Every month we break down our most excitedly awaited new book releases. Here are our picks for June....
Release Date: June 1st
Genre: Fiction/Thriller
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Get Out meets The Stepford Wives in this whip-smart, dynamic thriller and sly social commentary that is perfect for anyone who has ever felt manipulated, threatened, or overlooked in the workplace. This stunning debut is about 26-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers, who's tired of being the only Black employee at her company. She's fed up with the isolation and microaggression so when Harlem-born and bred Hazel starts working beside her, she's thrilled. Just as the two start bonding over her hair care regimens, Hazel suddenly becomes the Office Darling, leaving Nella all alone. Then the notes begin to appear on Nella’s desk: LEAVE WAGNER. NOW. It’s hard to believe Hazel is behind these hostile messages. But as Nella starts to spiral and obsess over the sinister forces at play, she soon realizes that there’s a lot more at stake than just her career.
Release Date: June 1st
Genre: Historical Fiction
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Nghi Vo's debut novel, The Chosen and the Beautiful follows the story of Jordan Baker, an immigrant, socialite and magician. Jordan grew up in the most elite circle of 1920s American society with money, education and invitations to exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer, Asian, adopted, and treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her. As Jordan soon discovers that there's more to the world than meets the eye: infernal pacts, ghosts and elemental mysteries. This novel reimagines The Great Gatsby as a coming-of-age story filled with magic, mystery and glittering excess.
Release Date: June 1st
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
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A lush, feminist re-imagining on what happened to Wendy after Neverland, for fans of Circe and The Mere Wife. For those that lived there, Neverland was a children's paradise. No rules, no adults, only endless adventure and enchanted forests - all led by the charismatic boy who would never grow old. But Wendy Darling grew up. She left Neverland and became a woman, a mother, a patient, and a survivor. Because Neverland isn't as perfect as she remembers. There's darkness at the heart of the island, and now Peter Pan has returned to claim a new Wendy for his lost boys. But instead of Wendy, he takes Jane. Wendy must follow Peter back to Neverland to rescue her daughter and finally face the darkness at the heart of the island.
Release Date: June 1st
Genre: Memoir/Non Fiction
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From podcaster and BuzzFeed host, Ashley Ford comes this complicated memoir of familial love. Through poverty, adolescence, and a fraught relationship with her mother, Ashley Ford wishes she could turn to her father for hope and encouragement. There are just a few problems: he's in prison, and she doesn't know what he did to end up there. She doesn't know how to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night, or how to handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates. When the relationship turns sour, he assaults her. Still reeling from the rape, which she keeps secret from her family, Ashley desperately searches for meaning in the chaos. Then, her grandmother reveals the truth about her father's incarceration . . . and Ashley's entire world is turned upside down.
Release Date: June 22nd
Genre: Historical Fiction
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Fans of ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ will rejoice in this transporting love story of music, stardom and heartbreak. Tall and soft-spoken, with eyes blue as stone-washed denim, Jesse Reid is intricate guitar riffs poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance. That is, until his motorcycle crashes on the way to the show. Jane Quinn is a Bayleen Island local whose music flows as naturally as her long blond hair. Stepping in to take Jesse's place at the festival propels her into overnight stardom. As Jane contends with the music industry's sexism, Jesse becomes her advocate, and what starts as a shared calling soon becomes a passionate love affair. Shot through with the lyrics, the icons, the lore, the adrenaline of the early 70s music scene, Songs in Ursa Major pulses with romantic longing and asks the question so many female artists must face: What are we willing to sacrifice for our dreams?
Release Date: June 15th
Genre: Thiller/Mystery
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Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike— particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. When dead bodies continually turn up on campus, Mariana’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything—including her own life.
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