6 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Sharon on October 15, 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: Nonfiction, history, true crime, startling statistics, rigorously researched case studies, activists overcoming incredible injustice, world-famous legal-thriller novelists


You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction from grandmaster speculative fiction authors, cowboy anarchists, proto-KGB spies, the Russian Revolution, the Great Depression, Neal Stephenson books in general  


You should read this book if you like: Literary fiction, mystery-thrillers, domestic servants privy to terrible secrets, class struggles, power dynamics, betrayals, revelations, celebrated Chilean authors in translation


You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, New York City circa 1960, disreputable residential hotels, ensemble casts, party girls, rookie stenographers, elevator operators, funny stories, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, books about people who love books, bestselling fantasy authors dealing with early-onset dementia, pressing deadlines, desperate plans, 11-year-old collaborators, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Horror, science fiction, thrillers, provocative story premises involving Catholic girls and lust viruses, dystopian conjecture, acclaimed new transgressive fiction novelists, Maeve Fly


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

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message 1: by Law (new)

Law This list is giving me FOMO feelings again. What should I do to stop that? There are some books on this list that I want to read, like Clean as it sounds intriguing. However Women's Hotel has low ratings. Should I skip it?


message 2: by Coy (last edited Oct 15, 2024 01:46AM) (new)

Coy Has anyone read Libby Lost and Found? Is it good?


message 3: by Florencia (new)

Florencia Daniela Only a good book on this list: clean


message 5: by Mica (new)

Mica I want to read Clean, but probably I should read it in Spanish


message 6: by Madeline (new)

Madeline American Rapture has animal death. Just a warning for those (like me) who can’t read that.


message 7: by Beth (new)

Beth Also this week: A Woman Underground by Andrew Klavan. This is an editor's pick on Amazon for Best Mystery, Thriller and Suspense.


message 8: by dany (new)

dany Law wrote: "This list is giving me FOMO feelings again. What should I do to stop that? There are some books on this list that I want to read, like Clean as it sounds intriguing. However Women's Hotel has low r..."

skip Women's Hotel for sure. check out the debut list they posted today!


message 9: by Law (new)

Law dany wrote: "Law wrote: "This list is giving me FOMO feelings again. What should I do to stop that? There are some books on this list that I want to read, like Clean as it sounds intriguing. However Women's Hot..."

I saw that. Why should I skip Women's Hotel? Also, I can't believe I haven't read Martyr or Great Expectations by Vinson Cunningham yet. Are they any good?


message 10: by Jamie (new)

Jamie I recently saw they made The Secret Garden into an audiobook-I love that they are making classics into audiobooks!! We listened to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on a road trip and it brought back 10th grade English memories :)


Steph (FreshReads) Madeline wrote: "American Rapture has animal death. Just a warning for those (like me) who can’t read that."

Thank you!!!


message 13: by George (new)

George Craver I’m looking to read The Waiting by Michael Connelly, also out today!


message 15: by Marianne (new)

Marianne Henriksson George wrote: "I’m looking to read The Waiting by Michael Connelly, also out today!"

I just started it (audibles) and it is very promising!


message 16: by Kendra (new)

Kendra American Rapture is incredible!


message 17: by Kim (new)

Kim Y. Madeline wrote: "American Rapture has animal death. Just a warning for those (like me) who can’t read that."

thank you!


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