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Tuesday 3 October 2017

7 Brand-New Books Goodreads Members Can't Wait to Read

Need another excuse to go to the bookstore this week? In addition to a new mythological adventure from Rick Riordan and the return of truth-seeking Harvard professor Robert Langdon, we've got seven standalone titles to add to your Want to Read shelf.




Manhattan Beach
by Jennifer Egan

You should read this book if you like: Historical fiction, dangerous professions, Brooklyn, organized crime, complex lives and secret pacts

Read our interview with Egan here.




From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
by Caitlin Doughty

You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, morticians, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, death rituals from around the world, morbid humor

Read our interview with Doughty here.




Wild Beauty
by Anna-Marie McLemore

You should read this book if you like: YA fantasy, magical realism, lush gardens with hidden dangers, LGBT romances, tragic legacies





We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
by Ta-Nehisi

You should read this book if you like: Nonfiction, essay collections, Between the World and Me, politics, the long shadow of history




Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado

You should read this book if you like: Short stories, genre-bending fiction, the realities of women's lives, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Read our interview with Machado here.





The Visitors
by Catherine Burns

You should read this book if you like: Thrillers, creepy seaside resorts, mysterious cellars, page-turning plot twists, suspicious spinsters





Without Merit
by Colleen Hoover

You should read this book if you like: Contemporary romance, complicated sibling relationships, Hopeless, forbidden love, collecting trophies

Read an exclusive excerpt here.




BONUS: The wait is over—check out three of the buzziest sequels coming out today!


Origin
by Dan Brown

The fifth book in the Robert Langdon thriller series
(Start off the series with Angels & Demons)





The Ship of the Dead
by Rick Riordan

The third book in the Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard middle-grade fantasy series
(Start off the series with The Sword of Summer)





The Core
by Peter V. Brett

The fifth book in The Demon Cycle fantasy series
(Start off the series with The Warded Man)










What are you reading this week? Let's talk books in the comments!



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