Top new literary-fiction books in March 2024
Last updated:
March 31, 2024
March 2024 featuring new releases by Tana French, Rebecca Serle, Kate Clayborn, Joanna Goodman, Xóchitl González, Helen Oyeyemi, Lisa Ko, Garrard Conley, Micaiah Johnson, Shilpi Somaya Gowda and many more.
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The Hunter by Tana French
It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace...mystery · fiction · crime · contemporary · thriller · audiobook · literary-fiction · law-enforcement · police-procedural · suspense -
![Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle]()
Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Being single is like playing the lottery. There’s always the chance that with one piece of paper you could win it all.From the New York Times bestselling author of In Five Years and One Italian Summer comes the romance that will define a generation.Daphne Bell believes the universe has a plan for her...romance · magical-realism · fiction · womens-fiction · contemporary · magic · love-triangle · friendship · female-mc · literary-fiction -
![The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn]()
The Other Side of Disappearing by Kate Clayborn
Accompanied by two documentary podcasters, two sisters drive across the country to unravel the mystery of a notorious con man who ran away with their mother in this timely, moving, modern love story about intimacy and truth-telling in the digital age, from the acclaimed author of Georgie, All Along and Love Lettering...romance · fiction · contemporary · crime · literary-fiction · family · humor · female-mc · book · adult -
![The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman]()
The Inheritance by Joanna Goodman
From the bestselling author of The Home for Unwanted Girls and The Forgotten Daughter comes a compulsively readable mother-daughter story in which two women who share a difficult past must come to together to claim the future they deserve. Arden Moore enjoyed an affluent life thanks to her husband’s high-paying job...fiction · womens-fiction · drama · contemporary · historical-fiction · family · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · new-adult -
![Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González]()
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González
1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn’t. By 1998 Anita’s name has been all but forgotten―certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis...fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · latinx-mc · poc-mc · poc-author · coming-of-age -
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![Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi]()
Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi
The prize-winning, bestselling author of Peaces and Gingerbread returns with a novel about competitive friendship, the elastic boundaries of storytelling, and the meddling influence of a city called PragueIn Helen Oyeyemi’s joyous new novel, the Czech capital is a living thing—one that can let you in or spit you out...fiction · magical-realism · contemporary · fantasy · literary-fiction · friendship · low-fantasy · book · adult -
![Memory Piece by Lisa Ko]()
Memory Piece by Lisa Ko
The award-winning author of The Leavers offers a visionary novel of friendship, art, and ambition that asks: What is the value of a meaningful life?In the early 1980s, Giselle Chin, Jackie Ong, and Ellen Ng are three teenagers drawn together by their shared sense of alienation and desire for something different...fiction · historical-fiction · sci-fi · contemporary · literary-fiction · poc-author · friendship · audiobook · lgbtq · female-mc -
![All the World Beside by Garrard Conley]()
All the World Beside by Garrard Conley
An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New EnglandCana, a utopian vision of 18th-century Puritan New England. To the outside world, Reverend Nathaniel Whitfield and his family stand as godly pillars of their small-town community, drawing Christians from across the New World into their fold...romance · historical-fiction · lgbtq · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · mlm · social-commentary · religion -
![Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson]()
Those Beyond the Wall by Micaiah Johnson
Faced with a coming apocalypse, a woman must reckon with her past to solve a series of sudden and inexplicable deaths in a searing sci-fi thriller from the Compton Crook Award–winning author of The Space Between Worlds.Scales is the best at what she She is an enforcer who keeps the peace in Ashtown, a rough, climate-ravaged desert town...romance · sci-fi · fiction · fantasy · dystopia · wlw · lgbtq · poc-author · action-adventure · literary-fiction -
![A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda]()
A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere, exploring the ties and fractures of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police.Pacific Hills, California: Gated communities, ocean views, well-tended lawns, serene pools, and now the new home of the Shah family...north-america · usa · california · fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · family · book · adult -
![The Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna Labuskes]()
The Lost Book of Bonn by Brianna Labuskes
For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books. Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is a librarian not a soldier. But that doesn’t stop the Library of Congress from sending her overseas to Germany to help the Monuments Men retrieve and catalog precious literature that was plundered by the Nazis...historical-fiction · fiction · ww2 · historical · war · lgbtq · new-adult · 20th-century · female-mc · literary-fiction -
![The Mars House by Natasha Pulley]()
The Mars House by Natasha Pulley
A compulsively readable queer sci-fi novel about a marriage of convenience between a Mars politician and an Earth refugee.In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars...romance · sci-fi · lgbtq · fiction · space · fantasy · mars · dystopia · literary-fiction · colonization -
![The Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek by Amanda Skenandore]()
The Medicine Woman of Galveston: Sneak Peek by Amanda Skenandore
Be one of the first to read this sneak preview sample edition!Caught in the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a female doctor who’s joined a traveling medicine show to support her disabled son is forced to weather the storm and its aftermath in a town hostile to the troupe’s unconventional ways but desperate for their help...historical-fiction · 20th-century · female-mc · fiction · literary-fiction · medical · historical · book · adult -
![The Morningside by Téa Obreht]()
The Morningside by Téa Obreht
From the critically beloved, New York Times bestselling author of The Tiger's Wife and Inland, a magical novel of mothers and daughters, displacement and belonging, and myths both old and new.There’s the world you can see. And then there’s the one you can’t. Welcome to the Morningside...fiction · fantasy · literary-fiction · mystery · post-apocalyptic · family · magical-realism · low-fantasy · book · adult -
![The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill]()
The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
There's nothing easier to dismiss than a conspiracy theory—until it turns out to be true When Theodosia Benton abandons her career path as an attorney and shows up on her brother's doorstep with two suitcases and an unfinished novel, she expects to face a few challenges...mystery · fiction · suspense · contemporary · crime · murder · killer · family · conspiracies · audiobook -
![Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash]()
Rainbow Black by Maggie Thrash
Rainbow Black is part murder mystery, part gay international-fugitive love story—set against the ’90s Satanic Panic and spanning 20 years in the life of a young woman pulled into its undertow.Lacey Bond is a thirteen-year-old girl in New Hampshire growing up in the tranquility of her hippie parents’ rural daycare center. Then the Satanic Panic hits...mystery · lgbtq · fiction · historical-fiction · wlw · horror · literary-fiction · historical · spooky · killer -
![James by Percival Everett]()
James by Percival Everett
A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of viewWhen the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate a plan...north-america · usa · mississippi · historical-fiction · fiction · retellings · literary-fiction · historical · classics · slavery -
![The War Orphan by Anna Stuart]()
The War Orphan by Anna Stuart
1945, I stumble out of the gates, tightly grasping the hands of two smaller children. Hunger swirls in my stomach and the barren landscape swims before my eyes. I can barely believe it. We’re free. We survived. But what happens now…Sixteen-year-old Tasha Ancel turns to take one last look at the imposing place that stole her freedom and her childhood...historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · religion · 20th-century · friendship · female-mc · epic · romance -
![The Swan's Nest by Laura McNeal]()
The Swan's Nest by Laura McNeal
A tender and engrossing historical novel about the unlikely love affair between two great 19th-century poets, Robert Browning and Elizabeth BarrettOn a bleak January day in 1845, a poet who had been confined to her room for four years by recurrent illness received a letter from a writer she secretly idolized but had never seen...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · 21st-century · literary-fiction · drama · industrial-era · victorian · family · romance -
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![Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet]()
Say Hello to My Little Friend by Jennine Capó Crucet
Scarface meets Moby Dick in this groundbreaking, darkly comic novel about a young man’s attempt to capitalize on his mother’s murky legacy—a story steeped in Miami’s marvelous and sinister magic...north-america · usa · florida · urban · fiction · fantasy · audiobook · contemporary · mystery · latinx-mc -
![The Last Verse: A Novel by Caroline Frost]()
The Last Verse: A Novel by Caroline Frost
From the award-winning author of Shadows of Pecan Hollow comes The Last Verse , a gripping novel set in the country music world of 1970s Nashville about a struggling musician who writes a hit song that both promises her long-sought-after fame and implicates her in a heinous crime...historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · literary-fiction · suspense · female-mc · thriller · coming-of-age · crime · family -
![The Heartbreak Club: One Girl Vs One Twisted Legacy by Novoneel Chakraborty]()
The Heartbreak Club: One Girl Vs One Twisted Legacy by Novoneel Chakraborty
About the bookA DARK ROMANCE IN WHICH A GIRL’S SEARCH FOR HER SISTER LEADS TO REVELATIONS ABOUT A SINISTER LEGACY.Kisha Sen arrives in Fairmont High International School, Noida, from London as part of a student exchange programme. An achiever and all-rounder, she immediately catches everyone’s eye, including that of the school’s rugby star, Tavish Mathur...fiction · family · literary-fiction · coming-of-age · new-age · thriller · action-adventure · spirituality · suspense · book -
![Winter's Gamble by Mary Stone]()
Winter's Gamble by Mary Stone
Swipe right for love. Swipe left for death.In the aftermath of another harrowing case, FBI agent turned private investigator Winter Black is battling personal demons: guilt, her grandmother’s failing health, a strained alliance with a key detective, and the eerie knowledge that someone has been spying on her family... -
![The Woman in the Sable Coat by Elizabeth Brooks]()
The Woman in the Sable Coat by Elizabeth Brooks
At the height of the Second World War in England, twenty-two year old Nina Woodrow joins the British Royal Air Force and rebels against her careful upbringing by embarking on an illicit affair with an officer. She risks losing everything for Guy Nicholson: her comfortable home, her childhood friends, and, especially, the love of her father, an enigmatic widower... -
![Worry by Alexandra Tanner]()
Worry by Alexandra Tanner
Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change—a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · humor · mental-illness · audiobook · family · lgbtq · season-spring · satire -
![Family Reservations by Liza Palmer]()
Family Reservations by Liza Palmer
A powerful mother. Three daughters. And a fast-paced, cutthroat culinary legacy up for grabs in a darkly witty novel about a family on the edge by the bestselling author of The Nobodies and The F Word.Maren Winter is a world-renowned restaurateur who has built an empire. No one heeds the whispers of her retirement more closely than her three daughters, all in service to their mother’s legacy...fiction · womens-fiction · family · contemporary · culinary · drama · audiobook · literary-fiction · female-mc · humor -
![Every Single Secret by Christina Dodd]()
Every Single Secret by Christina Dodd
From New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd comes a twisty emotional thriller about a woman’s perilous quest for revenge, perfect for fans of Sandra Brown, Jayne Ann Krentz, and Lisa Jewell.Never whisper the truth. Never reveal the past.In an isolated lighthouse on the California coast, Rowan Winterbourne lives a solitary life with only her secrets for company...mystery · romance · fiction · female-mc · alpha-mc · audiobook · contemporary · psychological · suspense · vigilante -
![To Forge Her Fate by Kasey Stockton]()
To Forge Her Fate by Kasey Stockton
Two worlds. Two hearts. Can they ever meld together as one?Eliza Rose: accomplished in pianoforte, riding, drawing, three languages, and the art of flirtation using only a fan.Jacob Ridley: skilled blacksmith, honest tradesman, appreciates a hot meal, and not susceptible to any lady’s charm.Until Eliza needs help, and Jacob cannot turn her away. Now she has him wrapped around her dainty finger... -
![Letters to a Biographer by Joyce Carol Oates]()
Letters to a Biographer by Joyce Carol Oates
This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates’s letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her droll and sometimes wicked sense of humor, her phenomenal energy, and most of all, her mastery of the lost art of letter writing... -
![Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin]()
Mona of the Manor by Armistead Maupin
Mona of the Manor has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher...fiction · lgbtq · audiobook · wlw · historical · literary-fiction · humor · satire · romantic-love · book -
![Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan]()
Women of Good Fortune by Sophie Wan
Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant bride and her two best friends, each with their own motives and fed up with the way society treats women, who forge a plan to steal all the gift money on the big dayLulu has always been taught that money is the ticket to a good life...asia · east-asia · china · romance · fiction · contemporary · humor · audiobook · womens-fiction · heist -
![Aunt Violet's Locket by Kristin Harper]()
Aunt Violet's Locket by Kristin Harper
The long, tarnished chain and heart-shaped pendant is heavy in Paige’s hand. Carefully prying it open she can just make out the tiny engraving inside...romance · womens-fiction · psychological · sad · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · contemporary · family · religion -
![The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church]()
The Girls We Sent Away by Meagan Church
A searing book club read for fans of Ellen Marie Wiseman and The Girls with No Names set in the Baby Scoop Era of 1960s and the women of a certain condition swept up in a dark history.It's the 1960s and Lorraine Delford has it all – an upstanding family, a perfect boyfriend, and a white picket fence home in North Carolina...historical-fiction · historical · fiction · audiobook · mystery · family · female-mc · literary-fiction · book · adult -
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![A Secret in the Bay by Fiona Baker]()
A Secret in the Bay by Fiona Baker
It’s summer in Blueberry Bay, and that means fireflies, festivals, and family gatherings!As June rolls around, Alissa Lewis has never been happier. She and Dane are working together to turn The Outlet into a premier newspaper and magazine, and her debut novel is in bookstores around the country. And she’s eager to take part in the upcoming summer festival that’s been the talk of the town...romance · fiction · religion · contemporary · female-mc · epic · family · literary-fiction · spirituality · book -
![Roundabout by Phong Nguyen]()
Roundabout by Phong Nguyen
Ovid Dullann works as an assistant accountant for a multinational corporation and is supporting a family of four; but abruptly, on his forty-ninth birthday, Ovid runs away from his daily work and his loving family to go on a road trip. Struck by inspiration, Ovid knows that an Author is writing about him, and will do anything to avoid acting as a protagonist of a book... -
![Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon]()
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon
An electric contemporary reimagining of the myth of Persephone and Demeter set over the course of one summer on a lush private island, about addiction and sex, family and independence, and who holds the power in a modern underworld...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · suspense · retellings · myths · billionaire · age-gap · substance-abuse · horror -
![Bad Animals by Sarah Braunstein]()
Bad Animals by Sarah Braunstein
A sexy, propulsive novel that confronts the limits of empathy and the perils of appropriation through the eyes of a disgraced small-town librarian. Now that her brilliant daughter is off at college, buttoned-up Maeve Cosgrove loves her job at her quiet Maine public library more than anything...fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · audiobook · female-author · family · female-mc · book · adult -
![Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp]()
Wolf at the Table by Adam Rapp
The Corrections meets We Need to Talk About Kevin in this harrowing, epic family saga from Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Adam Rapp. It's August in Elmira, a small town in upstate New York, and the year is 1951...fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · family · thriller · dark · whodunit · literary-fiction · 20th-century · historical -
![Dominoes by Phoebe Mcintosh]()
Dominoes by Phoebe Mcintosh
A tender and provocative debut novel about a mixed-race British woman who makes the shocking discovery in the days leading up to her wedding that her fiancé's family may have enslaved her ancestorsDominoes opens in London, twenty-nine days before the wedding of a young couple...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · poc-mc · realistic · black-mc · female-mc · book · adult -
![American Spirits by Russell Banks]()
American Spirits by Russell Banks
From one of America’s most celebrated storytellers come three dark, interlocking tales about the residents of a rural New York town, and the shocking headlines that become their local mythologies.A husband sells property to a mysterious, temperamental stranger, and is hounded on social media when he publicly questions the man’s character...fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · working-class · audiobook · family · politics · book · adult
