Happy spring, librarians. Ready for a look ahead to the biggest book month of the year? That's right—with June comes a veritable cornucopia of incredible reads, including new books from Anthony Horowitz, Neal Stephenson, Don Winslow, Adriana Trigiani, Thrity Umrigar, and so many more! So let's get to it. The deadline to vote for the June LibraryReads list is April 20th. Happy reading!
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Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
For fans of: Classic English mysteries, Agatha Christie, and Ripper by Isabel Allende
From the author of Moriarty and Trigger Mortis, this fiendishly brilliant, riveting thriller weaves a classic whodunit worthy of Agatha Christie into a chilling, ingeniously original modern-day mystery.
"Fans who still mourn the passing of Agatha Christie…will welcome this wildly inventive homage…as the most fiendishly clever puzzle—make that two puzzles—of the year." —Kirkus 
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The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
For fans of: The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton and The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent that explores questions about science and religion, skepticism and faith, independence and love.
"Stuffed with smarts and storytelling sorcery, this is a work of astonishing breadth and brilliance."
—Kirkus 
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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland
Also from the author: Seveneves and Reamde
From bestselling author Neal Stephenson and critically acclaimed historical and contemporary commercial novelist Nicole Galland comes a captivating and complex near-future thriller combining history, science, magic, mystery, intrigue, and adventure that questions the very foundations of the modern world.
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The Force by Don Winslow
For fans of: Make Me by Lee Child and World Gone By by Dennis Lehane
The acclaimed, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cartel—voted one of the Best Books of the Year by more than sixty publications, including the New York Times—makes his William Morrow debut with a cinematic epic as explosive, powerful, and unforgettable as Mystic River and The Wire.
"The Force is mesmerizing, a triumph. Think The Godfather, only with cops. It’s that good." —Stephen King
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Kiss Carlo by Adriana Trigiani
Also from the author: All the Stars in the Heavens and The Shoemaker's Wife
Adriana Trigiani explores the vibrant, complex Italian-American experience in this dazzling novel that brings to life the golden years of post-war America—a celebration of ambition, risk, love, reinvention, and one remarkable family with a secret, the Palazzinis.
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Everybody's Son by Thrity Umrigar
Also from the author: The Space Between Us and The Story Hour
The bestselling, critically acclaimed author of The World We Found deftly explores issues of race, class, privilege, and power and asks us to consider uncomfortable moral questions in this probing, ambitious, emotionally wrenching novel of two families—one black, one white.
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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
For fans of: The Girl from The Savoy by Hazel Gaynor and The Winter Guest by Pam Jenoff
In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.
"The Alice Network…perfectly balances a propulsive plot,
faultlessly observed period detail, and a cast of characters so vividly drawn that I half expected to blink and see them standing in front of me. This is historical fiction at its best—thrilling, affecting, revelatory." —Jennifer Robson, international bestselling author of Moonlight Over Paris
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Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
For fans of: The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar
A lively, sexy, and thought-provoking East-Meets-West story about community, friendship, and women’s lives at all ages—a spicy and alluring mix of Together Tea and Calendar Girls.
"I loved this novel—it’s so big-hearted and earthy and funny. Best of all, it turns many preconceptions upside down, and opens up a world that so many of us have only glimpsed. A rattlingly good story." —Deborah Moggach, author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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Good Karma by Christina Kelly
For fans of: Dog Crazy by Meg Donohue
In the tradition of Mary Kay Andrews and Dorothea Benton Frank, a charming, heartfelt tale of love lost and regained in a gated community in Savannah, Georgia.
"Normal dogs and abnormal people provide an entertaining glimpse of lives in transition in Good Karma."
—W. Bruce Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of
A Dog's Way Home
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The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
For fans of: Zoo City by Lauren Beukes and This Census-Taker by China Miéville
A new voice in the tradition of Lauren Beukes, Ian McDonald, and Nnedi Okorafor comes a fantastic, boundary-challenging tale, set in a South African locale both familiar and yet utterly new, which braids elements of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and dark humor.
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Our Little Racket by Angelica Baker
For fans of: Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler and The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
A captivating debut about wealth, envy, and secrets: the story of five women whose lives are dramatically changed by the downfall of a financial titan.
"Angelica Baker has written a terrific, whip-smart debut. Our Little Racket is a humane and serious window onto the troubling social world of the bankers who wrecked our economy. This is a great first novel."
—Stuart Nadler, author of The Inseparables
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Lost and Found Sisters by Jill Shalvis
For fans of: The Space Between Sisters by Mary McNear and What We Find by Robyn Carr
From New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis comes her first women’s fiction novel—an unforgettable story of friendship, love, family, and sisterhood—perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Susan Mallery, and Kristan Higgins.
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She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
For fans of: Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman and The Fever by Megan Abbott
A propulsive, gritty novel about a girl marked for death who must fight and steal to stay alive, learning from the most frightening man she knows—her father.
"It’s both a dark, original take on the chase novel and a strangely touching portrait of a father-daughter relationship framed in barbed wire."
—Booklist 
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The Destroyers by Christopher Bollen
For fans of: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware and The Rocks by Peter Nichols
From the author of Orient comes an explosive tale of wealth, deceit, and murder—reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley and Noah Hawley’s Before the Fall—set on an idyllic Greek island that is home to the international jet set.
"The writing is sharp, languid, and lovely, and the first-person point of view is a narrowly focused beam that eventually grows to encompass the entirety of the island."
—Library Journal
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You'll Never Know, Dear by Hallie Ephron
For fans of: Pretty Baby by Mary Kubica and Where They Found Her by Kimberly McCreight
An addictive novel of psychological suspense from the award-winning author of Night, Night Sleep Tight, about three generations of women haunted by a little girl’s disappearance, and the porcelain doll that may hold the key to the truth…
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The End of Men by Karen Rinaldi
For fans of: The Ramblers by Aidan Donnelley Rowley and This One Is Mine by Maria Semple
Four New York City women push the boundaries of convention to live life according to their own rules. The novel that inspired the acclaimed Rebecca Miller film Maggie’s Plan, starring Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke, and Greta Gerwig.
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The Whole Way Home by Sarah Creech
For fans of: Flight Patterns by Karen White and Beach Town by Mary Kay Andrews
A ferocious talent on the brink of making it big in Nashville must confront her small town past and an old love she’s never forgotten in this engaging novel—a soulful ballad filled with romance, heartbreak, secrets, and scandal from the author of Season of the Dragonflies.
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The Beach at Painter's Cove by Shelley Noble
Also from the author: Forever Beach and Breakwater Bay
From the New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Beach comes another heartwarming story of four generations of women who reunite in their crumbling family mansion by the sea for a dramatic summer filled with love, family, secrets, and sisterhood.
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For more suggestions for the June LibraryReads list, please click here.
Please remember: If you love what you read, let your voice be heard! Tell a friend, a loved one, a random stranger on the street. Shout it from the rooftops. And be sure to leave a review on Edelweiss and nominate your chosen titles for the June LibraryReads list. The deadline to vote is April 20th. For more information, visit LibraryReads.org. Happy reading!
-The LLF Team