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Room on the Sea

Three Novellas

by Andre Aciman

Hardcover: Apr 2025 | Paperback: Jun 2026

Critics' Consensus:

Three hypnotic novellas about obsessional love, missed connections, and enduring regret by the bestselling author of Call Me by Your Name.

Whistler

A Novel

by Ann Patchett

Hardcover: Jun 2026

Critics' Consensus:

The acclaimed, prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling writer returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time.

The Dry Season

A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex

by Melissa Febos

Hardcover: Jun 2025 | Paperback: Jun 2026

Critics' Consensus:

From the national bestselling author of Girlhood, an examination of the solitude, freedoms, and feminist heroes Melissa Febos discovered during a year of celibacy. A wise and transformative look at relationships and self-knowledge.

Seduction Theory

A Novel

by Emily Adrian

Hardcover: Aug 2025 | Paperback: May 2026

Critics' Consensus:

For fans of Conversations with Friends and Vladimir comes a magnetic, fresh take on marriage and loyalty: when two married professors tiptoe toward infidelity, their transgressions are brought to light in a graduate student's ...

The Hill

A Novel

by Harriet Clark

Hardcover: May 2026

Critics' Consensus:

After her mother is sentenced to life in a hilltop prison, Suzanna vows to return to the hill forever. An unexpectedly funny and deeply moving novel about the many ways we punish and return to each other.

A Gentleman and a Thief

The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue

by Dean Jobb

Hardcover: Jun 2024 | Paperback: May 2026

Critics' Consensus:

In this captivating Jazz Age true crime about "the greatest jewel thief who ever lived" (Life Magazine), Arthur Barry, who charmed celebrities and millionaires while simultaneously planning and executing the most audacious and lucrative heists of the...

Livonia Chow Mein

A Novel

by Abigail Savitch-Lew

Hardcover: Apr 2026

Critics' Consensus:

In the vein of Happiness Falls and Family Lore, a gripping story of family history and political upheaval centered around a Chinese family-owned restaurant in Brownsville, Brooklyn and its impact on the neighborhood's Jewish and Black residents over ...

When the Harvest Comes

A Novel

by Denne Michele Norris

Hardcover: Apr 2025 | Paperback: Apr 2026

Critics' Consensus:

In this heart-wrenching debut novel, a young Black gay man reckoning with the death of his father must confront his painful past—and his deepest desires around gender, love, and sex.

Julie Chan Is Dead

A Novel

by Liann Zhang

Hardcover: Apr 2025 | Paperback: Apr 2026

Critics' Consensus:

In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin's influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media façade.

Audition

A Novel

by Katie Kitamura

Hardcover: Apr 2025 | Paperback: Apr 2026

Critics' Consensus:

One woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.

Mothers and Other Strangers

A Novel

by Corey Ann Haydu

Hardcover: Mar 2026

Critics' Consensus:

Two estranged childhood best friends reunite as expectant mothers, after a mysterious falling-out between their own mothers keeps them apart for years​. Perfect for readers of Claire Lombardo and J. Courtney Sullivan.

Under Water

A Novel

by Tara Menon

Hardcover: Mar 2026

Critics' Consensus:

An intense, atmospheric novel about the devastating power of friendship, set against the backdrop of two cataclysmic events.

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