FAIR ONES: a Double Novel by Lydia Millet
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Lydia Millet\u2019s dialogue-driven, fast-moving double novel Fair Ones<\/em> follows two Brooklyn women in their forties reeling from the sudden and baffling death of their friend Claire. Fair<\/em>, Mara\u2019s account, opens in the wake of initial shock as she and Jen come to grips with the enigma of Claire\u2019s killing. Ones<\/em>, told from Jen\u2019s point of view, picks up a year later as she and Mara wrestle with new relationships and old secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I will be buying this one! Dinosaurs by Lydia Millet is one of my favorite books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n The triumphant conclusion to the Villains trilogy from V.E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times<\/em>bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue<\/em> and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Following his acclaimed debut,\u00a0Sharks in the\u00a0Time of Saviors<\/em>, Kawai Strong Washburn again turns his remarkable gift of mythic sight to the oceans and landscapes we so often overlook in the name of progress. Spanning two decades and ranging from the American Midwest to the nation\u2019s halls of power to islands across the Pacific,\u00a0The Names of the New\u00a0World\u00a0<\/em>is a startling, energetic, and optimistic vision of how to live in this era of overwhelming change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Employing a bold, inventive structure and spanning two fraught decades, vividly evoking the complexities of the South, and written with his trademark virtuosic dissonance,\u00a0The Occidental Book of the Dead<\/em>\u00a0is a propulsive, pyrotechnic exploration of corruption and conspiracy in a nation divided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n In this electrifying horror debut that\u2019s equal parts funny and harrowing, a stealth trans woman desperate to maintain her picture-perfect life discovers that she\u2019s seemingly\u2014impossibly\u2014pregnant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n So there you have it! This is my short list of books that caught my attention released this week. Let me know if any of these made it to your TBR or if you pre-ordered or you are getting ready to get it!.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello friends! With so many books coming out every week, I am bringing you a list of 5 new releases that I want to read. Let me know which books interest you or if I am missing a new release you are excited about\u2026 We can always grow our TBR!. I tried to pick books […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28057717,"featured_media":1316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Discover 5 captivating new book releases to add to your TBR! 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FANTASY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Cover](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/victorious.jpg?resize=1688%2C2625&ssl=1\")
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LITERARY FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Book](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/theoccidental.jpg?resize=988%2C1500&ssl=1\")
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LITERARY FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Book](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/friendlybookshelf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CARRYING.jpg?resize=994%2C1500&ssl=1\")
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