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6 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Cybil on August 22, 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:

The Water Outlaws
by S.L. Huang

You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, historical fiction, martial arts, action, adventure, cutthroats, bandits, smugglers, thieves, heroes with progressive attitudes toward gender

Burlington
by Heather Dixon

You should read this book if you like: Mysteries, thrillers, suspense, crime fiction, missing persons cases, unhappy rich people, dangerous secrets, playground politics, parental politics, debut novels

I'm Not Done with You Yet
by Jesse Q. Sutanto

You should read this book if you like: Thrillers, mysteries, psychological suspense, midlist writers with serious regrets, dark secrets about old friends, sudden reunions, Dial A for Aunties

After That Night
by Karin Slaughter

You should read this book if you like: Mysteries, thrillers, crime fiction, state investigators, medical examiners, procedurals that take a sudden turn for the personal, the Will Trent series, Karin Slaughter books in general

They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
by Prachi Gupta

You should read this book if you like: Memoirs, autobiography, Indian-American families, overcoming reductive stereotypes, postcolonial theory, mental health, the power of compassion

Unearthing: A Story of Tangled Love and Family Secrets
by Kyo Maclear

You should read this book if you like: Memoirs, autobiography, surprising DNA tests that prompt thorough reevaluations, recreational genetics, books like Inheritance and Crying in H Mart

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