7 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Sharon on April 30, 2024
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:



You should read this book if you like: Literary fiction, social novels, Chinese immigrant families, Y2K jitters, teenage quests for identity, mutigenerational sagas, books with great cover art, Goodbye, Vitamin


You should read this book if you like: Twisty domestic thrillers, family secrets, mysterious cold cases, crimes caught on VHS tapes, complicated sibling dynamics, The Perfect Marriage


You should read this book if you like: Murder mysteries with a comedic flair, fictional novelists, rabid fans, creepy stalkers, con-man ex-boyfriends, Italian book tours gone haywire, books with great titles, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Mystery-thrillers, vacations gone very wrong, stories about the hazards of Traveling While Black, genre fiction with contemporary resonance, Like a Sister


You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, novels based on true stories, Paris circa 1918, New York City circa 1987, pioneering librarians, mysterious disappearances, The Paris Library


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary romance, charming billionaires, savvy publicists, the eternal temptation of mixing personal and professional relationships, Twisted Love


You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, history, the anxious days leading up to the U.S. Civil War, strange facts about Abraham Lincoln, rigorous historical research, The Devil in the White City


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

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message 2: by Law (new)

Law Jamie wrote: "Released today on my list :)
Happy Medium
The Library of Borrowed Hearts
Love You, Mean It
Effie Olsen's Summer Special"


These are all contemporary romances. They look promising.


message 3: by Jancee (new)

Jancee Tabacnic Law wrote: "Where to start?
There's a piece of historical literary fiction from a Malaysian American woman author, a mystery thriller from a white American woman author, a cosy mystery thriller from a white Ca..."


Shanghailanders doesn't release until May 7. Ergo, would not be on this list of books releasing today, April 30. Also, these weekly lists are not comprehensive. Many, many books publish every week.


message 4: by Angela (new)

Angela Hull I am so surprised that Powerful isn’t on this list


message 5: by Law (new)

Law Angela wrote: "I am so surprised that Powerful isn’t on this list"

Unfortunately, there is no YA representation on this list.


message 6: by Ceebe (new)

Ceebe Where is the MM representation on this list?


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