The best new books out this week 📚

Hello, book lovers! Each week, dozens of new releases hit the shelves. Here are our favorites.

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Do I Know You? by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

Eliza and Graham have been married for five years, but they've basically turned into roommates. They venture to a romantic resort for a week to see if they can reignite the spark, but when a stranger at the bar mistakes them for two singles and tries to set them up, the couple sees a way to spice things up. They dive into the role play, flirting and feeling like they're falling in love all over again, but what happens when the trip — and the act — is over? A sizzling romance about staying in love.

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Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

As a longtime personal assistant, Georgie has made a career out of putting others' needs before her own. When an unexpected event sends her away from LA and back to her hometown, she discovers a wishlist she's written long ago of the life she dreamed of. Overwhelmed with her life, Georgie sees it as a sign to start over. Along with her new roommate, Levi — a cranky outcast — Georgie sets off to complete everything on her wishlist. But what her heart really wants might not be in a page, but right next to her.

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The Chinese Groove by Kathryn Ma

An uplifting story that follows Shelley, a young man born into an unlucky family in China. Buoyed by the stories his cousin Deng tells of America, Shelley dreams of bigger things — so he sets sail for a new start. Shelley expects to be welcomed into the US with open arms and the American Dream, but instead he finds a scratchy sofa bed, a short-term visa, and an extended family that's at odds with each other. But ever-hopeful Shelley knows he can make this place his home, if he only tries.

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The Faraway World by Patricia Engel

From the rainy streets of New York City to a one-night affair in Cuba to a side hustle in Miami, The Faraway World is a collection of short stories that feel far from each other, but are threaded together with the reminder that community, love, grief, and hope bind us together.

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Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim

In the middle of the desert lies Qalia, where a secret magic that runs on spice drives the city's people. Imani's skill with a dagger have made her a renowned warrior, but her name is tarnished by the betrayal of her brother, who stole spice and fled. He was believed to be dead, but when Imani gets a sign that he may be alive and selling the nation's spices to outsiders, she agrees to lead a team to find him and return him for punishment. But crossing the Forbidden Wastes outside isn't easy, and neither is hunting her own brother. The start of an epic new fantasy series.

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The Minus-One Club by Kekla Magoon

When Kermit Sanders opens his locker to an invitation with a "-1" on it, he's deep in the throws of grief after losing his sister in a car accident. But when he joins the "Minus One Club" — a safe space for those at his high school who have lost a loved one — he finally finds people he can talk to. That includes Kermit's secret crush, the happy-go-lucky (and only out gay student) Matt. As Kermit and Matt grow closer, they'll have to face their feelings, as difficult as they are. A complex and devastating exploration of grief and love.

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Fieldwork: A Forager's Memoir by Iliana Regan

Just before the pandemic hit, Michelin star-winning chef Iliana Regan and her wife decided to open the Milkweed Inn, a foodie space in remote Michigan that would focus on feeding its guests off the land. But in 2020, they found that a global pandemic would halt their opening and change their lives. Interspersed with stories from Regan's childhood — and her parents' childhoods — she marvels at the way she became intimately familiar with the way she could forage what she needs from the land.

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