New Book Releases: March 30, 2021

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

THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV, Dawnie Walton. A fictional oral history about a 1970s New York-based rock band, made up of a British singer-songwriter and a legendary Black vocalist from Detroit. Ta-Nehisi Coates calls it “one of the most immersive novels I’ve ever read.” In a starred review, Publisher’s Weekly says it’s “a firecracker.” Aggregated critical reviews, Bookshop.

THE WOMEN OF CHATEAU LAFAYETTE, Stephanie Dray. The story of three women — in 1774, 1914, and 1942 — who all share an intimate connection with a castle called the Château de Chavaniac. Publisher’s Weekly writes that it’s “ambitious… Historical fiction fans will want to take a look.” Bookshop.

LURKERS, Sandi Tan. The story of a diverse neighborhood north of Los Angeles and the dynamic, fascinating people who live there. Bookshop.

WHEN I RAN AWAY, Ilona Bannister. Ten years after escaping Lower Manhattan during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a woman…