7 Great Books Hitting Shelves This Week

Posted by Cybil on June 1, 2021
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a 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: Slightly historical fiction (1983), glamorous California locales, family feuds, stories that take place in one evening, Daisy Jones & the Six


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You should read this book if you like: Thrillers, office politics, sublimated aggression, anti-racist subtext, social commentary, Get Out, The Stepford Wives


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You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction with fantasy flourishes, the Jazz Age in New York City, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby



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You should read this book if you like: Romance, time travel, falling in love on the subway, cynical New York women with crushes on 1970s punk rock girls

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You should read this book if you like: Literary fiction, May-December friendships, bittersweet stories on end-of-life issues, Rachel Joyce, Jojo Moyes


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You should read this book if you like: Urban fantasy, teenage ghost hunters, Edinburgh’s underworld, Zimbabwean magic, Scottish pragmatism, The Sixth Sense, Stranger Things


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You should read this book if you like: Autobiography and memoir, overcoming impoverished childhoods, father-daughter relationships, the artistic impulse, new media journalists, Brooklyn


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

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message 1: by Emily (new)

Emily Carter-Dunn The Other Black Girl is really good. Highly recommend it!


message 2: by Lostaccount (last edited Jun 01, 2021 05:26AM) (new)

Lostaccount Emily wrote: "The Other Black Girl is really good. Highly recommend it!"
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It's rubbish. Not just talking about the grammar errors in the book, also the plot and writing is crass. When I get around to reviewing it, I'll add it to one of my "trash" shelves.


message 3: by nitya (new)

nitya One Last Stop!! Time travel is my favorite


message 4: by TMR (new)

TMR So excited for these.


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