Spring is almost here, Savvy Readers! March is right around the corner; the official mark of the spring season. Even though this cold weather may disagree, it can’t keep us down because we are SO excited for ALL the new releases coming next month. Get ready to jam pack those TBRs, readers!
March 3
The Birth Yard by Mallory Tater
A debut novel for readers of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Girls, The Birth Yard is a gripping story of a young woman’s rebellion against the rules that control her body.
The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz
Two years after Grace Kelly’s royal wedding, her iconic dress is still all the rage in Paris—and one replica, and the secrets it carries, will inspire three generations of women to forge their own paths in life and in love.
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark and cruel.
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
From the talented author of Before She Knew Him comes a chilling tale of psychological suspense: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer is using his list of fiction’s most ingenious murders.
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Based on the extraordinary life of Erdrich’s grandfather, this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman.
Wine Girl by Victoria James
Wine Girl is the memoir of a young woman breaking free from an abusive and traumatic childhood on her own terms; and above all, a love letter to the restorative and life-changing effects of good wine and good hospitality.
March 10
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Thought-provoking and impossible to put down, this is a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions that raises vital questions about agency, consent, complicity, and victimhood. Written with the haunting intimacy of The Girls and the creeping intensity of Room, My Dark Vanessa is an era-defining novel that brilliantly captures and reflects the shifting cultural mores transforming our relationships and society itself.
The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
With The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell and brings a triumphant close to the trilogy she began with Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies.
The Mothers of Quality Street by Penny Thorpe
The story of the ups and down of three plucky factory girls, set against the backdrop of the Britain’s best loved wrapped chocolate.
March 24
The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implodes in New York, dragging countless fortunes with it. (Bonus: This was the best book Jesse read last year!)
Why Mommy Doesn’t Give a F*ck by Gill Sims
Mommy is single and ready to mingle. Shocked and shaken from her divorce from Simon, but determined to make the best of it, Ellen moves to pursue her rural dream of a quirky cottage with roses around the door and chickens in the garden.
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
Bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane returns with another heartfelt romantic comedy perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Kinsella, or Sally Thorne.
The Last Odyssey by James Rollins
To save the world and our future, Sigma Force must embark on a dangerous odyssey into an ancient past whose horrors are all too present in this page-turning thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Rollins.
March 31
Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk
Framed and on the run for his life, a former Secret Service agent discovers how far some men will go to grasp the highest office in the land in this electrifying tale from the author of The Night Agent—a propulsive political thriller reminiscent of the best early Baldacci and Grisham novels.
The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Okay, we know that this one is technically not a “new” release, but we’re just so excited for the movie that we couldn’t not put it on our list! Twisty and powerful, ingenious and moving, The Woman in the Window is a smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense that recalls the best of Hitchcock.
WOW, that’s a LOT of amazing books coming in March! Which books are you most excited for? Tell us in the comments below or on Twitter @SavvyReader!
Happy reading!
Jamie
There are several books on this list that I want to read!
All of them but especially THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT!