Any significant fiction. It can have a mystery element but is not considered a crime novel. Though we look for new works the Pick can as well be from an established author. Picks are almost always US. You may check new monthly releases on our website or subscribe to our monthly Booknews. One Signed First per Month.
2025
January: Bischoff, Sasha. Sweet Fury
February: Nickolas Butler. A Forty Year Kiss
March: Callan Wink. Beartooth
April: Patti Callahan Henry. The Story She Left Behind
May: Amity Gaige. Heartwood
June: Martha Hall Kelly. The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club.
July: Meg Waite Clayton. Typewriter Beach
2024
January: Santlofer, Jonathan. The Lost Van Gogh.
February: Sammartino, Alexander. Last Acts
March: Phillips, Susan Elizabeth. Simply the Best
April: Scott Carson. Lost Man’s Lane
May: Ruth Reichl. The Paris Novel
June: Maxim Luskotoff. Old King
July: David Wroblewski. Familiaris
August: Juliet Grames. The Lost Boy of Santa Chionia
September: Liane Moriarty. Here One Moment
October: Louis Bayard. The Wildes.
November: Richard Chizmar. Memorials
December: Nayantara Roy. The Magnificent Ruins
2023
January: Hendrix, Grady. How to Sell a Haunted House
February: Fenkl, Heinz Insu. Skull Water
March: Jones, Stephen Graham. Don’t Fear the Reaper
April: Callanan. Liam. When in Rome
May: Franklin, Emily. The Lioness of Boston
June: Torsz, Emma. Ink Blood Sister Scribe
July: Dominic Smith. Return to Valetto.
August: Hoffman, Alice. The Invisible Hour.
September: Angie Kim. Happiness Falls
October: John Scalzi. Starter Villain
November: Kwok, Jean. The Leftover Woman
December: O’Donnell, Michael. Above the Fire.
2022
Jan.: Rollins, James. The Starless Crown
Feb. Cantor, Jillian. Beautiful Little Fools
March: Ferencik. Girl in Ice
April: O’Nan, Stewart. Ocean State sold out
May: Egan, Jennifer. The Candy House
June: Chang, Lan Samantha. The Family Chao
July: Goldman, Matt. Carolina Moonset
Aug: Howard, Catherine Ryan. Run Time
Sept: Riddle, AG. Lost in Time
Oct: Shepherd, Megan. Malice House
Nov: Assadi, Hannah Lillith. The Stars Are Not Yet Bells
December: Meadows, Rae. Winterland (Henry Holt, $27.99).
2021
Jan.: Askaripour, Mateo. Black Buck
Feb. Tarkington, Ed. The Fortunate Ones
March: Cantor, Jillian. Half Life
April: Vlautin, Willy. Night Always Comes
May: Sullivan, Mark. The Last Green Valley
June. Harris, Zakiya Dalila. The Other Black Girl
July: Butler, Nickolas. Godspeed
Aug. Davidson, Ash. Damnation Spring
Sept: Doerr, Anthony. Cloud Cuckoo Land
Oct: Jones, Stephen Graham. My Heart Is a Chainsaw
Nov.: Castle, Jayne. Guild Boss
2020
Jan.: Reid, Kiley. Such a Fun Age
Feb.: Cummins, Jeanine. American Dirt
March: Moore, Graham. The Holdout
April: Ewen, Pamela Binnings. The Queen of Paris
May. Farmer, Jordan. The Poison Flood
June: Pepper, David. The Voter File
July: Farmer, Edward A. Pale
Aug: Davis, Fiona. The Lions of Fifth Avenue
Sept: Lovett, Charlie Escaping Dreamland.
Oct: Hoffman, Alice. Magic Lessons
Nov.: Lemming, Asha. Fifty Words for Rain
Dec. Evans, Richard Paul. The Noel Letters