Top new literary-fiction books in February 2024
Last updated:
February 29, 2024
February 2024 featuring new releases by Kristin Hannah, Suzanne Redfearn, Yangsze Choo, Abigail Dean, Dandy Smith, Caitlin Devlin, Kelley McNeil, Jessica Bryant Klagmann, Jennie Godfrey, Tommy Orange and many more.
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The Women by Kristin Hannah
The missing. The forgotten. The brave… The women.From master storyteller Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds, comes the story of a turbulent, transformative era in America: the 1960s...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · war · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · feminism · audiobook · family · 20th-century -
![Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn]()
Where Butterflies Wander by Suzanne Redfearn
From the bestselling author of In an Instant comes the moving story of a family grappling with grief and a woman with the power to help them through it—or stand in their way.After a tragic accident claims the life of one of her children, Marie Egide is desperate to carve out a fresh start for her family...north-america · usa · new-hampshire · fiction · contemporary · historical-fiction · audiobook · family · literary-fiction · drama -
![The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo]()
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi , or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908.A young woman is found frozen in the snow...historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · mystery · historical · sci-fi · spooky · myths · literary-fiction · book -
![Day One by Abigail Dean]()
Day One by Abigail Dean
Marty seems to do no wrong. Trent can’t seem to get things right. When they are thrown together by tragedy, their futures may be defined by one What really happened on Day One?Stonesmere is an English seaside suburb defined by poignant traditions passed from generation to generation, and the bonds of small town community spirit...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · fiction · mystery · crime · contemporary · politics · audiobook -
![The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith]()
The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith
The phone starts vibrating in my hand. It's my father. He never calls. Pulse racing in trepidation, I sit up in bed and answer. 'Caitlin,' he says. 'You need to come to the house. Right now. It's Olivia. She's back.'On the night when Caitlin and Olivia's parents leave them to go to a dinner party both girls are full of excitement about being old enough to stay home alone...mystery · fiction · suspense · audiobook · crime · action-adventure · drama · thriller · killer · psychological -
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![The Real Deal by Caitlin Devlin]()
The Real Deal by Caitlin Devlin
Is it harder to keep a secret when the world is watching – or to tell the truth when no-one is listening?Belle Simon was just 12 years old when she was one of six girls plucked from obscurity to star in reality TV sensation The Real Deal. Under the wing of dazzling star Donna Mayfair, she and the other five girls were meant to become world-famous actresses, singers and dancers...fiction · contemporary · womens-fiction · young-adult · drama · lgbtq · psychological · literary-fiction · family · romance -
![Mayluna by Kelley McNeil]()
Mayluna by Kelley McNeil
A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends... -
![This Impossible Brightness by Jessica Bryant Klagmann]()
This Impossible Brightness by Jessica Bryant Klagmann
Taking refuge on a remote island, a grieving woman develops unlikely connections with the community and the wild in this haunting novel of hope and perseverance from debut author Jessica Bryant Klagmann.After the mysterious disappearance of her fiancé, Alma Hughes moves to a remote island in the North Atlantic, where she hopes to weather her grief and nurture her ailing dog...fiction · fantasy · dystopia · mystery · literary-fiction · contemporary · magical-realism · audiobook · female-mc · friendship -
![The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey]()
The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie Godfrey
The BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick'What if we decided to try and find him?''What on earth are you on about?' she said. 'How are we going to catch the Yorkshire Ripper, when the police haven't even managed to?'I sighed. Her questioning my ideas was a recent and unwelcome element to our friendship. But it was a valid point...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · mystery · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · coming-of-age · crime -
![Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange]()
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Pulitzer Prize-finalist Tommy Orange’s breakout best seller There There —winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award, the John Leonard Prize, the American Book Award, and one of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2018— Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School through to the shattering aftermath of...north-america · usa · colorado · historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · historical · indigenous-mc · poc-author · poc-mc -
![After Annie by Anna Quindlen]()
After Annie by Anna Quindlen
"A wise and heartfelt novel of connection, of loss and love and the power of both."—Amy BloomQuindlen’s trademark wisdom on family, emotions, and the secrets of people in a small town are at the center of this novel about triumph over adversity and the power of love to transcend time, by the best-selling author of Still Life with Breadcrumbs and One True Thing...fiction · contemporary · family · drama · death · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · grief · friendship · audiobook -
![The Lifeline by Tom Ellen]()
The Lifeline by Tom Ellen
Will is sleepwalking through life. He works a dead-end job and volunteers at an anonymous crisis line to avoid facing his own problems.Annie is sure she has her five-year plan all worked out. But when things start falling apart, she just needs someone who will listen. .romance · contemporary · audiobook · fiction · family · mental-illness · literary-fiction · womens-fiction · friendship · female-mc -
![Mongrel by Hanako Footman]()
Mongrel by Hanako Footman
An exquisite debut novel weaving together the voices of three young women in Japan and the UK as the threads of their lives unspool in unexpected directions.Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in with her peers, suppressing both her heritage and her growing love for her best friend Fran...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · england · japan · urban · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · lgbtq -
![Vladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua Dusapin]()
Vladivostok Circus by Elisa Shua Dusapin
Tonight is the opening night. There are birds perched everywhere, on the power lines, the guy ropes, the strings of light that festoon the tent . . . when I think of all those little bodies suspended between earth and sky, it makes me smile to remind myself that for some of them, their first flight begins with a fall...fiction · literary-fiction · contemporary · season-winter · female-author · 21st-century · book · adult -
![The County Line by Steve Weddle]()
The County Line by Steve Weddle
Life has never been easy for Cottonmouth Tomlin. Raised by an uncle in a hardscrabble Arkansas town, Cottonmouth couldn’t leave fast enough. As a young man, he set out to seek his fortune but was soon caught up in a life of low-level misdeeds, taking him from New Orleans all the way to Honduras...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · crime · mystery · literary-fiction · 20th-century · heist · coming-of-age · romance -
![This Disaster Loves You by Richard Roper]()
This Disaster Loves You by Richard Roper
From the author of Something to Live For , a poignant and funny story about a man whose wife disappeared seven years ago and his journey to find her or find out what happened, interwoven with the story of their relationship, revealing how sometimes the biggest secrets are the ones we keep from ourselves.Twenty years of love. Seven years of absence. One journey to find out what happened...romance · fiction · womens-fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · humor · 21st-century · friendship · family -
![Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki]()
Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki
An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post. Massachusetts, 1836... -
![Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings]()
Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings
Book five in the sensational Magnolia Parks Universe series!How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia and BJ are in the stars, but is that enough?Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating loss as they try to plan what’s been dubbed “the wedding of the century”...romance · fiction · contemporary · young-adult · season-winter · new-adult · billionaire · book · adult · literary-fiction -
![When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar]()
When the World Goes Quiet by Gian Sardar
In the final days of World War I, an aspiring artist’s courageous journey is just beginning in a powerful novel about love, danger, and survival by the author of Take What You Can Carry.It’s 1918 in German-occupied Bruges, Belgium. With luck, Evelien will make it to the end of the war and be given what she was a prized painting in exchange for safeguarding her employer’s possessions...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww1 · war · ww2 · literary-fiction · friendship · 20th-century · romance -
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![Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips]()
Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips returns with the next book in her Chicago Stars series where a successful sports agent and the sister of his biggest client engage in a take-no-prisoners battle of the sexes...romance · contemporary · fiction · mystery · sports · womens-fiction · fated-mates · humor · young-adult · female-mc -
![The Things We Didn’t Know by Elba Iris Pérez]()
The Things We Didn’t Know by Elba Iris Pérez
The inaugural winner of Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us contest, Elba Iris Pérez’s lyrical, cross-cultural coming-of-age debut novel explores a young girl’s childhood between 1950s Puerto Rico and a small Massachusetts factory town... -
![The Road from Belhaven by Margot Livesey]()
The Road from Belhaven by Margot Livesey
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy, a novel about a young woman whose gift of second sight complicates her coming of age in late 19th century Scotland.Growing up in the care of her grandparents on Belhaven Farm, Lizzie Craig discovers as a small child that she can see into the future...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · scotland · historical-fiction · fiction · fantasy · historical · magical-realism · family -
![A Wild and Heavenly Place by Robin Oliveira]()
A Wild and Heavenly Place by Robin Oliveira
From the New York Times bestselling author of My Name is Mary Sutter comes a sweeping story of star-crossed lovers and the birth of Seattle.Hailey MacIntyre seems conjured from the depths of Samuel Fiddes’s loneliness. Caring for his young sister in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland, Samuel has known only hunger, while Hailey has never known want... -
![His Double Life by Nicole Trope]()
His Double Life by Nicole Trope
Loving father. Loyal husband. Liar? In our large family home on a peaceful, tree-lined street, I clear away the breakfast things whilst my husband ignores me, his eyes on his phone. Leo comes home from conferences with flowers for me and hugs for our twin ten-year-old boys, but each time I smell an unfamiliar perfume on his shirt. I know all about his affairs and it’s tearing my heart in two...mystery · domestic-drama · suspense · literary-fiction · thriller · fiction · friendship · psychological · breakup · crime -
![Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt]()
Float Up, Sing Down by Laird Hunt
Laird Hunt's masterful story collection capturing one summer's day in the Indiana community where the beloved National Book Award Finalist Zorrie bloomed.Candy Wilson has forgotten to buy the paprika. Turner Davis needs to get his zinnias in. Della Dorner told her mother she was going to the Galaxy Swirl, but that's not where she's really headed on her new Schwinn five-speed... -
![Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey]()
Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
Wells Whitaker was once golf’s hottest rising star, but lately, all he has to show for his “promising” career is a killer hangover, a collection of broken clubs, and one remaining supporter. No matter how bad he plays, the beautiful, sunny redhead is always on the sidelines. He curses, she cheers. He scowls, she smiles...romance · sports · contemporary · fiction · grumpy-sunshine · cheerful-mc · grumpy-mc · forced-proximity · steamy · new-adult -
![The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright by Clare Swatman]()
The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright by Clare Swatman
Starting over can be hard to do… So when mum of two Beth moves out of her beloved marital home and into an unloved and unkempt cottage, she can’t help but feel demoralised. Faced with months of DIY and dust, her children Jacob and Olivia aren’t impressed either. But when Beth finds a box of letters while she’s clearing out the children’s room, things start to look up...romance · contemporary · fiction · womens-fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · female-mc · coming-of-age · friendship · literary-fiction -
![Queens of London by Heather Webb]()
Queens of London by Heather Webb
"Looting, lying, and the letter of the Queens of London delivers a rollicking ride through the criminal underbelly of post-WWI London. Gritty at times and tender at others, Queens of London unmasks the most lawless―and likeable―gang of women you've never heard of...historical-fiction · historical · fiction · mystery · literary-fiction · family · female-mc · book · adult -
![The Only Light in London by Lily Graham]()
The Only Light in London by Lily Graham
She took him in when no one else would. She didn’t expect to fall in love… London, 1939. When Finley offers her spare room to refugee Sebastien, she sees relief in his haunted eyes. Forced to flee the hatred in Germany, Sebastien has been desperately lonely in his adopted country...historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · female-mc · epic · romance · literary-fiction · historical · 20th-century · book -
![The Messy Life of Jane Tanner by Brenda Novak]()
The Messy Life of Jane Tanner by Brenda Novak
When your life is chaotic, what’s one more complication?Jane Tanner’s friends are settling down, while she’s been settling for less. She longs for adventure and the big city, but caring for her ailing grandfather means she's shackled to her small town. She’s excited her vintage gift shop is finally up and running, but it’s not enough... -
![The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers by Sarah Tomlinson]()
The Last Days of the Midnight Ramblers by Sarah Tomlinson
Perfect for fans of Daisy Jones & The Six and Almost Famous , a gripping debut about the complicated legacy of a legendary rock band and the ghostwriter telling their storyThree Rock & Roll icons. Two explosive tell-all memoirs. One ghostwriter caught in the middle.Mari Hawthorn has just landed the biggest job of her ghostwriting career...fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · mystery · historical · crime · realistic · drama · death · literary-fiction -
![Jaded by Ela Lee]()
Jaded by Ela Lee
A young lawyer wakes up the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previous night and must figure out what, exactly, happened—and how much she's willing to put up with to make her way to the top of the corporate ladder.Jade isn’t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name...fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · mystery · feminism · audiobook · realistic · poc-mc · mental-illness · urban -
![Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun by Mónica Ojeda]()
Electric Shamans at the Festival of the Sun by Mónica Ojeda
The ear is the organ of fear. It is a door to that which is not of this world.Leaving behind the dread and decay of the city, Noa and her best friend, Nicole, travel up into the Andes, headed for Solar Noise: an eight-day festival that takes place in the infinite expanse of the páramo...horror · fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · literary-fiction · terror · gothic · contemporary · friendship · dystopia -
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![Claim Me Forever by A.L. Jackson]()
Claim Me Forever by A.L. Jackson
A single dad sheriff doing his best to protect his town. A gorgeous stranger caught trespassing. A love never expected…So, it turns out the town sheriff is a total cinnamon roll. A big, burly, grumpy, hot as sin, cinnamon roll. He found me hiding out on private property. Trespassing. I lied and told him I was only there because I was out of cash and had to sleep in my car... -
![Hard Girls by J. Robert Lennon]()
Hard Girls by J. Robert Lennon
Two estranged twin sisters as they hunt down their elusive mother in this razor-sharp crime novel from "master of the dark arts" J. Robert Lennon. (Kelly Link)Jane Pool likes her safe, suburban existence just fine. She has a house, a family, (an infuriating mother-in-law,) and a quiet-if-unfulfilling administrative job at the local college. Everything is wonderfully, numbingly normal...fiction · mystery · crime · suspense · audiobook · thriller · espionage · whodunit · season-summer · literary-fiction -
![The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel by Suzanne Kelman]()
The Last Day in Paris: A totally heartbreaking WW2 historical novel by Suzanne Kelman
“No, Mama, please don’t make me leave!” Sophie cries, clutching her teddy bear as her blue eyes fill with tears. “I’d rather be here in Paris with you, than far away somewhere safe…”Paris, 1940: All over Paris, families are being pulled from their beds in the middle of the night. And ever since her husband was shot in cold blood, Brigitte Goldstein has known she is running out of time...historical-fiction · ww2 · contemporary · fiction · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · 20th-century · book · adult -
![Green Dot: A Novel by Madeleine Gray]()
Green Dot: A Novel by Madeleine Gray
At 24, Hera is a violently unsatisfied disaster. To her, the future is nothing but an exhausting thought exercise, one depressing hypothetical after another...romance · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · audiobook · lgbtq · humor · female-author · coming-of-age · book -
![The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro]()
The Highgate Cemetery Murder by Irina Shapiro
His heart pounding, the man scribbles the words in his notebook as fast as he can: “Woman dead in Highgate. Man in caped coat. Milky way and red streaks. I’m being followed.”Hours later, the man’s cold body lies in the city mortuary, alongside the woman he couldn’t save. And his sister, unconventional nurse Gemma Tate, tracks down troubled police inspector Sebastian Bell to unravel the truth...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · crime · fiction · cozy · industrial-era · victorian · audiobook · law-enforcement -
![Behind The Gates 1 by Bobby Akart]()
Behind The Gates 1 by Bobby Akart
America was on the brink of collapse .The fabric of society was torn apart.The economy was in shambles.Ordinary Americans experienced death by a thousand cutsand it was coming soon to your neighborhood.International bestselling author, Bobby Akart, one of America's favorite storytellers, delivers up-all-night thrillers to nearly two million readers in 245 countries and territories worldwide...apocalyptic · action-adventure · post-apocalyptic · sci-fi · fiction · literary-fiction · disaster · book · adult -
![The Girl At Night by James Caine]()
The Girl At Night by James Caine
Every night I'm afraid.It never stops me though.As a young woman who works alone late at night, my fears are a hazard of the job. In a moment my evening can turn into a nightmare.Exhausted and ready to go home, I meet a stranger. What begins as a regular encounter turns into a sinister game of cat and mouse.To make it through the night, I have to fight back...suspense · mystery · psychological · fiction · contemporary · literary-fiction · thriller · book · adult
