6 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week

Posted by Cybil on May 12, 2020
Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book 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?


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You should read this book if you like: Mystery novels, neo-Gothic literature, mysterious boarding schools with experimental curriculum, sinister cabals with hidden agendas, debut novels, Sarah Waters, Kazuo Ishiguro


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You should read this book if you like: Books that defy genre classification, mystery, noir, humor, fantasy, William Shakespeare, medium size rodents, Fool, The Serpent of Venice


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You should read this book if you like: Legal thrillers, the Kindle County series, retiring criminal defense lawyers, friendships strained by the occasional murder charge, Presumed Innocent.


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You should read this book if you like: Suspenseful small-town thrillers, lots of suspicious characters with so many secrets, unsolved murders, re-examining cold cases in the harsh light of hindsight


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You should read this book if you like: Young adult fiction, fantasy, LGBT themes, amateur magic practitioners, young love, young love derailed, young love recovered, Rainbow Rowell, Maggie Stiefvater


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You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, essays, the importance of Art in times of trouble, profiles and interviews, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Georgia O’Keeffe, David Bowie


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

Check out more recent articles, including:
May's Most Anticipated New Releases
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message 1: by Mairy (new)

Mairy Catherine House <3


message 2: by Jim (new)

Jim A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet


message 3: by Agustín (new)

Agustín Bou Sorry for Your Trouble by Richard Ford is also launched today.


message 4: by [deleted user] (last edited May 14, 2020 09:47AM) (new)

I have "Rolling Thunder" by A.J. Devlin pre-ordered for release on Fri May 15/20. In these times we all need some laughs and I hope this one is as funny as Mr Devlin's Arthur Ellis winning first book "Cobra Clutch"


message 5: by Ashley (new)

Ashley Holloway I pre-ordered The Fascinators! Can't wait to read it, it sounds like something I will love!


message 6: by Kathy (new)

Kathy Allard Isn't The Boy in the Red Dress out today too? That's the one I'm most looking forward to. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 7: by Jennie (new)

Jennie Mairy wrote: "Catherine House <3"

YES!! Me too! I've been looking forward to Catherine House for awhile now.


message 8: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Lucey Virtual shelves, mostly.


message 9: by Kate (new)

Kate Willis A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson Levine and Byrd's Eye View by Chautona Havig


message 11: by Enchanted Prose (new)

Enchanted Prose Olivier Laing’s Funny Weather, because she writes beautifully and provocatively.


message 12: by Dougie (new)

Dougie Brimson I'm looking forward to this one, because I wrote it!

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