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.
2023
January: Hendrix, Grady. How to Sell a Haunted House (Berkley, $28.00 Signed copies sold out).
New York Times bestselling author Grady Hendrix takes on the haunted house in a thrilling new novel that explores the way your past—and your family—can haunt you like nothing else.
When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world.
Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market.
But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…
Like his novels The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group, How to Sell a Haunted House is classic Hendrix: equal parts heartfelt and terrifying—a gripping new read from “the horror master” (USA Today).
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