8 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week

Posted by Sharon on September 10, 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: Fantasy, romance, mysterious island orphanages, magical children, dedicated guardians, queer representation, fighting the good fight, highly anticipated sequels, The House in the Cerulean Sea


You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, suspense, intriguing story premises, narrative thought experiments concerning fate and free will, unfortunate air travel issues, Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty books in general


You should read this book if you like: Literary fiction, mysteries, small-town life in Maine, slowly unfolding murder investigations, abiding friendships, “unrecorded lives,” Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge, Elizabeth Strout books in general


You should read this book if you like: Horror, urban fantasy, paranormal thrillers, quarterlife crises, birthday parties, making new friends, friends who are vampires, poor decisions, weird hangovers, eternal consequences, Cackle


You should read this book if you like: Adventurous speculative fiction, narrative thought experiments concerning race and society, resourceful Howard University professors, father-daughter dynamics, utopian/dystopian binaries, debut novels


You should read this book if you like: Mysteries, thrillers, U.K. universities, budget cuts, murder mysteries that take place within postgraduate arts programs, modern epistolary novels told via emails and texts, The Appeal  


You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, romance, historical fiction, the Flesh and False Gods series, body jumping, consciousness transfers, palace intrigue, stories inspired by Shakespeare, These Violent Delights


You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, technology, mythology, bureaucracy, politics, propaganda, witch hunts, the internet, artificial intelligence, the history of information networks, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind


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 Again, I stopped supporting TJ Klune, so I won't read any more of his works. So, I won't read Somewhere Beyond the Sea. I gave The House in the Cerulean Sea one star for sugarcoating the Sixties Scoop by turning it into a fantasy story. However, Here One Moment looks intriguing.


message 2: by Mica (new)

Mica I want to read Somewhere Beyond the Sea! Excited about it!


message 4: by Law (new)

Law Jamie wrote: "Also released today :)
Break Every Rule
Mademoiselle Eiffel
Casket Case
The Witch of Colchis
[book:The Borrowed Life of Frederick..."


Thanks, these books look way better.


message 5: by Sarah (new)

Sarah Mica wrote: "I want to read Somewhere Beyond the Sea! Excited about it!"

Me too! I have yet to read a T.J. Klune book I don't like!


message 6: by Tras (new)

Tras Excited for the new Janice Hallett. Each of her previous 3 books have been excellent!


message 7: by Isabella (new)

Isabella B For vilest things they had made a mistake the first book is immortal longings not those violent delights.


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