister adults, desperate escape plans

Frankly in Love
by David Yoon

You should read this book if you like: YA fiction, big debuts, Southern California, realistic portrayals of growing up in a Korean-American family, falling for the "wrong" girl

The Ten Thousand Doors of January
by Alix E. Harrow

You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, spectacular journeys of self-discovery, the power of books, sprawling mansions full of treasure, secret doors, magical adventure

Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
by Caitlin Doughty

You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, answering kids' real questions about dead bodies, funeral directors, humor, how death is a science and an art

The Nanny
by Gilly Macmillan

You should read this book if you like: Psychological thrillers, What She Knew, cold cases, exploring the heart's darkest impulses and desires, a nanny with a past, memory loss

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

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