Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Debut Fiction ---------------------------------- This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum <i>The New York Times</i> calls this genre-bending debut ‘unmissable’ - Best friends Benny and Joy host a wildly popular podcast about survival stories. But everything changes when Joy disappears — and Benny becomes the prime suspect… - Praise from Alice Feeney, Amy Tintera, and Annabel Monaghan, who calls it “the most compelling novel I’ve read in years” - “The novel’s did-they-or-didn’t-they/will-they-or-won’t-they tease goes down like a fizzy drink” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) Media Praise: Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7339?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/this-story-might-save-your-life-by-... The Fountain by Casey Scieszka ‘Absolutely delicious, like <i>Tuck Everlasting</i> for grown-ups’ (Emma Straub) - After almost two centuries, Vera returns to her home in the Catskills to figure out why her family became immortal — and if she can end the condition - “Wildly entertaining, deeply intelligent, and genuinely moving” (<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Stephanie Danler) - Fans of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i> shouldn’t miss this meditation on what it really means to live forever Media Praise: People, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7119?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-fountain-by-casey-scieszka?gran... Laws of Love and Logic by Debra Curtis Clare Leslie Hall crowns this ‘magnificent’ debut ‘the best thing I’ve read in years’ - Highly recommended by J. Courtney Sullivan, Shelby Van Pelt, and Mary Beth Keane, who says, “I especially love a story that, when I finish, leaves me with a feeling of hope” - Still grieving the death of her mother, Lily finds herself unexpectedly torn between her steadfast husband and her magnetic first love - Explores themes of sisterhood, forgiveness, and redemption Media Praise: TODAY Show, People, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7123?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/laws-of-love-and-logic-by-debra-cur... Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke A film adaptation is already in the works for this buzzy <i>GMA</i> Book Club pick - Instagram influencer Natalie’s so-called traditional lifestyle is made possible by plenty of behind-the-scenes secrets. But one morning, she wakes up in 1855… - “In Natalie, Burke has given us an absolutely riveting character” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review) - “Ingenious… Revelatory… <i>Yesteryear</i> draws to a dizzying conclusion” (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, Book of the Month, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, Vogue, Elle, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7122?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/yesteryear-by-caro-claire-burke?gra... A Gift Before Dying by Malcolm Kempt Lee Child calls this haunting crime novel ‘hypnotically good’ - A disgraced police investigator exiled to a vast territory in the unforgiving Arctic embarks on a mission to find the killer of an Inuit girl - “One of those crime novels where, once you read the opening scene, you’ve got no choice but to fall through the rest as fast as possible” (Stephen Graham Jones) - <i>Booklist</i> advises, “If you only read one mystery this year, this should be it” Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7338?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-gift-before-dying-by-malcolm-kemp... Cruelty Free by Caroline Glenn Her daughter was kidnapped 10 years ago — and she’ll never forgive the true crime fans who blamed her - Disgraced actress Lila Devlin is back in LA for blood-soaked revenge in this “topsy-turvy odyssey that shocks and delights at every tilt” (Bram Stoker Award–nominated author Sam Rebelein) - “Absolute madness in the funniest, scariest, most bonkers possible way” (Craig Mazin, screenwriter of <i>The Last of Us</i>) Media Praise: People, Los Angeles Times, Variety, Publishers Weekly Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7152?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/cruelty-free-by-caroline-glenn?gran... Upward Bound by Woody Brown Angie Kim says this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller ‘will change the way you look at the world’ - One of 2026’s most anticipated reads, according to <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>Time</i>, <i>Harper’s Bazaar</i>, and more - At an adult day care center in Southern California, the lives of many disparate characters intertwine in surprising — and powerful — ways - April’s Read with Jenna pick is “triumphant… funny and moving and ringing with life” (<i>The Guardian</i>) Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, People, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, The Guardian, The Times, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7126?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/upward-bound-by-woody-brown?granted... The Midnight Carousel by Fiza Saeed McLynn An enchanting historical read with praise from Kate Quinn, Kristin Harmel, and Sarah Penner - A “lush, suspenseful debut” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) for fans of <i>The Night Circus</i> and <i>Water for Elephants</i> - An antique carousel is linked to the sinister disappearances of the people who ride it in this 20th-century magical mystery - With the help of Maisie Marlowe, can Detective Laurent Bisset uncover the truth behind the mysterious carousel in time to prevent further vanishings? Media Praise: Reactor, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7337?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-midnight-carousel-by-fiza-saeed... The Counting Game by Sinéad Nolan Fans of <i>The God of the Woods</i>: This atmospheric page-turner is for you - When two siblings go into the woods and only one comes out, psychotherapist Freya Hemmings is called in to break through a young boy’s silence before time runs out to rescue his sister - From a talented new voice in suspense whom Karin Slaughter calls “one to watch” - <I>Strange Sally Diamond</I> author Liz Nugent calls this novel “haunting, enthralling, and beautifully written” Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7336?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-counting-game-by-sinead-nolan-2... Every Happiness by Reena Shah An unforgettable novel that explores a complicated friendship across decades - When two lifelong friends leave India to join their husbands in the suburbs of Connecticut, their connection is frayed by ambitions, expectations, and jealousy - “This is one to savor” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Electric Literature, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/7130?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/every-happiness-by-reena-shah?grant... ---------------------------------- Discover more Readworthy recommendations: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/collections/best-new-fiction-books?grante... ---------------------------------- You are receiving this Debut Fiction email because [email protected] is signed up for updates highlighting the best new releases in your categories. 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