New Book Releases: January 4, 2022

Each week, I’ll catalog the biggest and most exciting adult and YA fiction — and the occasional nonfiction — coming out that Tuesday.

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS, Jessamine Chan. In a dystopian world in which the state surveils mothers, a doting mother makes a mistake that could get her conscripted to an institution where mothers’ devotion is catalogued and assessed. “An enthralling dystopian drama that makes complex points about parenting with depth and feeling,” writes Kirkus in a starred review. Aggregated critical reviews, Bookshop.

BIBLIOEPSY, Gina Apostol. Two decades into Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship in the Philippines, a woman becomes obsessed with tracking down authors and forming romantic relationships with them. Bookshop.

OLGA DIES DREAMING, Xóchitl González. Two decades after their mother abandoned them to pursue a radical political cause, two high-flying New Yorkers grapple with her sudden return in the wake of Hurricane Maria. “Atmospheric, intelligent, and well informed: an impressive debut,” writes Kirkus in a starred review. Aggregated critical reviews…