{"id":1380,"date":"2026-10-20T06:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2026-10-19T13:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:06:29","slug":"5-must-read-new-book-releases-this-week-for-every-genre-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlybookshelf.com\/?p=1380","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Read New Book Releases This Week for Every Genre Lover"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello friends! With so many books coming out every week, I am bringing you a list of 5 new releases that I find myself enticed 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!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tried to pick books that made me curious and at the same time were different genres, so hopefully one of these books catches your attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHALE HARBOR: a Novel by Mary Beth Keane
HISTORICAL FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spanning lifetimes and continents, Whale Harbor is \u201ctender, immersive, and exquisitely written\u201d (Florence Knapp, author of The Names) with award-winning author Mary Beth Keane\u2019s signature wit, eloquence, and attention to the emotional resonance of family, brotherhood, and the choices that echo across generations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE SLANTWISE HISTORIES: Collected Stories by Alix E. Harrow
SHORT STORIES FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dive into a dazzling collection of short fiction from Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times<\/em> bestselling author of The Everlasting<\/em> and Starling House.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT THE FOREST DEVOURS: a Novel by Elaine Vilar Madruga
HORROR FICTION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Caribbean-flavored novel of gothic horror from one of Latin America’s most exciting young writers, What the Forest Devours<\/em> is a macabre examination of what women must sacrifice to survive in a society with the power to destroy them at any turn. With its spine-tingling allegories, impressive imaginative vision, and a dazzling translation courtesy of acclaimed translator Kevin Gerry Dunn, English language readers can experience the dazzling masterpiece that has swallowed the Spanish literary world whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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CROOKED CROSS: a Novel by Sally Carson
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A thrilling, long-lost British novel\u2014never before published in the U.S.\u2014that warned of Hitler’s rise through the story of an ordinary German family during six fateful months in 1933; it has been hailed as “a surprise breakout success” and “a word-of-mouth jaw-dropper” in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BLACK MOON: a Novel by Stephen Wright
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Moon<\/em> introduces a character you\u2019ll never forget in an adventurous world you\u2019ll never want to leave. Throughout Meeks\u2019 globe-spanning narrative, we come to know a heroine of unconquerable ambition, boundless intelligence, and insatiable appetite\u2014and to recognize a lawless, brutal, and bounteous world much like our own. Black Moon<\/em> is an ingenious work of ventriloquism and page-turning entertainment from \u201can extravagantly talented novelist\u201d (The New York Times<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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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":"

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