New & Notable Adult Fiction - July Highlights

Selected new additions published this month

Updated August 14, 2024
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A lethal lady
Afia, Nekesa
Paper Book
Louise Lloyd is finally living the quiet life she'd longed for, working in a parfumerie by day and spending time with her new friends every night at the Aquarius club in Paris. When a desperate mother asks for help locating her artist daughter, Louise initially refuses to keep her hard-won but...
The Fiance Dilemma
Armas, Elena
Paper Book
A fake engagement, second chances, and newfound family members come together in this new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the "swoon-worthy" (Business Insider) The Spanish Love Deception. Josie Moore has given the opposite sex--and love-...
The au pair affair : a novel
Bailey, Tessa
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with an all-new sports rom-com about a burly, surly, single dad who falls head-over-hockey-stick for his quirky live-in nanny... Tallulah is smart, vivacious, and studying to be a marine biologist. She's also twenty-six...
The Heart in Winter
Barry, Kevin
Paper Book
One of the year's most anticipated books (The Guardian, The New Statesmen, The Irish Times, The Journal, The Observer)--A savagely funny and achingly romantic tale of young lovers on the lam in 1890s Montana, from award-winning writer Kevin Barry. ...
Long Island compromise
Brodesser-Akner, Taffy
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * An exhilarating novel about one American family and the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * New...
The Summer Pact : A Novel
Giffin, Emily.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends makes a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a life-changing adventure together--from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meant to Be. Four freshmen...
The Love of My Afterlife
Greenwood, Kirsty.
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! "This book has it all. Humor, heart, and a heroine I was desperately rooting for. Kirsty Greenwood has a new fan!" --Colleen Hoover, New York Times bestselling author A recently deceased woman meets "the one" in the afterlife...
The bright sword : a novel of King Arthur
Grossman, Lev
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Grossman, who is best known for his The Magicians series, is at the top of his game with The Bright Sword." --The New York Times Book Review "A thrilling new take on Arthurian legend. . . . Marvelous." --The Washington Post ...
Just Playing House
Heron, Farah
Paper Book
"Spectacularly crafted ... a romance to dazzle you this summer." -The Culturess A rising movie star reunites with his high school prom date, now a personal stylist, in this delightful rom-com for fans of forced proximity, second chances, and celebrity...
I Was a Teenage Slasher
Jones, Stephen Graham
Paper Book
A USA TODAY Bestseller From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story with a twist--perfect for fans of Adam Cesare and Grady Hendrix. 1989, Lamesa, Texas. A small west Texas town driven by...
The Lion Women of Tehran
Kamali, Marjan
Paper Book
From the nationally bestselling author of the "powerful, heartbreaking" (Shelf Awareness) The Stationery Shop, a heartfelt, epic new novel of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran. In 1950s Tehran, seven-year...
The Dallergut Dream Department Store
Lee, Miye/ Lee, Sandy Joosun (TRN)
Paper Book
THE #1 KOREAN BESTSELLER WITH OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD For fans of magical realism and the Before the Coffee Gets Cold series by Toshikazu Kawaguchi comes this cozy fantasy debut. What if there was a store that sold dreams? Which...
The spellshop
Durst, Sarah Beth
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER! A #1 LibraryReads pick! An Indie Next pick! A gorgeous hardcover edition featuring lavender sprayed edges! The Spellshop is Sarah Beth Durst's romantasy debut-a lush...
A refiner's fire
Leon, Donna
Paper Book
In the thirty-third installment of Donna Leon's magnificent series, Commissario Guido Brunetti confronts a present-day Venetian menace and the ghosts of a heroism that never was Around one AM on an early spring morning, two teenage gangs are arrested after clashing violently in one...
The god of the woods
Moore, Liz
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER JIMMY FALLON SUMMER READS WINNER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE READS OF SUMMER 2024 "The God of the Woods should be your next summer mystery." --The Washington Post "Extraordinary . . ....
Misrecognition
Newbound, Madison
Paper Book
"Sharp and funny...Misrecognition is a quietly commanding debut by a writer of intense precision and restraint." --The New York Times Book Review For fans of Rachel Cusk and Patricia Lockwood, an unflinchingly sharp and funny debut novel about the internet, post...
The Modern Fairies
Pollard, Clare
Paper Book
Lauren Groff's Matrix meets Ophelia Field's The Favourite in this wry, sexy, and sharp historical novel--inspired by true events--featuring an elite group of Paris intellectuals who perform fairy tales that will change the course of literature--and put both the storytellers and...
The Briar Club : a novel
Quinn, Kate
Paper Book
"Quinn evocatively balances the outward cheerfulness of the 1950s with historical observations exploring racism, misogyny, homophobia and political persecution in this sharply drawn, gripping novel." - People Magazine The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond...
Masquerade
Sangoyomi, O. O.
Paper Book
Set in a wonderfully reimagined 15th century West Africa, Masquerade is a dazzling, lyrical tale exploring the true cost of one woman's fight for freedom and self-discovery, and the lengths she'll go to secure her future. "A bewitching, thrilling and vibrant novel...
The Anthropologists
Ayseg?l Savas, Ayseg?l Savas
Paper Book
A Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Selection "The Anthropologists is mesmerizing; I felt I read it in a single breath." -Garth Greenwell "Savas is an author...
A Death in Cornwall
Silva, Daniel
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. A brutal murder, a missing masterpiece, a mystery only Gabriel Allon can solve . . . Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel...
The Cliffs
Sullivan, J. Courtney
Paper Book
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * A novel of family, secrets, ghosts, and homecoming set on the seaside cliffs of Maine, by the New York Times best-selling author of Friends and Strangers "A stunning achievement, and J. Courtney Sullivan's best book yet. Sullivan weaves a...
Pink Slime
Trias, Fernanda/ Cleary, Heather (TRN)
Paper Book
A Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick MOST ANTICIPATED by Los Angeles Times, LitHub, Polygon, Fangoria, and Paste A harrowing, intimate novel about a woman and the people who depend on her as the world around them teeters on...
The black bird oracle : a novel
Harkness, Deborah
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself--and her family history--in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved All Souls series, hailed as "your next favorite fantasy read" (Harper's Bazaar). "The Black...
The Seventh Veil of Salome
Moreno-Garcia, Silvia
Paper Book
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine--but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. "Whenever...

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