January is jam-packed with new releases!
Brotherless Night
V.V. Ganeshananthan
In this harrowing account of the Sri Lankan civil war, a young woman loses her brothers either as victims or recruitment by the rebels and ends up aiding the rebel forces in order to save lives while attending medical school.
Release Date January 3, 2023
Night Wherever We Go
Tracey Rose Peyton
A multi-perspective novel from the points of view of a group of enslaved women in Texas who band together to protect themselves from oppression.
Release Date January 3, 2023
The Bandit Queens
Parini Shroff
In this hilarious, murderous novel, members of a micro-loan group in an Indian village collectively work to free themselves from their oppressive spouses.
Release Date January 3, 2023
The Dream Builders
Oindrila Mukherjee
Each chapter is the story of an interrelated character, starting with a woman, mourning the death of her mother, returns to India after many years away and reacquaints herself with a high school classmate she always envied and culminating in a startling climax.
Release Date January 10, 2023
Ghost Season
Fatin Abbas
The violence of the Sudan civil war divides communities and traps two US citizens in a demolished battle-torn village.
Release Date January 10, 2023
In the Upper Country
Kai Thomas
A young woman living in a town populated by runaway slaves exchanges stories with an older woman who killed a slave catcher.
Release Date January 10, 2023
Moonrise Over New Jessup
Jamila Minnicks
A thought-provoking novel about a young woman trying to protect and preserve her family in an all-black town in Alabama whose leaders have opposing views of desegregation.
Release Date January 10, 2023
Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Benjamin Stevenson
A family reunion turns murderous in the humorous mystery set in a remote Australian mountain resort.
Release Date January 17, 2023
The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone
Audrey Burges
A recluse who blogs about her miniature mansion is shocked to discover it exists in real life.
Release Date January 24, 2023
River Sing Me Home
Eleanor Shearer
This compelling book is an oddly hopeful and a bit far-fetched account of a former slave who runs away and travels the Caribbean in search of the many children she has lost.
Release Date January 31, 2023
Stolen
Ann-Helén Laestadius
Set among the Sámi reindeer herders of Sweden, a young girl fears for her life after witnessing the murder of one of their reindeer. An unflinching look at the discrimination faced by the Sámi.
Release Date January 31, 2023
