Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Literary Fiction Each month, Readworthy highlights the best, most acclaimed new releases in your categories! Questions or suggestions? Let us know: https://www.bookbub.com/contact/new ---------------------------------- The Hypocrite by Jo Hamya A novelist attends his daughter’s play — only to realize he’s the subject Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Vulture, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, The Millions, Electric Literature, Literary Hub Inspired by a family vacation to an island off Sicily, playwright Sophia’s new production eviscerates her father’s fall from grace — laying bare long-simmering questions about gender, power, and generational strife. Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4554939?affiliate_variant=read... 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There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak ‘An odyssey, an epic, a lament, and a tale of redemption… A masterpiece’ – Ruth Ozeki Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, Parade, The Guardian, The Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub In an ancient Mesopotamian city, King Ashurbanipal builds a library that is torn down alongside his reign. But a single drop of water will tie his legacy to the generations that follow… Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4559890?affiliate_variant=read... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/literary-fiction/2024/8?book-id=4559890&g... Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa ‘Captures the dreams of youth, and the lingering sweetness that can remain even after those dreams have faded’ – Bookpage, starred review Media Praise: Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, People, Esquire, Bustle, Parade, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage, The Millions While staying with her glamorous aunt’s family in coastal Japan, 12-year-old Tomoko is drawn into her eccentric cousin’s intricately webbed world of secrets and storytelling. Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4555017?affiliate_variant=read... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/literary-fiction/2024/8?book-id=4555017&g... Plays Well with Others by Sophie Brickman <i>Good Housekeeping</i> promises ‘heavenly hilarity for readers’ awaits in this incisive social comedy Media Praise: TODAY Show, People, New York Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub As advice columnist Annie struggles to navigate the cutthroat world of New York City parenting, she commits a social gaffe that goes viral — and forces her to confront her own behavior. Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4553723?affiliate_variant=read... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/literary-fiction/2024/8?book-id=4553723&g... Pearl by Siân Hughes ‘How utterly moving, to be under its beautiful, artful spell,’ raves Paul Harding about this Booker Prize finalist Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Parade, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, The Times Literary Supplement, Publishers Weekly, BookPage, Literary Hub Under the shadow of her mother’s disappearance, Marianne comes of age in a cottage on the edge of a sleepy village — where she will eventually discover a life-changing poem between the pages of one of her mother’s books. Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4468732?affiliate_variant=read... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/literary-fiction/2024/8?book-id=4468732&g... And So I Roar by Abi Daré A lyrical, gut-wrenching new release from the author of <i>The Girl with the Louding Voice</i> Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Elle, Parade, Los Angeles Times, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub After overhearing a hushed conversation between her terminally ill mother and her aunt at a hospital in Nigeria, Tia embarks on an ambitious quest. Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4549786?affiliate_variant=read... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/literary-fiction/2024/8?book-id=4549786&g... The Horse by Willy Vlautin A moving western that has won over Ann Patchett, Geraldine Brooks, and Joe Hill Media Praise: NPR, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist In the Nevada desert, sixtysomething Al Ward lives in solitude — until a helpless horse mysteriously appears on his doorstep. 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Five-Star Stranger by Kat Tang What if you could hire a stranger to be your friend, fiancé — or even the father to your child? Media Praise: Book of the Month, NPR, People, Associated Press, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, Electric Literature, Literary Hub On the Rental Stranger app, one man navigates odd jobs across New York City, working as a mourner, a boyfriend, and a father to nine-year-old Lily. But Lily’s starting to get suspicious… Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/book_email_active_check/4530100?affiliate_variant=read... Learn More: Amazon https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/literary-fiction/2024/8?book-id=4530100&g... ---------------------------------- You are receiving this email because [email protected] is signed up for updates highlighting the best recent releases from the past month in your categories. 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