85 Best New 2021 Books | Top Book Releases This Year

The 2021 Book Releases to Order Now and Thank Yourself Later. New titles from Jennifer Weiner, Akwaeke Emezi, Sally Rooney, and more. MarieClaire(US) × Search Fashion Beauty Culture Money&Career Politics More Health&fitness Celebrity Food&Cocktails Travel Love&Sex Home PromoCodes Subscribe Newsletter TRENDING NewYear'sEve EmilyinParis Lilibet'sFirstPhoto ThePowerIssue Wearesupportedbyouraudience.Whenyoupurchasethroughlinksonoursite,wemayearnanaffiliatecommission.Learnmore (Imagecredit:DesignbyMorganMcMullen) By RachelEpstein published18November21 2021hasgivenussomeincrediblebooks.Whileyou'reperusingthroughthisyear'stopreleases,expectabrilliantmixoffictionfrombestsellingauthorslikeMorganJerkinsandSallyRooney,alongwithaninvitationintothelivesofprominentfigureslikeSenatorMazieK.Hironoin HeartofFire andTaranaBurkein Unbound.Ahead,ourlistofthebestbooksof2021toordertodayandthankyourselflater. Previous Next 1/85 'ThePush'byAshleyAudrain $2.99atAmazon$18.20atAmazon$22.75atAmazonIfyou'relookingforapsychologicaldramaaboutmotherhood,AshleyAudrain's The Push takesreadersinsidethemindof maincharacter Blythewhoquestionsherrelationshipwithherdaughter whenshe'sborn,forcinghertoeventuallyconfrontsometruthsaboutherself. AvailableJanuary5,2021 Previous Next 2/85 'OneoftheGoodOnes'byMaikaMouliteandMaritzaMoulite $17.46atbookshop.orgWhenteenactivist KeziSmithiskilledafterattendingasocialjustice rally,herfamilyislefttowonderwhatitactuallymeanstobe"oneofthegoodones."AvailableJanuary5,2021 Previous Next 3/85 'TheProphets'byRobertJones,Jr. $24.84atbookshop.orgRobertJones,Jr.'sdebutnovel, TheProphets, isa queerlovestorycenteredontwoenslavedmen, IsaiahandSamuel, wholivetogether onaplantationintheDeepSouth—forcedtoconfrontoppression,betrayal,andultimately,thethreatof theirexistence. AvailableJanuary5,2021 Previous Next 4/85 'BlackBuck'byMateoAskaripour $26.00atbarnsandnoble.comTwenty-two-year-oldDarrenseeminglygoesfromaStarbucksemployeetoaruthlesssalespersonatanNYCtechstartupovernight,becomingunrecognizabletohisfamily.Aftertragedystrikes,heturnshisgriefintoactionby devising aplantohelpyoungpeopleofcolorenterAmerica'ssalesforceandachievethe "Americandream."AvailableJanuary12,2021 Previous Next 5/85 'Detransition,Baby'byTorreyPeters $24.84atbookshop.orgWhenReese'sgirlfriendAmydecidestodetransitionandbecome"Ames,"Reesefindsherselfengagingin self-destructivebehavior. ThingsgetevenmorecomplicatedwhenAmesimpregnateshisbossandlover,Katrina.Alas,itgiveshimachanceto decidewhetherthisisanopportunityto havebothReeseandKatrinainhislife.AvailableJanuary12,2021 Previous Next 6/85 'Aftershocks'byNadiaOwusu $14.19atAmazon$16.89atAmazonNadiaOwusu'sgrippingmemoirhelpsreadersstruggling withtheirown identity feelseenthroughOwusu'srecount ofherunstablechildhood,familysecrets,anddepressionthateventuallyleadtoherself-discovery. AvailableJanuary12,2021 Previous Next 7/85 YouHaveaMatch'byEmmaLord $18.99atindiebound.orgTweetCute authorEmmaLordreturnswith YouHaveaMatch,where maincharacterAbbyfindsout thatshehasasecretsisterwhoshedecidestomeetatsummercamp.Expectsomejuicydramatofollow.  AvailableJanuary12,2021 Previous Next 8/85 'ConcreteRose'byAngieThomas $18.38atbookshop.orgFansof TheHateUGive willbeexcitedtolearnAngieThomas' secondbookintheseries, ConcreteRose, takesreaderstoGardenHeights17yearsbeforetheeventsinthe firstnovel. AvailableJanuary12,2021 Previous Next 9/85 'RuntoWin'byStephanieSchriockandChristinaReynolds $24.84atbookshop.orgIn RuntoWin, EMILY'sList PresidentStephanieSchriockandVPofCommunications ChristinaReynoldscreateaguideonhowto runforofficeandwin.ItincludesaforewordfromVicePresident KamalaHarriswhoknowsathingortwoaboutwinning. AvailableJanuary12,2021 Previous Next 10/85 'Shipped'byAngieHockman $14.72atbookshop.orgWhenaworkaholicmarketingmanagerandaremotesocialmediamanager(whoarebothupforthesamepromotion!)are forcedtogoonacompanycruisetogether,theydiscoverthattheirvirtuallove/haterelationshipmaynotincludemuchhateinreallifeafterall. AvailableJanuary19,2021 Previous Next 11/85 'LetMeTellYouWhatIMean'byJoanDidion $21.16atbookshop.orgReaderswhohavebeenlongingfornewJoanDidionwillbethrilledtolearnshe'spublishing12previouslyuncollectedessays in LetMeTellYouWhatIMean.AvailableJanuary26, 2021 Previous Next 12/85 'TheExTalk'byRachelLynnSolomon $14.72atbookshop.orgIfyouhappentoloveagoodromance and NPR,looknofurtherthanRachelLynnSolomon's TheExTalk. AvailableJanuary26,2021 Previous Next 13/85 'TheGirlsI'veBeen'byTessSharpe $17.46atbookshop.orgSoontobea NetflixfilmstarringMillieBobbyBrown, TheGirlsI'veBeen centersonNora,thedaughterofaconwoman,whoiscaughtinabankheistanddeterminedtogetherself,hergirlfriend,andherex/bestfriend outsafely...nomatterwhatittakes. AvailableJanuary26, 2021 Previous Next 14/85 'GirlA'byAbigailDean $13.99atAmazon$16.67atAmazon$25.27atAmazonBeholdapsychologicalnovelaboutagirlwhoescapescaptivity,andlaterfindsherselfattheveryplacesheescapedfrom—forcedtoconfrontheridentityas"GirlA." AvailableFebruary2,2021 Previous Next 15/85 'SurvivingtheWhiteGaze'byRebeccaCarroll $23.92atbookshop.orgIn SurvivingtheWhiteGaze, culturalcritic RebeccaCarrollreflectsonherchildhoodgrowingupBlackinawhiteruralNewHampshire townandhowsheforgedherpathasaBlackwomaninAmerica.AvailableFebruary2,2021 Previous Next 16/85 'MilkBloodHeat'byDantielW.Moniz $23.00atbookshop.orgIfyou'reobsessedwithFlorida,DantielW.Moniz's MilkBloodHeat usesthestateasabackdrop totellcompellingstories of ordinary peopleinthismemorabledebut. AvailableFebruary2,2021 Previous Next 17/85 'ThisClosetoOkay'byLeesaCross-Smith $24.84atbookshop.orgIn ThisClosetoOkay,LeesaCross-Smithtellsthestoryof recently-divorcedtherapistTallieClark,whospotsamannamedEmmettonabridgewho'sseemingly tryingtoendhislife.Astheylearnmoreabouteachother(thebookistoldinalternatingperspectives),Talliechoosesnottotellhimshe'satherapist.Instead,theyhavetolearnthetruthabouteachother—andthemselves—thehardway.AvailableFebruary2, 2021 Previous Next 18/85 'FakeAccounts'byLaurenOyler $22.99atamazon.comAllowLaurenOylertotakeyouonawildridein FakeAccounts,whereawomandiscoversherboyfriendisan anonymous onlineconspiracytheorist.Believeitornot,that's onlythebeginning.AvailableFebruary2,2021 Previous Next 19/85 'MyYearAbroad'byChang-RaeLee $25.76atbookshop.orgWhen PongLou,a ChineseAmericanentrepreneur,takes Tiller,anaverageAmericancollegestudent,withhimonatripacrossAsia, hisperspectiveonlifeisforeverchanged. AvailableFebruary2, 2021 Previous Next 20/85 'DoBetter'byRachelRicketts $24.84atbookshop.orgRachelRicketts's DoBetter: SpiritualActivismforFightingandHealingfromWhiteSupremacy addressesanti-racismfromaspiritually-alignedperspective,providingreaderswitha guidebookonhowto fightracialinjustice andwhitesupremacy fromtheinsideout.AvailableFebruary2, 2021 Previous Next 21/85 'TheKindestLie'byNancyJohnson $25.75atbookshop.orgNancyJohnson's TheKindestLie findsmaincharacter,Ruth,backinher hometownthat'splaguedwith racismand despairduringthe2008financialcrisis. ThereshebefriendsMidnight,ayoungwhiteboywhohelpsheruncoversecretsfromherpast. AvailableFebruary2, 2021 Previous Next 22/85 'Kink'EditedbyR.O.KwonandGarthGreenwell $15.64atbookshop.orgFeaturinganincrediblerosterofwriters, Kink isashortfiction collectionthatexploreslove,lust,BDSM,andmore,editedbybestselling author R.O.KwonandGarthGreenwell.  AvailableFebruary9, 2021 Previous Next 23/85 'SparksLikeStars'byNadiaHashimi $25.75atbookshop.orgIn SparksLikeStars, SitaraZamaniis transportedtoanewAmericanlifeaftercommunists stagedacoup inherhomeof Afghanistan,assassinatingthepresidentandherentirefamily. Fortyyearslater,sheencountersthesoldierwhosavedher(andmayhavebeenresponsibleforherfamily'sdeath),promptinghertoreturntothecountry foranswers. AvailableMarch2, 2021 Previous Next 24/85 'MyInnerSky'byMariAndrew $20.24atbookshop.orgThere'ssomethingaboutMariAndrew'swordsandillustrationsthatmakeyoufeelathome. MyInnerSky remindsreadersoftheshared grief,joy,andsorrowthatweexperiencethroughoutlife—and howtocopewithit.AvailableMarch2, 2021 Previous Next 25/85 'ProfessionalTroublemaker'byLuvvieAjayiJones $23.92atbookshop.orgIfyou'vebeenconsumedwithimpostersyndromeor,frankly,anythingthat'sbeenholdingyoubackin life, allow NewYorkTimes bestsellingauthorandkeynotespeakerLuvvieAjayiJonestohelpyoutacklethatfearthroughhersignaturewitandrefreshinghonesty.AvailableMarch2,2021 Previous Next 26/85 'InfiniteCountry'byPatriciaEngel $23.00atbookshop.orgPatriciaEngel's InfiniteCountry takesreadersintothelivesofaColumbianfamilywhohasimmigratedtotheU.S.andisforcedtoweightheall-too-familiarstruggleofriskingdeportationorwillinglyreturningtotheverycountrytheydecidedtofleefrom. AvailableMarch2,2021 Previous Next 27/85 'HowBeautifulWeWere'byImboloMbue $25.76atbookshop.orgWhenthe fictionalAfricanvillageofKosawaisbeingdestroyedbyanAmericanoilcompany,thepeopleresidingin thevillagedecidetofightback,preparedforthe consequencesthatthey'llface. AvailableMarch9, 2021 Previous Next 28/85 'BlackGirl,CallHome'byJasmineMans $13.80atbookshop.orgJasmineMans'shighly-anticipatedpoetrycollection, BlackGirl,CallHome, beautifullyillustrates what it'sliketobeaqueerBlackwomaninAmerica. AvailableMarch9,2021 Previous Next 29/85 'ActYourAge,EveBrown'byTaliaHibbert $14.71atbookshop.orgTaliaHibbert'sthirdbookintheBrownSistersseriesfocuseson theunpredictable EveBrownandtheunexpectedloveshefindsatthe bedandbreakfastsheinterviewedasachef for.Shemayormaynothavealso~accidentally~hittheownerwithhercar,butwe'llleavetherestofthatstoryforthebook. AvailableMarch9,2021 Previous Next 30/85 'Justice,JusticeThouShaltPursue'byRuthBaderGinsburgandAmandaL.Tyler $18.35atbookshop.orgIn Justice,JusticeThouShaltPursue,readerswill learnevenmore detailsaboutthe late SupremeCourtJusticeRuthBaderGinsburg's familylifeandlifelongcareerfightingforgenderequality.ThebookwasheadingintoproductionaroundthetimeofRBG'sdeath. AvailableMarch16,2021 Previous Next 31/85 'OfWomenandSalt'byGabrielaGarcia $24.83atbookshop.orgGabrielaGarcia's OfWomenandSalt spansacrossmultiplegenerationsofwomenliving inCuba,Miami,andMexicoandthedecisionstheyhavemade thatultimatelyconnect—andshape—theirlives. AvailableMarch30,2021 Previous Next 32/85 'Libertie'byKaitlynGreenidge $24.79atbookshop.orgInReconstruction-eraBrooklyn,LibertieSampsonisconflictedbetweenthelife shefeelscompelledtoliveandtheonehermotherwantsforher:togotomedicalschoolandbecomeadoctor.ThingsbecomeincreasinglycomplicatedwhenLibertieacceptsthemarriageofamanfromHaiti,onlytodiscoverherfreedomisfurtherlimitedasaBlackwomanintheirrelationship. AvailableMarch30,2021 Previous Next 33/85 'TheBeautyofLivingTwice'bySharonStone $25.71atbookshop.orgIn TheBeautyofLivingTwice,actressandhumanitarianSharonStonereflectsonhowsherebuiltherlifeafteramassivestrokethatalteredherfamily,love,andcareer. AvailableMarch30,2021  Previous Next 34/85 'Girlhood'byMelissaFebos $24.84atbookshop.orgHere,MelissaFebosbrilliantlyexploressociety'sdefinitionofbecomingawoman andthevalues—orlackthereof—it taughthergrowingup. AvailableMarch30,2021  Previous Next 35/85 'YouLoveMe'byCarolineKepnes $25.76atbookshop.orgCarolineKepnesisbackwiththethirdbookinthe You series(yes,theoriginalbooksfromthe Netflixseries).Thistimearound,Joeis headedtothe PacificNorthwestand,well,youprobablyhaveanideaofwhathappensnext. AvailableApril6,2021 Previous Next 36/85 'CaulBaby'byMorganJerkins $27.99atindiebound.orgMorganJerkins'sfirstworkoffiction isaboutawomannamed Laila,desperatetobecomeamother, who'sinsearchofacaulfrom an oldandpowerfulfamilyin Harlemknownasthe Melancons.WhatfollowsisadeepsearchforfamilialconnectionafterLaila'sniece, Amara,givesbirthtoachildnamed Hallow thatshegivestothe Melanconsto raise.WhenHallowandAmaracrosspathsyearslater,Hallowmustdecidewhereshetrulybelongs.AvailableApril6, 2021 Previous Next 37/85 'Peaces'byHelenOyeyemi $24.84atbookshop.orgHelenOyeyemi, bestsellingauthorof Gingerbread, returnswithanothermagicalstoryline.Thistime,in Peaces,acouplefindsthemselvesonasleepertrainthatturnsouttobeanythingbut ordinary. AvailableApril6, 2021 Previous Next 38/85 'WhentheStarsGoDark'byPaulaMcLain $25.76atbookshop.orgPaulaMcLain, NewYorkTimes bestsellingauthorof TheParisWife,isbackwith WhentheStarsGoDark—astoryabouta detective named AnnaHartwhobecomesobsessedwithamissingpersonsreportinherhometownthat's reminiscent ofan unsolvedmurderfromherchildhood. AvailableApril13,2021 Previous Next 39/85 'Aquarium'byYaaraShehori $27.00atamazon.comYaaraShehori'sdebutcentersontwodeafsisters, LiliandDoriAckerman,raisedbydeafparentswhorefusetolettheminteractwithanythingoranybodyintheworldofhearing.Thatis,untiltheysuddenlyfindthemselvesinit andareforcedtorelearneverythingthey'vebeentaught. AvailableApril13, 2021 Previous Next 40/85 'HanaKhanCarriesOn'byUzmaJalaluddin $14.72atbookshop.orgUzmaJalaluddin'srom-comwithcompetinghalalrestaurants isexactlythekindof novelweneedin2021. AvailableApril13,2021 Previous Next 41/85 'HeartofFire'byMazieK.Hirono $25.76atbookshop.orgMazieK.Hirono,thefirstAsian-AmericanwomanandtheonlyimmigrantservingintheU.S.Senate,sharesherinspiringjourney growingupinruralJapanandeventuallybecomingoneofthemostinfluentialmembersofCongress.AvailableApril20, 2021 Previous Next 42/85 'CryinginHMart'byMichelleZauner $24.79atbookshop.orgIfyouread MichelleZauner's viral NewYorker essay aboutcryinginHMartafterhermother'sdeath,you'llwanttoorderhermemoir,whichexpandsontheessay,immediately. AvailableApril20,2021 Previous Next 43/85 'AnnaKAway'byJennyLee $17.46atbookshop.orgAtlast,JennyLee's AnnaK—amodernadaptationofAnnaKarenina—returnswithitssequel, AnnaKAway, setoverthecourseofthenextsummerafter AlexiaVronsky'stragicdeath.AvailableApril27,2021 Previous Next 44/85 'YouAreYourBestThing'byTaranaBurke&BrenéBrown $24.84atbookshop.orgTaranaBurke,acclaimedactivistand founderoftheMeToo movement,andDr.BrenéBrown, NewYorkTimes bestsellingauthorandprofessor,teameduptocreateananthologyontheBlackexperience thatincludesessaysfrom someofthemostvitalvoicesofourtime. AvailableApril27,2021 Previous Next 45/85 'TheLastThingHeToldMe'byLauraDave $24.84atbookshop.orgYouknowit'sprobablyagoodthriller whenReeseWitherspoondecidestotransformit intoa limitedTVseries starringJuliaRoberts.Whenmaincharacter Hannah'shusbanddisappearsandleavesanotetellingher toprotecthis daughter,shefindsoutherhusbandwasn'texactlywhohewascrackeduptobe.Together,themotherandstepdaughterstarttodiscoverthetruthaboutthemantheythoughttheyknew. AvailableMay4,2021 Previous Next 46/85 'NotesonGrief'byChimamandaNgoziAdichie $14.72atbookshop.orgTheexquisiteauthor ChimamandaNgoziAdichie'slatestwork, NotesonGrief,isabook wecanallrelatetoinourwaysduringtheCOVID-19pandemic.Here, Adichiedetailsthelossofherfatherlastsummer. AvailableMay11,2021 Previous Next 47/85 'ThatSummer'byJenniferWeiner $25.76atbookshop.orgThesummerwouldn'tbecompletewithoutanaptly-titlednovelfrom NewYorkTimes bestsellingauthor JenniferWeinerthatexploresthemesoffriendshipandpower. AvailableMay11,2021 Previous Next 48/85 'BillieEilish'byBillieEilish $32.20atbookshop.orgBillieEilishfans,rejoice:The19-year-oldsinger/songwriterispublishingavisualintrospectionintoherlifewithnever-before-seenphotos.AvailableMay11,2021 Previous Next 49/85 'Yearbook'bySethRogen $25.76atbookshop.orgAsSethRogenperfectly putit,"Iwroteabookcalled Yearbook.It’struestoriesandessaysandstuffthatIhopeyouthinkarefunny.ItcomesoutinMay,butifyoulikeyoucanorderitnow.Yay!"AvailableMay11,2021 Previous Next 50/85 'PeopleWeMeetonVacation'byEmilyHenry $14.72atbookshop.orgIfyouenjoyedEmilyHenry's BeachRead,you'llappreciate PeopleWeMeetonVacation—anovelabouttwo bestfriends, AlexandPoppy,whoseannualvacationritualishaltedafterthey'vestoppedspeaking. Andyet,somehowtheyconvinceeachothertogoononefinalseven-day vacationtogetherinanattempt tomakeitright. AvailableMay11, 2021 Previous Next 51/85 'WhileJusticeSleeps'byStaceyAbrams $26.63atbookshop.orgThereseemstobe nothing FairFight founderStaceyAbramscan'tdo,andthatincludeswritingacompellingthriller.Eversotimely, WhileJusticeSleeps centerson AveryKeene,ayoungclerkforthefictionalJusticeHowardWynn,whobecomeshis legalguardianandpowerofattorneywhenheslipsintoacoma.WhenAverydiscoversthejusticehasbeensecretlyresearchingacontroversialcase,she'spropelledon aquestforthetruthwhileWashingtonattemptstoreplacethejustice. AvailableMay11, 2021 Previous Next 52/85 'StateofEmergency'byTamikaD.Mallory $23.92atbookshop.orgIn StateofEmergency:HowWeWinintheCountryWeBuilt,activist andsocialjusticeleader TamikaD.Mallorygivesreadersthetoolstheyneedtofightinjusticeandfind apathwaytowardstruefreedom. Thisisthe firstbookfromCharlamagneThaGod’s newimprint, BlackPrivilegePublishing.AvailableMay11,2021 Previous Next 53/85 'Don'tBreatheaWord'byJordynTaylor $16.55atbookshop.orgThePaperGirlinParis' JordynTaylorreturnswith Don'tBreatheaWord—aboardingschoolmysterythatalternatesbetweenthepastandthepresenttodiscoverthesecretsthatliewithinHardwick PreparatoryAcademy. AvailableMay18,2021 Previous Next 54/85 'TheGuncle'byStevenRowley $24.84atbookshop.orgWhen once-famousactor Patrick, otherwiseknownasGayUnclePatrick(GUP), becomestheprimaryguardianofhisyoungnieceandnephewaftertragedystrikes,hefindshimselfintheroleofalifetime. AvailableMay25,2021 Previous Next 55/85 'InstructionsforDancing'byNicolaYoon $18.39atbookshop.orgNicolaYoon, NewYorkTimes bestsellingauthorof Everything,Everything and TheSunIsAlsoaStar, returnswithanothercharminglovestory.Thistimearound, maincharacterEviehasavisionofacouple'sromance—knowingexactlyhowitbeginsandends—andmustdeterminewhetherherownbuddingromance isworththeriskofheartbreak. AvailableJune1,2021 Previous Next 56/85 'WithTeeth'byKristenArnett $24.84atbookshop.orgKristenArnett's WithTeeth paintsanequallyhumorousand movingportrayalofamother'sfearofherhostilesonwhiledesperatelytryingto keepherfamilytogetherasshegrowsincreasinglyresentfulofherwife. AvailableJune1,2021 Previous Next 57/85 'OneLastStop'byCaseyMcQuiston $15.62atbookshop.orgThe NewYorkTimes bestsellingauthorof Red,White&RoyalBlue returnswiththequeerNewYorkCitylovestorywedidn'tknowweneeded.In OneLastStop, cynical23-year-oldAugustmeetsagorgeousgirlonthesubwayandit mayactuallybetoogoodtobetrueafterall—shesoondiscovers thiswomanisactuallydisplacedintimefromthe'70s,andshemustfigureouthowtohelpher. AvailableJune1,2021 Previous Next 58/85 'TheOtherBlackGirl'byZakiyaDalilaHarris $24.84atbookshop.orgTheOtherBlackGirl istheNYCpublishingstoryBlackwomenhavebeenwaitingfor.Thenovelcenterson 26-year-oldeditorialassistantNellaRogerswho'sfedupwiththemicroaggressionssheexperiencesastheonlyBlackgirlintheoffice, finding solacewhenthenewgirlHazelarrives.Thatis,untilNellastartsreceivingthreateningnotestoleaveherjob,andsoonrealizes there'ssomethingmuch deepergoingonhere.AvailableJune1,2021 Previous Next 59/85 'Somebody'sDaughter'byAshleyC.Ford $25.75atbookshop.orgAshleyC.Fordinvitesusinto herworldgrowingupapoorBlackgirlinsearch ofanswers—namelywhyherfather,whosheoften turnstoforhope, isinprison—takingreaderson anemotionaljourneythat leadshertodiscoverthetruthabouthisincarceration,andherself,alongtheway.AvailableJune1, 2021 Previous Next 60/85 'MalibuRising'byTaylorJenkinsReid $13.99atAmazonDaisyJonesandTheSix fanswillbethrilledtolearnTaylorJenkinsReidhasanewnovel—MalibuRising—comingout aboutfourfamoussiblingsinthe'80s whothrowanend-of-summerparty.AvailableJune1,2021 Previous Next 61/85 'SevenDaysinJune'byTiaWilliams $24.84atbookshop.orgTiaWilliams'ssultryromancenovel, SevenDaysinJune, isabout twoformerloverswhoreconnectataNewYork literaryevent.There,they can'tdenytheirchemistryorthefactthattheyhaven'tforgottenabouteachotherinthedecadessincetheywerelasttogether.Now,duringsevendaysinJune, theymustdecidewhattheirfuturehasinstore.  AvailableJune1,2021 Previous Next 62/85 'TheWomaninthePurpleSkirt'byNatsukoImamura $21.16atbookshop.orgNatsukoImamura's TheWomaninthePurpleSkirt,abestsellerinJapan,isbeingsharedwithanAmerican audiencethissummer.Thenovelcenterson,asyoumayhaveguessed, theWomaninthePurpleSkirt,whoisbeingwatchedbythe WomanintheYellowCardigan.WhydoeseveryonepayattentiontotheWomaninthePurpleSkirtandnot the WomanintheYellowCardigan? You'lljusthavetofindout. AvailableJune8, 2021 Previous Next 63/85 'DearSenthuran'byAkwaekeEmezi $24.84atbookshop.orgIn DearSenthuran,critically-acclaimedauthor AkwaekeEmeziturnsthefocusontheirownlife. Throughaseriesofletterswrittentofriendsandfamily,they reflect ondecisionsabouttheirgenderandbody,howthey'vemanagedtonavigatecertainrelationships,andmuchmore."Assomeonewho’sbeencarefullycuratingtheirpublicimageforyears,itfeelsalmostdangeroustowritesohonestly,butthefinalresultisatextthatIlove,onethatdeeplyengageswiththemetaphysicsofBlackspirit&singularlyfacestheBlackreader," says Emezi.AvailableJune8,2021 Previous Next 64/85 'Animal'byLisaTaddeo $25.75atbookshop.orgAtitscore, LisaTaddeo'sdebutnovel, Animal,isabout femalerageanddesire. IfthisbookisanythinglikeTaddeo's ThreeWomen,expectmasterfulstorytelling. AvailableJune8,2021 Previous Next 65/85 'Blackout'byDhonielleClayton,TiffanyD.Jackson,NicStone,AngieThomas,AshleyWoodfolk&NicolaYoon $18.38atbookshop.orgDhonielleClayton,TiffanyD.Jackson,NicStone,AngieThomas,AshleyWoodfolk, and NicolaYoon?!WhensixincredibleBlackstorytellerscometogethertocreateaseriesof interconnectedlovestories,youknowyou'reabouttoreadsomethingspecial.AvailableJune22,2021 Previous Next 66/85 'FilthyAnimals'byBrandonTaylor $23.92atbookshop.orgHailedasoneof2020'sbreakoutliterarystars, scientist-turned-novelist BrandonTaylorisbackwith FilthyAnimals—acollectionofconnectedshortstoriesset inthemidwest. AvailableJune22, 2021 Previous Next 67/85 'SomethingWild'byHannaHalperin $24.84atbookshop.orgWhensisters TanyaandNessaBloomtraveltotheBostonsuburbstohelptheirmompackuptheirchildhoodhome,theyreckonwiththeirpast whilediscovering adisturbingtruth:theirmotherisinanabusive relationship.Now,theymustfigureoutwhatcomesnextforallofthem. AvailableJune29,2021 Previous Next 68/85 'SeekYou'byKristenRadtke 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