2015 brought us lovelies like Kitchens of the Great Midwest, The Girl on a Train, and Fates and Furies. What will 2016 bring to book club? (Besides more Malbec?) We powwowed with top publishers from Penguin Random House to Riverhead Books for the inside scoop on the upcoming releases you won’t be able to put down. Add them to your Goodreads list, stat.
The Girl Before by Rena Olsen
Release Date: August 2016
Imagine being torn from your home by unknown armed men who are accusing your husband of unspeakable crimes. That’s what happens to Clara in this psychological thriller. With chapters alternating between past and present, the reader soon learns the reasons for her sequester.
The Girls by Emma Cline
Release Date: June 2016
Say hello to your new beach read. This novel tells the tale of an impressionable teen getting caught up in a new clique (and by clique, we mean cult). Merging true crime with coming-of-age, this book is sure to be a page-turner.
The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
Release Date: March 2016
Get ready to laugh. Author Cynthia Sweeney isn’t afraid to introduce humor when writing about four siblings and their (many) problems – the first of which is the fate of their shared inheritance, threatened by a party-animal brother. We bet you’ll be recommending this one to your own family.
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi
Release Date: March 2016
When an award-winning author writes a book of short stories, you know it’s going to be good. This collection centers around keys: the key to a heart, the key to a house, the key to a secret. Intrigued? So are we.
America’s First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
Release Date: March 2016
Check off your list and learn something, too – it’s a win-win. This juicy historical fiction will introduce you to Thomas Jefferson’s oldest daughter, Martha, and the secrets she kept for our Founding Father.
By Carolyn Bothwell, Staff Writer
