Four of the Hottest New Books You Can Read Starting On April 2, 2024

A murder mystery, sociopath’s memoir, and more

Nicholas Barron
Literairyland Lite

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What are the new books everyone is talking about this week?

We have a sociopath’s memoir, a swashbuckling murder mystery, and a literary novel that asks which stories get told and which ones we bury.

Below are four of the hottest new books hitting the shelves on April 2, 2024.

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The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

Alma Cruz is a writer from the Dominican Republic who established a successful literary career in the United States. But she inherits some land in her native country and returns with the idea that she will bury the stories she never finished on earth.

Cruz’s neighbors learn of her return and enter the plot of this novel. They’re intrigued by Cruz’s plan to bury her stories, and they have stories to tell. The characters of Cruz’s to-be-buried stories come alive as well.

“Only an alchemist as wise and sure as Alvarez could swirl the elements of…

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Nicholas Barron
Literairyland Lite

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