2024 Stars So Far | Contemporary Fiction

by LJ Reviews
Jul 08, 2024 | Filed in Reviews+

These novels have it all—laughs, chills, romance, family strife, kidnappings, and murders, plus extravagant locales, over-the-top parties, and riotous road trips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brodesser-Akner, Taffy. Long Island Compromise. Random. Jul. 2024. 416p. ISBN 9780593133491. $30. 

Espach, Alison. The Wedding People. Holt. Jul. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781250899576. $28.99.

Frankel, Laurie. Family Family. Holt. Jan. 2024. 400p. ISBN 9781250236807. $28.99. 

Gonzalez, Xochitl. Anita de Monte Laughs Last. Flatiron. Mar. 2024. 352p. ISBN 9781250786210. $28.99. 

King, Stephen. You Like It Darker: Stories. Scribner. May 2024. 512p. ISBN 9781668037713. $30. 

Maupin, Armistead. Mona of the Manor. Harper. (Tales of the City, Bk. 10). Mar. 2024. 256p. ISBN 9780062973597. $30. 

Moore, Liz. The God of the Woods. Riverhead. Jun. 2024. 496p. ISBN 9780593418918. $30. 

Newman, Catherine. Sandwich. Harper. Jun. 2024. 240p. ISBN 9780063345164. $26.99. 

Robinson, Ishi. Sweetness in the Skin. Harper. Apr. 2024. 336p. ISBN 9780063334878. $30. 

Towles, Amor. Table for Two: Fictions. Viking. Apr. 2024. 448p. ISBN 9780593296370. $32. 

Wassmer, MJ. Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend. Sourcebooks Landmark. Aug. 2024. 384p. ISBN 9781464218026. pap. $16.99. 

 

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