New Book Releases: March 2, 2021

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

VERA, Carol Edgarian. A stunning novel about a 15-year-old during and after the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco. Read my thoughts on the immense hopefulness of this book here. “A stirring testament to a resilient city that never knew the meaning of the word quit,” says Publisher’s Weekly. Read an excerpt here. Bookshop.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, Carola Lovering. A successful woman who’s struggled with relationships in the past discovers her supposedly perfect fiancé isn’t who he appears to be. In a starred review, Kirkus calls it “a nifty cat-and-mouse thriller that doesn’t stint when it comes to twists, turns, and ‘gotcha!’ surprises.” Bookshop.

YOLK, Mary H.K. Choi. A spectacular, beautiful novel about two estranged sisters who are forced to reconcile when one of them is diagnosed with cancer. From the acclaimed author of Permanent Record. Bookshop.

WHAT’S MINE AND YOURS, Naima Coster. Two families on opposite sides of a school integration debate form close, but messy, ties over the course of two decades. “Coster is…