[Ginga-argentina] This season’s 10 best fiction releases

Fri Jun 20 21:56:09 CEST 2025

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This Month’s Best New Top Fiction Picks

What were Readworthy’s 10 biggest, buzziest fiction picks this season? Keep reading to discover the fiction titles that everyone is talking about — and find your next unputdownable book.

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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

This sweeping Oprah’s Book Club pick ‘soars to astonishing heights’ (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)

- After troubled 19-year-old Hai becomes the caretaker to Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, their bond dramatically changes both of their lives

- “Magnificent… In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists” (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>)

- An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller that’s “heartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time” (<i>The Guardian</i>)

Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, NPR, PBS, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Associated Press, Financial Times, Esquire, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage

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Nightshade by Michael Connelly

One of crime fiction’s biggest names delivers an electrifying #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller

- The creator of Harry Bosch and Mickey Haller introduces a brand-new protagonist, Los Angeles County detective Stilwell

- Exiled from the homicide desk and sent to Catalina Island, Stilwell investigates a Jane Doe found in the harbor — but what will he risk for justice?

- A scorching series starter from “a master of the genre” (<i>The Washington Post</i>)

Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Booklist

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The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

Christina Baker Kline and Adriana Trigiani loved this novel about the power of books

- In a 1960s Virginia suburb, Margaret starts a book club to discuss <i>The Feminine Mystique</i>. Together, she and her attendees forge a powerful bond — and search for meaning in their lives

- “Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus’s <i>Lessons in Chemistry</i>, Kristin Hannah’s <i>The Women</i>, or Kate Quinn’s <i>The Briar Club</i>” (<i>Library Journal</I> starred review)

Media Praise: People, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub

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Never Flinch by Stephen King

‘This is Stephen King at his finest, and an absolute must-read for his fans’ (<i>Booklist</i>)

- The iconic, highly intelligent PI Holly Gibney faces off against a vengeful serial killer and a dangerous stalker

- Highly anticipated by <i>The New York Times Book Review</i>, <i>The Boston Globe</i>, <i>Vulture</i>, and many more

- This #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller proves “he’s not the King for nothing” (<i>USA Today</i>)

Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Slate, Vulture, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, Salon, Paste, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab

Three women’s lives intertwine across centuries in this highly anticipated stunner

- The wildly popular author of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i> pens an “irresistible” genre-bending tale (<i>Booklist</i>)

- In 1532 Santo Domingo, 1827 London, and 2019 Boston, María, Charlotte, and Alice face immortality

- “Schwab’s haunting prose and character-driven plot will keep readers up until the very last page” (<i>Library Journal</i>)

- An instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller

Media Praise: Book of the Month, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Locus, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, The Guardian, Paste, Variety, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage

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King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

Steven Spielberg and Netflix are already adapting this smash-hit thriller for TV

- “Pick up the novel everyone will be talking about” (<i>The Atlantic</i>)

- When Roman Carruthers is called home after a tragedy, he finds his family struggling and their business fraying — but his efforts to help will draw him into danger

- A <i>New York Times</i> bestseller hailed as “a Southern crime drama to the tune of <i>The Godfather</i>” (<i>USA Today</i>)

Media Praise: Book of the Month, Time Magazine, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Variety, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, BookPage

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My Friends by Fredrik Backman

You’ll be moved by this <i>New York Times</i> bestseller that ‘celebrates the beauty of being alive’ (<i>BookPage</i>)

- The beloved author of <i>A Man Called Ove</i> is “at the top of his game” with this “wistful story about the power of friendships” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)

- After a world-famous painting winds up in her possession, Louisa unravels its mysteries — and discovers the fascinating story of three friends 25 years ago

- “A sweeping saga about young people, art, and the way creativity connects friends and strangers across generations” (<i>The New York Times</i>)

Media Praise: The New Yorker, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, New York Post, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Booklist, BookPage

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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Trust Kristin Hannah: ‘You’ll barrel through this electric novel’ until the ‘pitch-perfect ending’

- This <i>Good Morning America</i> Book Club pick instantly rocketed to the top of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list

- When Joan becomes one of the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program, she finds love and unlikely friendship — but one shocking mission will change everything

- The epic latest from the author of <i>The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo</i> and <i>Daisy Jones & The Six</i>

Media Praise: Good Morning America Book Club, Time Magazine, NPR, Good Morning America, New Scientist, Entertainment Weekly, People, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, USA Today, Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Los Angeles Times, The Times, Rolling Stone, Variety, Reactor, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage

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Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

A sparkling Reese’s Book Club pick hailed as ‘one of Henry’s best to date’ (<i>Library Journal</i>)

- As writers Alice and Hayden compete for the opportunity to tell an heiress’s scandalous story, they discover their own happily ever after

- This #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller is a “perfectly calibrated, delectably witty tale featuring endearingly quirky, thoughtfully nuanced characters” (<i>Booklist</i>) 

- “Readers can count on Em Hen to transport them to a kinder, sunnier, and funnier galaxy” (<i>The Boston Globe</i>)

Media Praise: Reese's Book Club, NPR, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Parade, The Times, The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, Variety, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage

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Shadow of the Solstice by Anne Hillerman

The latest bestseller in the series that inspired AMC’s hit show <I>Dark Winds</I> 

- “Anne Hillerman deserves recognition as one of the finest mystery authors currently working in the genre” (<i>New York Journal of Books</i>)

- Officer Bernadette Manuelito of the Navajo Nation police must monitor rising tensions as a mysterious cult  arrives in small-town New Mexico

- From a <I>New York Times</I> bestselling author known for her atmospheric prose and pacy plotting, described as “a star” by J. A. Jance 

Media Praise: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews

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