Publishing This Week: Julie Otsuka, Roddy Doyle, David Wright Faladé & More

Publishing This Week

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There's much to explore among this week's 21 new and notable books including a new novel from Julie Otsuka; short stories from Roddy Doyle; Black Cloud Rising, a much lauded debut by by David Wright Faladé; and a strong lineup of intriguing nonfiction. See them all at bookbrowse.com/browse/ptw.

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This Week's New and Notable Books

There are too many books published each week for you to read about them all, let alone read them all. So we do the legwork for you, scouring the publishers' catalogs and the pre-publication reviews to pick out what we believe to be among the best and most interesting. For more about our process, see “Picking Books” and “Rating Books”.

The Swimmers: A novel
by Julie Otsuka

On sale Feb 22 from Knopf
Genre: Novels. 192 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the bestselling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appears at the bottom of their local pool - a tour de force of economy, precision, and emotional power.

Black Cloud Rising
by David Wright Faladé

Debut Author
On sale Feb 22 from Grove Press
Genre: Historical Fiction. 304 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Already excerpted in the New Yorker, Black Cloud Rising is a compelling and important historical novel that takes us back to an extraordinary moment when enslaved men and women were shedding their bonds and embracing freedom.

Life Without Children: Stories
by Roddy Doyle

On sale Feb 22 from Viking
Genre: Short Stories. 192 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

A brilliantly warm and witty portrait of our pandemic lives, told in ten heartrending short stories, from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

The Verifiers
by Jane Pek

Debut Author
On sale Feb 22 from Vintage
Genre: Mysteries. 368 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Introducing Claudia Lin: a sharp-witted amateur sleuth for the 21st century. This debut novel follows Claudia as she verifies people's online lives, and lies, for a dating detective agency in New York City. Until a client with an unusual request goes missing...

This Might Hurt
by Stephanie Wrobel

On sale Feb 22 from Berkley Books
Genre: Thrillers. 336 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the USA Today bestselling and Edgar-nominated author of Darling Rose Gold comes a dark, thrilling novel about two sisters - one trapped in the clutches of a cult, the other in a web of her own lies.

The Justice of Kings: Empire of the Wolf #1
by Richard Swan

Debut Author
On sale Feb 22 from Orbit
Genre: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Speculative, Alt. History. 432 pages
Critics' Opinion: 4/5

From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the first book in a trilogy where action, intrigue, and magic collide. The Justice of Kings introduces an unforgettable protagonist destined to become a fantasy icon: Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's Justice, who is a detective, judge, and executioner all in one. But these are dangerous times to be a Justice...

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
by Stephanie Foo

Debut Author
On sale Feb 22 from Ballantine Books
Genre: Biography/Memoir. 352 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

A searing memoir of reckoning and healing by acclaimed journalist Stephanie Foo, investigating the little-understood science behind complex PTSD and how it has shaped her life.

Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free
by Sarah Weinman

On sale Feb 22 from Ecco
Genre: History, Current Affairs and Religion. 464 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

From the author of The Real Lolita and editor of Unspeakable Acts, the astonishing story of a murderer who conned the people around him - including conservative thinker William F. Buckley - into helping set him free

Life Between the Tides
by Adam Nicolson

On sale Feb 22 from Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 384 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Adam Nicolson explores the marine life inhabiting seashore rockpools with a scientist's curiosity and a poet's wonder in this beautifully illustrated book.

Sentient: How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses
by Jackie Higgins

Debut Author
On sale Feb 22 from Atria Books
Genre: Science, Health and the Environment. 320 pages
Critics' Opinion: 5/5

Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds, this remarkable book explores how we process the world around us by analyzing the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals and reveals that we are not limited to merely five senses.

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