News and Interviews Icon side arrow

6 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Cybil on March 21, 2023

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, according to early data from your fellow readers.

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?

Best books of the week:

Flux
by Jinwoo Chong

You should read this book if you like: Science fiction, techno-thrillers, neo-noir, time travel stories, 1980s detective shows, cybernetic implants, William Gibson, debut novels

Beyond That, the Sea
by Laura Spence-Ash

You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, World War II-era England-to-America refugee sagas, stories of brave little girls displaced by cruel wartime circumstances, love, loss, debut novels

Y/N
by Esther Yi

You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, debut novels, taking K-pop fandom too far, self-destructive fanfic tales, Kafkaesque entertainment companies

Wandering Souls
by Cecile Pin

You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, Vietnam War-era Asia-to-England refugee sagas, stories of brave siblings displaced by cruel wartime circumstances, love, loss, debut novels

How I'll Kill You
by Ren DeStefano

You should read this book if you like: Thrillers, suspense, serial killer triplets, the perils of falling in love with a psychopath, the perils of falling love when you are a psychopath

Poverty, by America
by Matthew Desmond

You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, history, sociology, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, rigorous investigations into American poverty, uncomfortable conclusions, proposed solutions, glimmers of hope

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