15 Books Arriving March 2023

15 Books Releasing March 2023

In case your bookshelf needs a few extra books (when doesn’t it?) we’ve got fifteen brand new stories coming your way in March 2023. From mysteries to historical fiction, fantasy, and romance, we’ve got this month covered. Better yet? Each of these books will fit your 52 Book Club 2023 challenge!

March 2023

Eight Strings by Margaret DeRosia

Historical Fiction
Available: March 7, 2023
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Ever since her grandfather introduced her to eight-string marionettes, Francesca has dreamed of performing from the rafters of Venice’s popular Minerva Theater. There’s just one problem: the profession is only open to men… An enthralling coming-of-age debut novel about a young woman in late 19th-century Venice who becomes a man to join the male-dominated world of the theater as a puppeteer—in the vein of Sarah Waters. Read more

The Foxglove King by Hannah Whitten

Fantasy | Romance
Available: March 7, 2023
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When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule: don’t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city. In this lush, romantic new epic fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author Hannah Whitten, a young woman’s secret power to raise the dead plunges her into the dangerous and glamorous world of the Sainted King’s royal court. Read more

The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell

Mystery | Thriller
Available: March 7, 2023
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Production for the tenth season of Bake Week is ready to begin at the gothic estate of host and celebrity chef Betsy Martin, and everything seems perfect. The tent is up, the top-tier ingredients are aligned, and the crew has their cameras at the ready. But as the baking competition commences, things begin to go awry. At first, it’s merely sabotage—sugar replaced with salt, a burner turned to high—but when a body is discovered, everyone is a suspect. Read more…

The Last Carolina Girl by Meagan Church

Fiction | Historical Fiction
Available: March 7, 2023
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Set in 1935 against the very real backdrop of a recently formed state eugenics board, The Last Carolina Girl is a powerful and heart-wrenching story of fierce strength, forgotten history, autonomy, and the places and people we ultimately call home. A searing book club novel for fans of Where the Crawdad’s Sing and The Girls in the Stilt House following one girl fighting for her family, her body, and her right to create a future all her own. Read more…

The Lost English Girl by Julia Kelly

Historical Fiction
Available: March 7, 2023
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The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal set against World War II. Telling the harrowing story of England’s many evacuated children, bestselling author Julia Kelly’s The Lost English Girl explores how one simple choice can change the course of a life, and what we are willing to forgive to find a way back to the ones we love and thought lost. Read more…

What Have We Done by Alex Finlay

Thriller | Mystery
Available: March 7, 2023
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Twenty five years ago, Jenna, Donnie, and Nico were the best of friends, a bond forged as residents of Savior House, an abusive group home for parentless teens. When the home was shut down—after the disappearance of several kids—the three were split up. To save their lives, the group will have to revisit the nightmares of their childhoods and confront their past—a past that holds the secret to why someone wants them dead. Read more…

Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai

Fiction | Literary Fiction
Available: March 14, 2023
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From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the war and in present-day Việt Nam. Suspenseful, poetic, and perfect for readers of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Yaa Gyasi’s HomegoingDust Child tells an unforgettable and immersive story of how those who inherited tragedy can redefine their destinies through love, hard-earned wisdom, compassion, courage, and joy. Read More…

Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Mystery | Thriller
Available: March 14, 2023
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Introducing Antonia Scott – the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander – in the international bestselling thriller that has taken the world by storm. Red Queen is the first book in a trilogy that has sold over 2 million copies in Spain, sold to seventeen countries, and is the basis of an Amazon streaming series to debut in 2023. Read More…

Stateless by Elizabeth Wein

Historical Fiction | WWII
Available: March 14, 2023
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When Stella North is chosen to represent Britain in Europe’s first air race for young people, she knows all too well how high the stakes are. As the only participating female pilot, it’ll be a constant challenge to prove she’s a worthy competitor. But promoting peace in Europe feels empty to Stella when civil war is raging in Spain and the Nazis are gaining power—and when, right from the start, someone resorts to cutthroat sabotage to get ahead of the competition. Read More…

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Mystery | Cozy Mystery
Available: March 14, 2023
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Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady–ah, lady of a certain age–who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing–a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. Read More…

Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence Ash

Fiction | Historical Fiction
Available: March 21, 2023
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As German bombs fall over London in 1940, working-class parents Millie and Reginald Thompson make an impossible choice: they decide to send their eleven-year-old daughter, Beatrix, to America. There, she’ll live with another family for the duration of the war, where they hope she’ll stay safe. As we follow Bea over time, navigating between her two worlds, Beyond That, the Sea emerges as a beautifully written, absorbing novel, full of grace and heartache, forgiveness and understanding, loss and love. Read More…

A Spinster’s Guide to Danger and Dukes by Manda Collins

Historical Romance | Mystery
Available: March 28, 2023
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England, 1867: Miss Poppy Delamare is living a lie. To escape an odious betrothal, she fled to London where she’s been hiding as the unassuming secretary Flora Deaver. However, when her beloved sister is accused of murder, Poppy cannot leave her to the wolves. Only a most unexpected—and unwelcome—collision interrupts her journey home . . . Read More…

Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf

Middle Grade | Fantasy
Available: March 28, 2023
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A Malaysian spin on Little Red Riding Hood from the critically acclaimed author of The Girl and the Ghost, Hanna Alkaf. For fans of Ikegna and A Tale Dark and Grimm comes a story of a brave heroine, a beguiling villain, fantastical worlds, magical adventures, and a journey that will remind you that hope, friendship, and love endures all. Read More…

Hang the Moon by Jeanette Walls

Historical Fiction | Coming of Age
Available: March 28, 2023
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From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, comes a riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition. You will fall in love with Sallie Kincaid, a feisty and fearless, terrified and damaged young woman who refuses to be corralled. Read More…

The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

Historical Fiction
Available: March 28, 2023
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Paris, 1974. Radha is now thirty-two and living in Paris with her husband, Pierre, and their two daughters. She still grieves for the baby boy she gave up years ago, when she was only a child herself, but she loves being a mother to her daughters, and she’s finally found her passion—the treasure trove of scents. The final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past. Read More…

Are any of these books on your TBR? What other March 2023 releases are you looking forward to?

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