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Fatherland
Fatherland : A Novel
by Victoria Shorr
Reviewed: Jan 15, 2026
 
Published: Mar 10, 2026
 
A tale of the American dream on the rocks. A legacy of broken promises, deceit, and perseverance against the backdrop of family commitment.
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(4.0/5)
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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
by J.D. Brinkworth
Reviewed: Dec 10, 2025
 
Published: Mar 10, 2026
 
Adorable oddball couple Jane and Simon take a private detective class and must use their (admittedly limited) skills to solve a series of mysterious disappearances in this delightful debut mystery.
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(3.6/5)
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The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives
The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives
by Elizabeth Arnott
Reviewed: Nov 11, 2025
 
Published: Mar 3, 2026
 
A remarkable trio whose lives have been cracked wide open by their husbands' crimes unite to catch a serial killer in this dazzlingly captivating novel.
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(3.9/5)
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The Irish Goodbye
The Irish Goodbye : Micro-Memoirs
by Beth Ann Fennelly
Reviewed: Nov 11, 2025
 
Published: Feb 24, 2026
 
A new, genre–defying volume that explores family, marriage, motherhood, place, and coming of age with singular wit and emotional clarity.
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(4.5/5)
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The Silent Period
The Silent Period : A Novel
by Francesca Manfredi
Reviewed: Nov 11, 2025
 
Published: Feb 24, 2026
 
In a novel of bilious wit and unexpected tenderness, a jaded young woman ceases to speak.
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(3.4/5)
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Everything Lost Returns
Everything Lost Returns : A Novel
by Sarah Domet
Reviewed: Dec 10, 2025
 
Published: Feb 17, 2026
 
The poignant, utterly original story of two women separated across time but united by the arrival of Halley's comet, as blazing and as daring as their stories.
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(3.7/5)
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Fireflies in Winter
Fireflies in Winter
by Eleanor Shearer
Reviewed: Jan 15, 2026
 
Published: Feb 10, 2026
 
A gripping novel of two young women fighting for survival on the edge of the wilderness, and the love that simultaneously sustains them and threatens their very existence, from the author of the Good Morning America Book Club pick River Sing Me Home....
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(4.2/5)
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The Midnight Taxi
The Midnight Taxi
by Yosha Gunasekera
Reviewed: Nov 11, 2025
 
Published: Feb 10, 2026
 
When the last fare of the night turns up dead in her backseat, a Sri Lankan American taxi driver works off the clock to clear her name in this mystery novel by debut author Yosha Gunasekera.
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(4.1/5)
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