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Do you ever feel like you see the same five authors over and over when you scroll through booktok? Are you looking to expand your reading beyond Colleen Hoover and Riley Sager in 2024?
Then keep reading because I have a list of 2024 book releases that you probably haven’t heard of yet!
**If you are a bookish content creator, then you may know about some of these books. Please keep in mind this list was curated with the casual reader in mind, not those of us who have based their entire lives around books!
There’s nothing wrong with reading the hottest books on booktok. But sometimes the most hyped books don’t fit every reader’s taste. And that’s okay too. We all enjoy reading different things for different reasons.
These are the books you won’t see on every booktuber, bookstagrammer, or booktoker’s most anticipated list. And that doesn’t mean the books won’t be amazing-it just means they need more of a spotlight in the book community!
So if you’re looking to read books you haven’t heard of, then get your pen and paper (and wallet!) ready!
January 2024 Book Releases You Haven’t Heard Of
Mystery/Thriller
The Night of the Storm by Nishita Parekh
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 16, 2024
DEBUT AUTHOR
From debut author Nishita Parekh, a fresh take on the classic locked-room thriller, about a multigenerational Indian American family marooned in a house with a murderer during Hurricane Harvey.
The Search Party by Hannah Richell
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 16, 2024
A spellbinding locked-room mystery about a glamping trip gone horribly wrong when a powerful storm leaves the participants stranded and forced to confront long-held secrets and a shocking disappearance.
Romance
The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 30, 2024
Sometimes, when you ask the universe for your soulmate, you wind up with your hate mate instead.
Contemporary Fiction
Holiday Country by nci Atrek
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 9, 2024
DEBUT AUTHOR
A seductive and lyrical debut following a young woman’s dangerous summer romance during an idyllic vacation on the Aegean coast.
Clover Hendry’s Day Off by Beth Morrey
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 30, 2024
REPEAT AUTHOR, BOOK IN A SERIES
A hilarious and empowering perimenopausal Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, about Clover Hendry, 46, and the day she decides to stop keeping the plates spinning, say F@#! it all, and finally get hers.
Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 30, 2024
A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food.
Historical Fiction
Diva by Daisy Goodwin
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 23, 2024
New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world.
Picasso’s Lovers by Jeanne Mackin
RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 23, 2024
A tangled and vivid portrait of the women caught in Picasso’s charismatic orbit through the affairs, the scandals, and the art—only this time, they hold the brush.
February 2024 Book Releases You Haven’t Heard Of
Mystery/Thriller
The Framed Women of Ardemore House by Brandy Schillace
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2024
An abandoned English manor. A peculiar missing portrait. A cozy, deviously clever murder mystery, perfect for fans of Richard Osman and Anthony Horowitz.
Keep Your Friends Close by Leah Konen
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Isolated and embroiled in a custody battle, Mary is desperate for a friend. So when she meets the charming and enigmatic Willa at a Brooklyn playground, their connection feels fated. But during a margarita-fueled moms’ night out, Mary shares her darkest secret about her ex, George, and the next morning Willa simply disappears. No calls, no texts, nothing.
The Wedding Party by L.R. Jones
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 20, 2024
For a bride-to-be and her fiancé, secrets and lies make this a killer celebration in this psychological suspense.
Romance
The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2024
A magically gifted con artist must gather her estranged mother’s old crew for a once-in-a-lifetime heist.
Literary Fiction
The Adversary by Michael Crummey
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2024
From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents, a dark, enthralling novel about love and its limitations, the corruption of power and the power of corruption.
Acts of Forgiveness by Maura Cheeks
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2024
DEBUT AUTHOR
How much of their lineage is one family willing to unearth in order to participate in the nation’s first federal reparations program?
Historical Fiction
The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West by Sara Ackerman
RELEASE DATE: FEBRUARY 6, 2024
This extraordinary novel, inspired by real events, tells the story of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark on a daring air race across the Pacific.
March 2024 Book Releases You Haven’t Heard Of
Mystery/Thriller
Baby X by Kira Peikoff
Release Date: March 5, 2024
When any biological matter can be used to create life, stolen celebrity DNA sells to the highest bidder–or the craziest stalker–in this propulsive thriller. With a vivid imagining of the future, Gattaca meets Black Mirror in Kira Peikoff’s Baby X.
Big Time by Ben H. Winters
Release Date: March 5, 2024
Repeat Author, possible add-on
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Quiet Boy comes a speculative, corporate espionage thriller that takes the adage “Time is money,” and makes it literally, frighteningly so. Big Time is a fast-paced thriller and a metaphysical mystery about the very nature of our lives.
Everyone Is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf
RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2024
A mysterious high-stakes game proves life-threatening in this twisty thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest.
Literary Fiction
A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
RELEASE DATE: March 26, 2024
From the New York Times bestselling author, a novel in the tradition of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, exploring the ties and fractures of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police.
Horror
The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2024
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
RELEASE DATE: March 19, 2024
For fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa, a powerful, provocative novel about the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy, and control.
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